Provides general overview of key issues and practical guidance for New Zealand paper buyers in selecting their products.

Geographical Areas of Interest

New Zealand, with global implications

Supply Chain Focus

Forest production

Trade

Related CHapters

Contact Details

New Zealand Ministry for the Environment

govt3@mfe.govt.nz www.mfe.govt.nz

Traceability

Information Accuracy

Legality

Verification methodology provides five options to verify compliance with legality requirements. Options include combinations of forest certification systems, ecolabels, chain of custody certificates and self declarations.

SFM

Verification methodology provides five options to verify compliance with sustainability requirements. Options include combinations of forest certification systems, ecolabels, chain of custody certificates and self declarations.

Pollution

Recognizes the use of ecolabels and self declarations as evidence to verify that products meet bleaching requirements.

Fresh and Recycled Fiber

Accepts the use of forest certification systems as well as other ecolabels, self declarations and independent third-party certification as evidence that products meet recycled content requirements.