The importance of social issues influencing the societal view of the environmental responsibility of industry is continuing to rise. Valuing and monetizing nature as a balancing point to industrial development is increasing, and concepts such as “natural capital” are likely to begin influencing policy development. In this context, NCASI’s objective in this focus area is to design and characterize objective, credible sustainability-oriented metrics for our Member Companies to use in characterizing their products and value chain, and assist them in responding to stakeholder queries about the sector’s environmental profile.
The Environmental Footprint Comparison Tool (EFCT) is a website designed to help stakeholders understand the challenges that forest products companies face in simultaneously meeting a broad array of environmental objectives.
Learn MoreThe Natural Capital Protocol (NCP) is a framework designed to help generate “trusted, credible, and actionable information” for business managers…
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