Domtar Joins International Call to “Follow the Frog”
Campaign promoting Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM products runs September 15-21
September 15, 2014 /3BL Media/ - This week, Domtar will be joining businesses around the globe to participate in the Rainforest Alliance’s fourth annual Follow the Frog Week. Domtar is a commercial partner of the Rainforest Alliance’s Follow the Frog campaign, which encourages consumers to seek products that come from responsibly managed forests that benefit communities, wildlife and the environment.
“Domtar EarthChoice is our commitment to full circle responsibility and encompasses the entire lifecycle of our products - beginning in the forest and continuing through production, usage and even recycling,” notes Paige Goff, Vice-President of Sustainability and Business Communications. Similarly, the Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. “It’s a natural fit for Domtar to participate in this global campaign.”
Domtar’s association with the Rainforest Alliance goes back to 2000 when Domtar forestlands in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York were awarded Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification by the Rainforest Alliance’s SmartWood Program. It is a collaboration that lasts to this day with all Domtar FSC® certified EarthChoice products proudly bearing the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal.
For more information on Follow the Frog Week please visit: www.rainforest-alliance.org/followthefrog.
For more information on Domtar's sustainability commitment and strategy, please visit: www.domtar.com/en/sustainability/index.asp.
About Domtar Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers and absorbent hygiene products. The foundation of its business is a network of world class wood fiber converting assets that produce papergrade, fluff and specialty pulps. The majority of its pulp production is consumed internally to manufacture paper and consumer products. Domtar is the largest integrated marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America with recognized brands such as Cougar®, Lynx® Opaque Ultra, Husky® Opaque Offset, First Choice® and Domtar EarthChoice®. Domtar is also a leading marketer and producer of a broad line of incontinence care products marketed primarily under the Attends®, IncoPack and Indasec® brand names as well as baby diapers. In 2013, Domtar had sales of US$5.4 billion from some 50 countries. The Company employs approximately 10,000 people. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.
