Momentum continues as producer assessed for raw material sourcing risk Hangzhou, China and Vancouver, Canada. November 29 2018 Today, environmental not-for-profit Canopy and viscose producer Zhejiang Fulida Holding Co. released the independent verification audit results of Fulida’s raw material sourcing. By releasing the findings publicly, Fulida is near the forefront of viscose producers … Continued
This article appeared on Forbes.com on October 15, 2018. Social Entrepreneurs Are Opening New Pathways To Transform The Apparel Industry By Stephanie Schmidt The apparel industry is one of the largest in the world, generating a global value of about $3 trillion (2% of global GDP) and employing some 100 million people. Its unrivaled creativity, diversity and innovation … Continued
Politicians and environmentalists from Aceh visit B.C. to learn about Great Bear Rainforest By Bethany Lindsay There are more than 12,000 kilometres between the Great Bear Rainforest and the jungles of the Leuser ecosystem in northern Sumatra — more than a quarter of the Earth’s circumference. Even in winter, the temperature rarely drops below 25 … Continued
CANADA’S GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST OFFERS MODEL TO SAVE ORANGUTANS & TIGERS Vancouver, Canada. September 10, 2018. The Spirit bear of the Great Bear Rainforest and the Orangutan of the Leuser Ecosystem in Indonesia just made a connection. An Aceh-Indonesian Government delegation has committed to taking the necessary steps to establish a conservation-based economy to save … Continued
This article is from Greenbiz.com, November 14, 2017 Written by Heather Clancy To Nicole Rycroft, founder and executive director of non-profit Canopy, ancient forests are the “cathedrals of the natural world.” Species of all shapes and sizes make up the diverse congregation worshipping within. Birds fill the choir lofts with their sometimes-cacophonous hymns. They … Continued
Modern Pulp Mill Using Agricultural Fibers, Not Trees, Starts Construction in US by Valerie Langer In August of 2017 bulldozers and backhoes moved in to break ground on a new pulp mill. Why is Canopy, an environmental organization, so excited about this? Well, it’s no ordinary pulp mill. Columbia Pulp is building a mill … Continued
Canopy’s Updated Global Viscose Producer Ranking: The Hot Button Report Taking stock of environmental progress, performance and expectations Vancouver, November 2nd, 2017 – Today marks the release of the updated and expanded edition of the Hot Button Report, a ranking of eleven viscose and rayon producers that represent 70% of global viscose production. The report … Continued
From Greenbiz.com, August 21, 2017 Three Telltale Signs You’re Shifting the Supply Chain by Nicole Rycroft One of my favorite things is to sit on a rock and listen to the sounds of a forest, knowing that someone else might do the same thing in the same place 100 years from now. While this is … Continued
Peer-Reviewed LCA Commissioned by Global Fashion Pioneer Stella McCartney Compares Ten Different Fiber Inputs for Manmade Cellulose Fiber FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: London, UK; Vancouver, Canada; Emeryville, California – October 19, 2017– Leading third-party certifier SCS Global Services (SCS) today announced the release of a groundbreaking Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparing the environmental performance of … Continued
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