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The2009 Green Grades Report Cardrated Unisource on six measures; giving the company a C+ overall. Ed Farley, Senior Vice President Marketing and Corporate Communication for Unisource Worldwide, gave us his thoughts on the rating.
The Report Card categories are:
Chain of Custody Systems
Endangered Forests
Plantation Conversion and Other Controversial Sources
Sustainable Forestry
Recycled and Reduction
Climate and Forests
Other Forest Ecosystem Conservation Leadership
In the Green Grades summary of Unisource's "Report Card," ForestEthics and Dogwood Alliance said:
Unisource has been the most proactive company in its class. They adopted a paper policy earlier this
year with clear intent to avoid Endangered Forest sources, and are surveying their suppliers to identify
potential concerns. They also committed to avoiding all controversial Indonesian paper sources, started moving away from tree plantation sources in the Southern US, and are examining their suppliers’ greenhouse gas footprints. The company has more work to do, and is not yet giving serious preference to recycled or credibly-certified paper (i.e., FSC), even for its own branded paper. But they’re off to a great start.
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The 2009 Green Grades Report Card rated Unisource on six measures; giving the company a C+ overall. Ed Farley, Senior Vice President Marketing and Corporate Communication for Unisource Worldwide, gave us his thoughts on the rating.
The Report Card categories are:
