With an abundance of ‘green’ labelled paper and furniture
products available, we consumers have more power than ever to
support a growing market for wood products that do not come at
the cost of biodiversity, the regulation of our climate, or the
livelihoods of forest communities. But we still need to ask
ourselves what lies behind the green labels we increasingly see
on products, Greenpeace has released a study, with the support
of a number of other environmental NGOs, showing that two of
these ‘green’ labels - forest product labels Programme for the
Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and Sustainable
Forestry Initiative (SFI) - are in practice not as sustainable
as they claim on paper. Several case studies from around the
world tell the story of forest destruction, illegalities, the
breaching indigenous peoples rights and more. PEFC is allowing
its brand to be misused by the notorious forest destroyer Asia
Pulp & Paper (APP) in Indonesia. APP continues to rely on
converting rainforests and high carbo