Company-wide FSC certification strengthens Sage offer

Catalyst was among the first paper producers to respond to the demand for verification that the fibre we use comes from well-managed forests. But as with all things sustainability-related, this is more journey than destination and we’re pleased to have reached another key milestone.

We’ve just achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody and controlled wood certifications covering all three of our Canadian mills. That means we can include FSC products under our Sage product offer – a line of specialty papers that combines fibre certification with carbon-neutral manufacturing and detailed product-specific environmental data.

The chain-of-custody certification enables us to label specific specialty printing papers as being made with fibre from FSC-certified forests – a type of fibre that we’re actively working to expand our supplies of. We’ll also now apply FSC’s controlled wood label to our Crofton pulp production, providing a range of assurances to the customers who use it.

These new certifications complement existing FSC certification for recycled production from our Snowflake mill, and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) systems that we already have at our Canadian mills.

And it’s one more way that we make sure our products meet high quality and service standards and that they offer premium sustainability attributes well-recognized by customers.

Tom Crowley
Senior Vice President,
Sales and Marketing