In 2002 the Environmental Paper Network, a coalition of American and
Canadian environmental organizations, produced the Common Vision
for Transforming the Paper Industry. The Common Vision has been
signed by close to 100 groups, large and small. It presents goals for
transforming the way in which paper is produced and consumed and consists
of:
1. A treatise that is meant to unify the efforts of environmental organizations
in advancing environmental and social responsibility within the paper production
and consumption cycle.
2. A guidance to best practices for manufacturers, governments, purchasers,
and suppliers.
3. Guidelines for environmentally preferable paper purchasing.
4. A hierarchy of pulping and bleaching processes.
We want YOU to read the Common Vision and join us in setting
a unified, common goal post for changing paper use and consumption in
North America. Go to to
sign on.