“Our company is defined by its values. As a team we’re always looking for new ways to reduce our footprint and be more socially responsible.
Pledging to use ethically sourced paper was one simple way we could do this whilst setting an example for our industry.”
-Broden Johnson, Founder, YAKK
“Our company is defined by its values. As a team we’re always looking for new ways to reduce our footprint and be more socially responsible.
Pledging to use ethically sourced paper was one simple way we could do this whilst setting an example for our industry.”
-Broden Johnson, Founder, YAKK
The Ethical Paper Pledge
“I / we pledge to avoid Reflex® paper until its manufacturer Opal® and parent company Nippon Paper Industries® stop destroying Victoria’s native forests to produce paper and packaging products.
I commit to only using paper that is 100% post-consumer recycled, FSC® certified, and native forest-free”
What’s wrong with Reflex®?
Reflex® paper is produced by Opal® (formerly named Australian Paper®), a company which continues to source fibre for its paper and packaging products from the logging of Victoria’s Critically Endangered native forests. These forests grow on the lands of the Bunurong/Boon Wurrung, Gunaikurnai, Taungurung, and Wurundjeri people.
The logging of our native forests is driving wildlife to extinction, threatening our water supplies and undermining our efforts to mitigate climate change. Every purchase of an unsustainable paper or parckaging product perpetuates these problems.
Why Ethical Paper?
People, businesses and organisations are making the switch to sustainable products as, right around the world, we become increasingly aware of the impacts of our purchasing choices.
Ethical Paper is here to help. By referring to our Ethical Paper Guide below, and making a more ethical choice about the paper you choose, you’re helping ensure a sustainable future for you, your family and community, and for the natural world that supports us.
What about the paper industry?
Paper manufacturing in Australia can become a sustainable industry when the transition to plantations and recycled fibre is completed.
Transitioning to plantations will maintain jobs and secure the long-term future of the industry – that is running out of wood because native forests have been over-logged, badly managed, and burnt in bushfires.
Purchasing an Ethical Paper confirms the best future for the industry.
The Ethical Paper Guide
The responsible choice is to avoid Reflex® paper and use paper products that are native forest free, 100% recycled and FSC® certified. We’re here to help make that choice easy.
Using our Ethical Paper Guide, you can be assured that you are making a sustainable and ethical choice every time you purchase copy paper.
J.Burrows® Premium 100% Recycled
FSC® certified
100% post-consumer recycled
A4
80GSM / 150CIE
Muru® 100% Recycled
FSC® certified
100% post-consumer recycled
Supply Nation® certified
A4
80GSM / 150CIE
COS® 100% Recycled
FSC® certified
100% post-consumer recycled
A4, A3
80GSM / 150CIE
WINC® 100% Recycled
FSC® certified
100% post-consumer recycled
A4
80GSM / 150CIE
Canon® OCE Recycled Zero
FSC® certified
100% post-consumer recycled
A4
80GSM / 150CIE
Nallawilli® 100% Recycled
FSC® certified
100% post-consumer recycled
Supply Nation® certified
A4
80GSM / 150CIE
Cultural Choice® 100% Recycled
FSC® certified
100% post-consumer recycled
Supply Nation® certified
A4
80GSM / 150CIE
Ethical Paper is:
1. 100% post-consumer recycled
2. Free from native forest wood
3. FSC® certified (must carry the FSC® Recycled logo on the packaging)
4. Not solely PEFC® or Responsible Wood® certified
Download the Ethical Paper Guide
The Ethical Paper Guide is also available as a downloadable PDF file.
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