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3M Moves Toward Using Sustainably Logged Timber
2015-03-06 01:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The manufacturing giant 3M, which makes Post-it notes, will take new steps to ensure that its suppliers of paper, pulp and packaging provide materials that come from sustainably logged timber. Environmental activists have accused the company of outdated practices. The company, which also makes Scotch brand tape products, will now require some 5,000 direct suppliers in more than 70 countries to provide data, including the source of their harvested wood fiber. The company says it may sever ties with...
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