Just 16% of U.S. consumers understand the U.S. forests are actually growing in size. Between 2000 and 2025, U.S. forests grew by 10 million acres. That is equivalent to about 1,100 NFL football fields EVERY DAY!
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In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) has joined Two Sides North America, the non-profit organization that promotes and encourages the responsible production, use, and sustainability of print, paper and paper-based packaging. “There is no better example of how we can be better stewards of our precious natural resources than the sustainability story of paper and print. IPMA is proud to join Two Sides North America, and spread the positive environmental impact this industry has made,” said Mike Loyd, Executive Director, IPMA.
We are pleased to announce the release of our annual sustainability report, detailing our updated sustainability strategy including Science Based Targets, achievements, and alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The ‘Innovation with Purpose’ report can be viewed here and illustrates how we have made significant progress across our sustainability programme. Initiatives rolled-out over the last year include new and improved Environmental Calculator technology, our first Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) submission and various sustainable solutions delivered via our ecosystem of suppliers. Robert MacMillan, HH Global CEO, said: “I’m proud of the progress we have made over the last year through our Innovation with Purpose programme. Following our strategic acquisition of InnerWorkings, our business now purchases more materials on behalf of the world’s leading brands than ever before, and we have a responsibility to ensure our clients understand how and where we can help.”
Companies in tier 1 supply chains are making progress on climate goals and human rights inside their own operations. Move one tier deeper into the supply chain and that progress stalls.
Four out of five (80%) companies rated by EcoVadis have no documented process for identifying or managing sustainability risks within their own supply chains. Seventy-three percent have no Scope 3 upstream emissions reporting and 77% have no downstream tracking. Only 2% have an external grievance mechanism that workers deeper in the supply chain can actually use to flag human rights violations. There is also a transparency bottleneck, with fewer than 1% reporting granular, decision-grade sustainability data to buyer organizations.
These figures come from the 10th edition of the EcoVadis Sustainability Ratings Index, drawn from nearly 200,000 scorecards of the more than 100,000 companies rated globally between 2021 and 2025.