Partners raise awareness of forest stewardship
Tetra Pak (Thailand) has announced a partnership with Ichitan Group to raise awareness for responsible sourcing and the benefits of the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) label.
The partnership will focus on promoting the implementation of the FSC label on beverage cartons through the “Love the Forest … Look for the Logo” campaign.
Furthermore, Ichitan Group has launched an “FSC Exhibition” in the Tan Land Learning Centre at Ichitan’s factory in Ayutthaya.
Tetra Pak introduced the FSC-certification system to the liquid-food-carton industry in 2007, with the aim of raising awareness of sustainable forest management and responsible sourcing.
It says the partnership with Ichitan is another achievement in the collaborative industry approach to sustainability. Ichitan has committed to only utilising FSC-certified UHT (ultra-high temperature) cartons across all of its brands. Ichitan will also focus on educating society on the topic of responsible sourcing through the FSC Exhibition.
As a global company with a large number of suppliers around the world, Tetra Pak says it has an obligation and an opportunity to promote responsible sourcing practices. The company now has FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for all of its converting plants and market companies, allowing it to supply FSC-labelled packages from anywhere in the world.
Last April, Tetra Pak achieved the significant milestone by delivering 200 billion FSC-labelled packages.
