Sunday, January 14, 2007

Supply chain responsibility – Stop the unsustainable presses


US newspapers are beginning to source newsprint from China for economic reasons, but may be ignoring sustainability in the process
In a move to buy favour with Wall Street, several US newspaper companies have announced plans to begin importing newsprint, the cheap paper on which newspapers are printed, from China.

Although the paper may be cheaper than from the industry’s usual suppliers in Canada, the groups beginning to use Chinese newsprint seem to have ignored the responsible sourcing and sustainability implications of their decisions.

See full Article.