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SFI Impact By Veronica Salazar, Atlas Packaging & Displays

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As manufacturers of corrugated packaging, sustainability has long been part of our industry’s practice. Atlas Packaging & Displays was founded with the vision of manufacturing innovative, value- added products from recycled and renewable materials. We are committed to making a positive impact on our community by conducting business in a safe and environmentally sound manner. We are constantly working to minimize waste, increase productivity, and design packaging that not only performs, but also utilizes the least amount of fiber possible. Atlas Packaging & Displays strives to deliver products that exceed customer expectations while ensuring the safety of our employees and promoting responsible stewardship. The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is a fully independent, nonprofit organization that manages the largest single forest certification standard in the world. The SFI program directly addresses the fact that just 10 percent of the world’s forests are certified. SFI certification tells buyers a product comes from responsible and legal sources; Harvested areas are reforested promptly, biological diversity maintained, laws obeyed, and wildlife habitat maintained. SFI certified sourcing means Atlas Packaging & Displays works with suppliers to meet the increasing market demand for forest products from legal and responsible sources and helping the local community. The SFI certified sourcing label tells consumers that at least two-thirds of Atlas Packaging & Displays’ fiber comes from companies certified to

How has it impacted your business and customers? Our SFI certification has been highly welcomed in our community. Many of our customers share the same responsible stewardship vision as us and are thrilled that, together, we are taking a stance and promoting sustainable our sustainability initiatives. “We know our customers care about how forests are managed. SFI certified sourcing tells them our products are made with fiber from responsible sources – and our procurement practices are third-party audited,” said Atlas Packaging & Displays President Chip Meissner. By taking an environmental leadership position, we have shown our customers that we care about our community and want to raise awareness on the prevalent issues that affect us all. Being SFI certified tells end-users that they are buying products forestry. We even have some customers that specifically require that we show proof of

the procurement requirements of the SFI 2010-2014 Standard. The SFI program sheds light on the grave issues of illegal logging. Illegal logging is the harvesting, transporting, processing, buying or selling of timber in violation of national laws. Illegal logging degrades forests and wildlife, costs governments billions of dollars, damages communities, and impedes sustainable development. The World Bank states that the annual global market loses $10 billion annually from illegal logging. As part of Atlas Packaging & Displays’ commitment to responsible stewardship, we support the vision and goals of the SFI program. SFI certified sourcing addresses the 90 percent of the world’s forests that are not certified. Program participants must show that at least 75 percent of the raw material in their supply chain comes from legal and responsible sources. At Atlas Packaging & Displays, more than 95 percent of our raw materials come from SFI certified sources.

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