Burrows Adds SFI to List of Certifications
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Burrows Paper Corp., Little Falls, N.Y., USA, reports that it has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certification, recognizing that the company procures all wood pulp for papermaking from responsible, legal, and traceable sources. Burrows notes that it also recently received Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
Burrows received the certifications for its paper mills in Mississippi and New York following a rigorous, several-months-long process, including a three-day audit by Bureau Veritas, an independent and accredited certifier. The standards for certification address issues such as old growth forests, endangered species, water quality, chemical use, forest conversion, rights of indigenous peoples, genetic modification, and clear cutting.
Mike Lengvarsky, president and COO, said that "we have a deep sense of responsibility to our customers and the environment. We understand that customers have high standards for their paper and packaging needs and appreciate that our company's processes have a meaningful and positive impact while fulfilling those needs. It is our duty to ensure that the superior quality and integrity of our products begins with the very pulp it is made from."
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