With $200,000 Foundation Grant, Launches New Program to Improve
Livelihoods of More than 10 Communities and Conserve Nearly 80,000
Hectares of At-Risk Land
GLENDALE, Calif. -- (Business Wire)
Avery Dennison Foundation today announced a $200,000 grant to the
Rainforest Alliance to foster best practices in forestry management,
create jobs and increase access to sustainably-managed forest products.
Workers in Brus Laguna, Honduras examine sustainably harvested timber. With a $200,000 grant from the Avery Dennison Foundation, the Rainforest Alliance will promote best practices in forestry management in the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras. (Photo: Rainforest Alliance)
“As a leader in labeling and packaging, we’re in a unique position to
move our industry toward sustainably sourced materials, and that
includes investing in the communities that manage natural resources,”
said Dean Scarborough, chairman, president and CEO of Avery Dennison.
“By working with the Rainforest Alliance, we can improve the livelihoods
of farmers and their families while creating economic dividends for the
entire value chain.”
Avery Dennison—whose materials are used for labeling and packaging
products by a variety of industries, including apparel, food and
beverage and personal care—has been using responsibly sourced paper
since 2008 and, with guidance from the Rainforest Alliance, announced an
industry-leading paper
sourcing policy in 2013. The company is actively working to
eliminate controversial fiber sources, increase certified and recycled
sources, and improve environmental performance in the supply chain.
The grant will address one of the greatest deforestation fronts in all
of Latin America by:
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Promoting best practices in forestry management in line with Forest
Stewardship Council certification to approximately 80,000 hectares (or
188,000 acres) of land in Brus Laguna, Honduras.
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Diversifying the timber value chain and increasing access to new
markets for farmers.
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Creating new jobs and strengthening organizational and business
capacities of community forest enterprises.
“The best way to keep forests standing is to use them wisely,” said
Tensie Whelan, president of the Rainforest Alliance. “That’s why we’re
so pleased to work with Avery Dennison in Honduras to improve business
skills of local community managers, increase efficiencies and open
access to new markets. Avery Dennison has made a significant commitment
to FSC certification and sustainable sourcing and we are excited to
collaborate with them on this next phase of their sustainability
journey.”
The Rainforest Alliance works to curb deforestation in Honduras and
throughout the world by providing farmers and forest managers with
sustainable alternatives to forest destruction. The Rainforest
Alliance’s efforts in Honduras are especially crucial, where
unsustainable land use practices have resulted in extensive destruction
of the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras’s largest natural forest
reserve covering over two million acres. The Rainforest Alliance is
teaching producers how to manage their land in a way that is profitable
while conserving biodiversity and promoting the health of forest
ecosystems.
About Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global leader in labeling and packaging
materials and solutions. The company serves customers with insights and
innovations that help make brands more inspiring, products more
sustainable and the world more intelligent. With operations in more than
50 countries and 26,000 employees, its applications and technologies are
used in every major market and industry. Headquartered in Glendale,
California, the company reported sales from continuing operations of
$6.1 billion in 2013. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.
About The Avery Dennison Foundation
The mission of The Avery Dennison Foundation is to advance the causes of
education and sustainability in the communities where Avery Dennison
employees live and work. In cooperation with organizations that receive
grants, the Foundation also encourages corporate employees to seek
opportunities to become involved with the local community and, through
volunteer work, to bring the same spirit of invention and innovation
found at the heart of Avery Dennison’s success. Learn more at www.averydennison.com/foundation.
About Rainforest Alliance
The Rainforest Alliance is a global nonprofit that works with people
whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way
they grow food, harvest wood and host travelers. From large
multinational corporations to small, community-based cooperatives,
businesses and consumers worldwide are involved in the Rainforest
Alliance’s efforts to bring responsibly produced goods and services to a
global marketplace where the demand for sustainability is growing
steadily. For more information, visit www.rainforest-alliance.org.
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Contacts:
Avery Dennison
Chris Schraeder, 626-993-0952
chris.schraeder@averydennison.com
Source: Avery Dennison
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