Pulp facilities should implement a system that meets one or more of the following requirements:
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Conduct a Canopy-style verification audit to assess the risk of sourcing from ancient and endangered forests or other controversial sources.
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Source inputs certified by recognised bodies like the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
Facilities should ensure transparency throughout the value chain by using a robust chain of custody system. This could include technologies like blockchain-based traceability or tools like FSC Trace to track sourcing details.
Dissolved pulp facilities should calculate and report the average input chemical consumption (including those used for cooking and bleaching) required to produce one air-dry tonne (ADT) of dissolved pulp on the ZDHC platform.