RICHARDSON, Texas, June 25, 2009 — As part of a broad commitment to social responsibility, Ampad is pleased to announce it has achieved the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI(R)) Chain-of-Custody Certification across all of the product categories that it manufactures.
“Ampad’s commitment to the environment extends beyond recycled products as we are constantly looking for new ways to conserve and promote environmental stewardship,” said J. Kevin Coughlin, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Part of our social responsibility is to ensure that we conduct business in a way that assures a positive ecological impact on the environment. Ampad’s SFI(R) Certification enables our customers to make an educated environmental choice about the office products they buy.”
In line with Ampad’s commitment to sustainability, the majority of the items manufactured in its facilities in Mattoon, IL, and Morristown, TN, will be from SFI-certified material.
By achieving SFI certification, Ampad joins a growing community of companies, landowners, and social and environmental organizations, which are committed to improving forest practices on a global scale.
“Demand for products from well-managed forests is increasing worldwide and with today’s announcement Ampad joins a growing number of companies that are demonstrating their environmental commitment through certification to the SFI program,” said SFI Inc. President and CEO Kathy Abusow. “At a time when just 10 percent of the world’s forests are independently certified, Ampad has taken a leadership role by supporting global efforts to improve forest practices.”
About SFI Inc.
SFI Inc. is a 501c(3) non-profit charitable organization, and is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program (http://www.sfiprogram.org), that is internationally recognized and among the largest in the world. It is one of the fast-growing forest certification programs with over 150 million acres (60 million hectares) of SFI-certified forests across North America. The SFI Standard also includes unique fiber sourcing requirements that promote responsible forest management on all suppliers’ lands and a chain-of-custody certification which is used to tell buyers how much certified fiber is in a specific product. The SFI forest standard is endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, a global umbrella organization that has strict requirements for endorsement. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally.
For more information about the SFI program, visit http://www.sfiprogram.org
About Ampad
American Pad & Paper is a premier manufacturer and distributor of writing pads, filing supplies, retail envelopes and specialty papers that serves many of the largest and fastest-growing office products retailers and distributors in North America including Wal-Mart and Staples. Ampad brands include Gold Fibre(R), Evidence(R), Envirotec(TM), efficiency(R), and Embassy(R).
Additional information on Ampad can be found at http://www.ampad.com.
Contact:
Rob Rosson
(972) 578-2000 x4303
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