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30 January 2008
At Anness Publishing we believe that business should be conducted in an ethical and ecologically sustainable way, with respect for the environment and a proper regard to the replacement of the natural resources we employ.
In 2006 the Anness Publishing embarked on a forestry project with the intention of acquiring, cultivating, managing and planting as many trees annually as it utilises each year in the paper consumption of its book manufacture (on average over recent times around 8.0m books have been printed per annum).
Our forestry programme is run in accordance with the UK Woodland Assurance Scheme (UKWAS) and will be certified by the internationally recognised Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The FSC is a non-government organisation dedicated to promoting responsible management of the world's forests. Certification ensures forests are managed in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible basis.
By adding annually to the programme, the company now looks after 750,000 trees in three plantations in North-East Scotland: Berrymoss (130 hectares/320 acres); West Touxhill (125 hectares/305 acres), and Deveron Forest (75 hectares/185 acres).
Because of this ongoing ecological investment programme, you, as our customer, can have the pleasure and reassurance of knowing that a tree is being cultivated on your behalf to naturally replace the materials used to make the book you are holding.
In the days leading up to and following the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, world attention was focused on the challenges faced by cultures around the globe as demands on their natural resources increased. Poverty, disease, land use change, climate change, and pollution all continue to threaten our resources and the stability of cultures worldwide. The challenges at Rio remain largely unmet. However, the conversations that occurred there contributed to one solution - the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Driven in part by the failure of an intergovernmental process to agree on a global forest compact, and the compelling question-.what is sustainable forestry?.- loggers, foresters, environmentalists, and sociologists came together in the first General Assembly to form the FSC in 1993.
The Forest Stewardship Council was created to change the dialogue about and the practice of sustainable forestry worldwide. This impressive goal has in many ways been achieved, yet there is more work to be done. FSC sets forth principles, criteria, and standards that span economic, social, and environmental concerns. The FSC standards represent the world.s strongest system for guiding forest management toward sustainable outcomes. Like the forestry profession itself, the FSC system includes stakeholders with a diverse array of perspectives on what represents a well-managed and sustainable forest.
About FSC:
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international network to promote responsible management of the world.s forests.
FSC brings people together to find solutions to the problems created by bad forestry practices and to reward good forest management.
FSC is a stakeholder owned system for promoting responsible management of the world's forests.
Through consultative processes, it sets international standards for responsible forest management.
It accredits independent third party organizations who can certify forest managers and forest product producers to FSC standards.
Its trademark provides international recognition to organizations who support the growth of responsible forest management.
Its product label allows consumers worldwide to recognize products that support the growth of responsible forest management worldwide.
FSC undertakes marketing programs and information services that contributes to the mission of promoting responsible forestry worldwide.
Over the past 10 years, over 73 million hectares in more than 72 countries have been certified according to FSC standards while several thousand products are produced using FSC certified wood and carrying the FSC trademark. FSC operates through its network of National Initiatives in more than 34 countries.
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