Virgin wood fiber sourcing

Rolland will lead efforts to adopt environmentally and socially responsible practices to ensure virgin fiber used in paper production is sourced from well-managed forests, and that land use choices and management practices contribute to the conservation of natural resources. We will influence our virgin wood fiber suppliers to use environmentally responsible practices.

To conserve Endangered Forests, Intact Forest Landscapes and the Protection of Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Rolland will:

• Assess our virgin fiber usage, and work to eliminate by 2018 sourcing from controversial endangered species habitats and ancient and endangered areas. We will work with our pulp suppliers to phase out controversial sources, and use only FSC virgin fiber from these forest areas.
  
• Work with Canopy and our suppliers to support collaborative and visionary solutions that protect remaining ancient and endangered forests.

Forest Certification

Where virgin fiber is required, Rolland will give purchasing preference to fiber originating from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC^®) certified operations. We will give preference to FSC^® certified virgin wood fibers not sourced in the Intact Boreal Landscapes for all our paper production. All Rolland mills have held an FSC^® Chain of Custody certification since 2005.

Illegal Logging

Rolland is committed to working with its wood fiber suppliers and other stakeholders to ensure illegally sourced fibers are not used to manufacture Rolland papers.

Increase paper efficiency

Rolland is committed to more efficient paper usage, including efforts to reduce transit, distribution, circulation, and miscellaneous waste. We will promote continuous technical advances in paperweight reduction, and fiber use efficiency to minimize process waste.

Alternative fiber development

With more than 50% of Canadian forests being logged for pulp and paper products, diversifying fiber sources with agricultural residues that are otherwise burned or landfilled alleviates some pressures on our forest ecosystems. Rolland will:

• Support Canopy’s development of agricultural residues and fibers as a commercially viable fiber source for paper, and keep abreast of new advancements and potential opportunities in this area.
• Actively research and develop commercial pulp and paper production from alternative fiber sources where appropriate.

Recognizing, respecting and upholding human rights

Rolland wants our suppliers to respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that acknowledges indigenous and rural communities’ legal, customary or user rights to their territories, land and resources. Our suppliers must acknowledge the right of indigenous people and rural communities to give or withhold their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) before new logging rights are allocated or plantations are developed. Our suppliers should resolve complaints and conflicts, and remediate human rights violations through a transparent, accountable, and agreeable dispute resolution process.