More countries adopt FSC? label on Tetra Pak carton packages

TetraPak reported a rise in the number of countries where products are sold using packaging with responsible forest management label. The number is now at 53, as compared to 38 just a year ago. Worldwide, some 27 billion Tetra Pak packaging bear the FSC mark.

“The FSC label helps raise awareness of the importance of responsible forest management among consumers worldwide, enabling them to make informed purchasing choices,” said Nils Bj?rkman, executive vice president, Commercial Operations. “People depend on forests to support many different aspects of their lives – from supplying essential raw materials for a host of everyday items, to their fundamental role in balancing nature’s complex ecosystems,” he said.

Through this FSC certification, the company aims to achieve environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management.

Tetra Pak is one of the world’s largest purchasers of paperboard, therefore ensuring a responsible and sustainable supply of timber products is important to the company. In 2012, an average 70% of the material used to produce the 173 billion carton packages sold by Tetra Pak worldwide came from renewable sources.