Press Releases 2007 |
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Government Market Development and Forest Innovation Measures Important StepFebruary 08 2007, Montreal, PQThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), today welcomed measures introduced by the Government of Canada targeted at forest innovation and expanding market opportunities for Canadian forest products. Read This ReleasePromise Kept: FPAC Members Solidify Global Leadership in Sustainable Forestry CertificationFebruary 07 2007, Montreal, PQIn January 2002, the member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada’s (FPAC) undertook an ambitious commitment, the only one of its kind by a national forest products trade association in the world. FPAC members committed to certify all of their forestry operations to one of three major internationally recognized 3rd-party sustainable forest management (SFM) standards by the end of 2006. Read This ReleaseForest Products Industry Solidifies its Leadership on Climate ChangeFebruary 07 2007, MontrealThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today released its first ever FPAC Sustainability Report, measuring FPAC member progress against a range of environmental, social and economic indicators. A key highlight of the report is that FPAC member companies continue to make significant strides towards meeting their climate change commitments, reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by an unprecedented 44% since 1990, more than seven times the 6% reductions called for in the Kyoto Protocol. Read This ReleaseForest Products Industry Welcomes Industry Committee RecommendationsFebruary 06 2007, Ottawa, ONThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today welcomed recommendations contained in the report tabled by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to address the challenges confronting the Canadian manufacturing sector. Read This ReleaseEnergy Incentive Speeds Forest’s Sector Progress to 100% Renewable EnergyJanuary 19 2007, Vancouver, BCThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), representing Canada’s largest industrial producer of renewable energy, today commended the Government of Canada on the introduction of the EcoENERGY Renewable Initiative, which will help the forest products industry continue its implementation of technologies to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Read This Release |
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