E-Commerce Giant Amazon Working To Reduce Packaging Waste

Amazon announced the early completion of its commitment to host 50 solar systems on its fulfillment and sortation center rooftops globally by 2020. Additionally, Amazon was ranked #1 in the U.S. for the amount of corporate on-site solar installed in 2018 by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The on-site solar systems reduce Amazon’s reliance on fossil fuels, and can generate as much as 80 percent of a single fulfillment facility’s annual energy needs. Amazon’s on-site solar investments support Shipment Zero – Amazon’s vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon, with 50% of all shipments net zero by 2030 – as well as its companywide goal to use 100% renewable energy across its global operations and infrastructure.

For the first time, six publicly traded companies – some of which are competitors – have come together to promote the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) directly to consumers. The companies are HP Inc., International Paper, Kimberly-Clark, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. All sell FSC-certified products. Launching today with a video titled "One Simple Action," the campaign represents an unprecedented corporate-NGO partnership, which includes FSC and World Wildlife Fund. The goal is to encourage consumers to purchase products bearing the FSC label, which means the forests the products came from were managed responsibly. click Read More below for additional information

This framework applies to: *Organizations who have violated the Policy for Association, version 2 and wish to become associated with FSC. *Organizations who have been disassociated from FSC and wish to become eligible for re-association. *Organizations who wish to gain forest management certification for land that was converted between 1 December 1994 and 31 December 2020. Some of the key features of the Remedy Framework are: *Two types of requirements to ensure that site level harms are addressed, as well as system level transformations are made (by corporate groups who wish to associate with FSC) to prevent recurrence. *Identification of stakeholders and rightsholders. *Inclusive and participatory dialogue processes leading to agreements on remedy actions. *Best practice justifications of selected remedy actions. *Key roles in the remedy process for independent, third-party, and/or expert involvement. *The proper application of Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). *Development of grievance mechanisms compliant with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.