23 Nov 2021 --- The European Commission (EC) is proposing new rules to curb EU-driven deforestation in a move welcomed by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) and its members BillerudKorsnäs, Elopak, SIG, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak. However, ACE is concerned the Forest Strategy views the forest “almost exclusively as a carbon sink,” failing to recognize paper-based packaging’s entire value chain benefits, including its relatively low carbon impact, food safety and recyclability.
