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Riikka Joukio appointed Secretary General of EPIS
Riikka Joukio appointed Secretary General of EPIS The European Pulp Industry Sector AISBL (EPIS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Riikka Joukio as its new Secretary General, effective 1 January 2026. EPIS’s highly respected Secretary General Anna Maija Wessman will retire at the end of 2025 after ten successful years of dedicated service. The […]
Reaching Climate Targets in the Pulp Industry
Reaching Climate Targets in the Pulp Industry Anna Maija Wessman, Secretary General, European Pulp Industry Sector AISBL The Race to Net Zero Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, as established in the COP 2015 Paris Agreement and reinforced by the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is a global challenge. The EU committed to this […]
#DYK each part of a tree can be used to create sustainable materials that support modern life?
🏠 Trunk → timber (construction, furniture, etc.) 📦 Branches & tops → pulp, paper, boards, or bioenergy ⚡ Bark → mulch, fuel, or chemical extracts 🌱 Leaves/needles → oils or compost These renewable resources help lower emissions, support circular supply chains, and reduce fossil dependency. With forests, we can ensure the future of sustainable living […]
International Biodiversity Day
#Greensource wishes you a Happy International #BiodiversityDay! 🐿️ Over the past 20 years in Europe, the area of forest designated for biodiversity conservation has grown by 65% — a powerful sign of progress. (Source: European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2021) At Greensource, we value biodiversity and forest resilience. Because when forests thrive, so does life. 🌱 🔗 […]
Forests are essential for a net-zero Europe!
With European forests growing by 157 million m3 annually, their capacity for carbon sequestration grows by 141 million tons every single year! Source: State of Europe’s Forests 2020 https://foresteurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SoEF_2020.pdf
Circular packaging from wood-based fibers
Fibre-based packaging has one of the lowest carbon footprints of any packaging substrate! Thanks to the #circularity of fibre packaging, it has minimal effect on the environment 🍃 during its: ♻️ Production ➡️ it is made from recycled and renewable fibres. ♻️ End of life ➡️ cardboard can be recycled again and again. Source: Cepi
Sustainable forest management ensures biodiversity protection
Sustainable forest management ensures biodiversity protection and increases the forests’ sequestration and regeneration capacity. Thanks to the increased CO2 absorption due to sustainable stewardship and the substitution of fossil-based products with forest-based materials, the European forest-based sector mitigates 20% of all fossil emissions in the European Union. Source: Cepi, 2020
The forest-based sector, backbone in EU economy
🇪🇺 With 4 million people employed by the European forest-based sector, many of whom are based in rural areas, the forest sector forms the backbone of EU’s economy. From construction and eco-friendly packaging to renewable energy and pharmaceuticals, products from the forest sector enable industries behind many of the EU’s strategic development goals. 🌲 🌳 […]
50 % reduced water intake
The forest fibre-based industry continues to invest in technologies to close the processes, reuse, and clean water. Therefore, water intake 🌊 has decreased almost by half in the past 30 years! #DYK that the after cleaning, the industry returns 90% of the water to the environment.Source: Cepi