How To Section
1. Be an Industry Leader
Industry Leaders
Canada's vanguard
establish a policy
sample policy
2. What you buy
Wood Products
Steps to take
3. Working with
Suppliers

The audit process
4. Phasing old growth
Inferior suppliers
Alternative suppliers
5. Alternatives
Suppliers database
6. Reduce
Reduction Initiatives
7. Broadening the Net
8. Education
Glossary


Save the ancient forests, go old growth free!


The 3 Rs start with REDUCE.
Consumption reduction initiatives bring both financial and environmental benefits. Over-consumption is really the key factor driving the depletion of the world's limited resources. Reducing our overall consumption not only benefits the environment, but also the bottom line of your company. Using less photocopy paper, less wood, less paper towels means you make purchasing savings.

There are many ways to reduce your overall consumption of fibre. Some are as easy as setting your photocopy machines to duplex by default, others a little more creative. Either way implementing and expanding internal business processes aimed at conservation and efficiency pays its way. Some companies have utilized the resultant savings to reinvest in more environmentally sound sources of paper and construction materials. Most of the companies currently engaged in the Markets Initiative are aiming to reduce their overall fibre consumption by 30-40% during the next 3 years as they phase in their policies.




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