Sca Tissue Europe Tops Wwf Environmental Assessment Of Tissue Makers Culture Of Environmental Responsibility

In its annual environmental performance assessment of Europe’s major tissue manufacturers, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) again gave its highest marks to SCA Tissue.

WWF, one of the world’s largest independent conservation organizations with a global network that is active in more than 100 countries, annually assesses the five major European tissue manufacturers across a range of environmental criteria, including levels of recycled content, wood sourcing practices, pollution control and transparency in operations.

Of the five companies evaluated, only SCA Tissue received a green rating in 2006 from WWF, based on earning a score of 69 per cent out of a possible 100 per cent. Only one of the other four companies achieved a score of over 50 per cent. SCA Tissue also was the only company to show major improvement in the WWF assessment from 2005, when it also received the highest score.

SCA Tissue Europe was “the only manufacturer able to ensure that wood fibres used in its products don’t come from poorly managed forests,” WWF said in a news release announcing the results. “This manufacturer also promotes the highest environmental and social standards in forest management, reaching 89 per cent of the achievable scores on sourcing.”

SCA Tissue Europe shares a corporate culture of environmental stewardship with its counterpart in North America and with its parent company.

SCA Tissue North America was the first tissue manufacturer to earn EcoLogo(M) certification for meeting the rigorous, holistic standards of the Environmental Choice(M) Program, North America’s leading and largest benchmark of environmentally-friendly products and services. ECP certification means SCA Tissue’s products meet strict criteria at every stage of the manufacturing process as measured by resource and energy consumption, effluent discharge and net solid waste.