Environmental Policy

Certification

Our environmental responsibility is critical to our business. Our Sydney plant has PEFC Chain of Custody Certification. This carries a responsibility to ensure 100% of our raw materials are either PEFC CoC certified or are non-controversial sources under PEFC Guidelines – this means verification that the product has originated from a source that has been legally verified according to non-controversial requirements under PEFC guidelines.

For more information on PEFC Chain of Custody visit: www.pefc.org/standards/chain-of-custody
 
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Solaris Paper requires its suppliers of jumbo rolls to complete a Supplier Evaluation and Risk Assessment (SERA). The purpose of the SERA is to ensure that the jumbo rolls used by Solaris have been produced from sources that are sustainable and comply with at least one of the following certification/verification schemes. 

• Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Chain of Custody – which “ensures that claims about products originating in sustainably managed forests are credible and verifiable throughout the whole supply chain”.
• The Indonesian Ecolabelling Institute (LEI) Chain of Custody – which certifies that the product is produced from a source that is managed based on environmental values, economical principles, and social norms.
• Timber Legality & Traceability Verification (TLTV) – an independent third party verification that "assures forest management companies as well as everyone else working within the timber supply chain that timber products are produced in compliance with the relevant legality and chain of custody criteria".
• Non-Controversial under PEFC Guidelines - verification that the product has originated from a source that has been legally verified according to non-controversial requirements under PEFC guidelines.

The SERA systems implemented by Solaris was audited by Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) Australia in 2010.

Visit  Rainforest Realities to find out more about how Solaris Paper and its affiliate, APP, are working to promote sustainable tissue paper products.

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