Tag: Canopy

Li & Fung Joins Forces with Canopy to Protect Forests

Stuart Mitchell

Canopy is thrilled to announce that its latest partner in protecting the world’s Ancient and Endangered Forests is global supply chain and logistics orchestrator, Li & Fung. The company has committed to keeping irreplaceable forests out of viscose and paper packaging by implementing the use of circular, Next Generation alternatives, and engaging their brand and retail customers to join them in these sustainability efforts. Operating one of the most extensive global supply chain networks in the world, Li & Fung helps brands and retailers design, source and deliver a diverse…

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LVMH partners with Canopy to further strengthen its commitment to forest conservation

Stuart Mitchell

LVMH is celebrating European Green Week by announcing its partnership with award-winning environmental not-for-profit Canopy. Canopy has a 20-year track record of harnessing the purchasing influence of large brands to advance environmental protection and transform supply chains. Over 3.2 billion trees are cut down every year, many of which from the world’s most integral forests, to produce paper packaging or to make fabrics like viscose and rayon for clothing. Canopy’s Pack4Good (packaging) and CanopyStyle (fashion) initiatives to work in partnership with brands to change supply chains, save forests, and bring…

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Initiative to Save Forests from Paper Packaging Grows to 156 Brands

Stuart Mitchell

The movement to save the world’s Ancient and Endangered Forests from ending up as take-out containers, shoe boxes, or other paper packaging just got kicked up a notch. Twenty-nine new brands ranging from footwear, to food and beverage, to beauty brands, and fashion companies, have committed to Pack4Good and will eliminate controversial forest fibre from their packaging while speeding the uptake of Next Gen Solutions for packaging made from things like agricultural residues instead. The Pack4Good initiative now comprises 156 brands, worth over $78.5 billion USD in revenue. Roughly three…

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First-ever global map of Ancient and Endangered Forests brings conservation science to boardrooms of the world’s largest companies

Stuart Mitchell

There is a new online tool that will enable global companies, including H&M, Kimberly-Clark, Inditex/Zara and DK Books, to identify where Ancient and Endangered Forests are in the world. ForestMapper, developed by international environmental not-for-profit Canopy, is the first-ever interactive map of its kind and is designed to support companies worldwide in making better sustainability decisions when purchasing paper, packaging, lumber and/or viscose fabrics. It promises to be a key tool in the global push by brands, governments and conservationists to halt deforestation, advance protection of key forest landscapes and…

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