(UPM, Helsinki, 31 January 2011) - WWF will launch a new paper tool, Check Your Paper (CYP) at the Paperworld fair in Frankfurt, Germany. UPM is one of the paper companies that lead the way in rating its papers in the CYP tool.
WWF will introduce the CYP tool at Paperworld, hall 4.0, stand A23 as well as in WWF's Paper Seminar at Paperworld on 31 January 2011. The Check Your Paper is WWF's global benchmarking tool for responsible producers and buyers of paper products. Check Your Paper rates papers based on their environmental performance including forest, water and climate impacts. Check Your Paper is an open access, free of charge tool, which will be available after launch at checkyourpaper.panda.org.
”UPM is showing environmental leadership as being one of the first paper manufacturers to disclose their papers’ environmental profile at WWF´s Check Your Paper website. We believe this new database will help paper buyers choose the most environmentally friendly papers on the market, and WWF invites all paper buyers to check the tool before purchasing”, says Liisa Rohweder, CEO of WWF Finland.
Several UPM paper products are rated in the CYP tool. The rating offers valuable information on UPM paper products, enabling an easy search for products and comparison of them.
"WWF's tool is one way to inform stakeholders of the sustainability of our products. The tool covers a wide spectrum of environmental aspects. UPM takes into account impacts of the product over the lifecycle, from raw material sourcing to reuse or disposal of the product. Good examples of this development are UPM's EU ecolabeled products", says Päivi Salpakivi-Salomaa, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, UPM.
For further information please contact:
Ms Päivi Rissanen, Environmental Director, Paper, UPM, tel.+358 2041 62252
Ms Anna Koivisto, Forest Officer, WWF, tel. +358 44 294 4570
UPM leads the integration of bio and forest industries into a new, sustainable and innovation-driven future. Our products are made of renewable raw materials and are recyclable. UPM consists of three Business Groups: Energy and pulp, Paper, and Engineered materials. The Group employs around 23,000 people and it has production plants in 15 countries. In 2009, UPM's sales amounted to EUR 7.7 billion. UPM's shares are listed on the Helsinki stock exchange. UPM – The Biofore Company – www.upm.com
Long-term commitment to environmental responsibility
UPM´s Biofore strategy entails a long term commitment to environmental responsibility throughout the whole lifecycle of our products and operations. Our key areas in environmental responsibility are sustainable products, climate, water, forest and waste. UPM focuses on continual development of its performance in all these areas while setting long term targets for 2020. www.upm.com/responsibility
WWF is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with more than 5 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. www.panda.org
Paperworld is a leading international trade fair for paper, office supplies and stationery. Further information is available at Paperworld's website www.paperworld.de
