Environment groups warn Nippon Paper of illegal logging in its supply chain
WOTCH today joined 40 other environmental groups in calling on Japan’s Nippon Paper Group, owner of the Opal Australian Paper mill in Maryvale, to immediately remove any non-Forest Stewardship Council Full Forest Management certified Australian native forest wood and wood fibre from its supply chains.
The letter outlines the devastating effects of the 2019–20 bushfires on Australia’s native forests and wildlife, how the company’s operations have exacerbated these effects, and the illegal logging contaminating its supply chain.
Fibre for the paper mill comes from logs harvested by state government logging agency VicForests, which has recently been found to be in breach of state and federal laws while logging Leadbeater’s Possum and Greater Glider habitat.