The increasing number of participants in WWF´s Environmental Paper Company Index over the years is a
testimony to the growing importance of transparency and the value of the Index for the industry. The list of invited manufacturers from Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa can be viewed on www.panda.org/epci2015. Participants in the 2013 Index produced 29% of the world´s newsprint, 28% of the world´s graphic paper, 14% of the world´s tissue, 6% of the world´s packaging and 14% of the world´s pulp. This means that the ecological footprint of 82 million tonnes of pulp and paper was disclosed.
WWF's Environmental Paper Company Index looks at environmental aspects of a company’s policies and
targets, as well as the environmental performance of the production of newspaper grades, graphic paper,
packaging, tissue, or pulp. The EPCI recognizes a company´s transparency and progress over time, without
comparing the companies.
“We are expecting even higher participation in 2015” says Emmanuelle Neyroumande, Manager of WWF
International’s global pulp and paper work. “While we are proactively inviting key pulp and paper producers
we are open to receiving expressions of interest from other producers. The EPCI is a tool for companies that
are striving for continual improvement in the environmental performance of their pulp and paper production.
The Index enables them to be leaders in transparency.”
“Mondi encourages all invited companies to participate in WWF´s Environmental Paper Company Index
(EPCI). We believe it is good for the industry to demonstrate increased transparency – showcasing
responsible business practices and ongoing improvements. This will be Mondi’s fourth year of participating in
the Index and we consider it a fair and positive exercise, providing useful management insights.”
Mondi (South Africa)
"Participating in WWF’s Environmental Paper Company Index is a great opportunity to have a well-known
environmental organization with high ambitions evaluate and confirm continuous improvement of
sustainability performance." Stora Enso (Europe)
“We welcome WWF's Environmental Paper Company Index. The EPCI measure will aid ITC's efforts at
enriching the country's environmental capital while generating significant sustainable livelihood
opportunities. The EPCI tool will enable current and prospective customers to objectively view the
environmental performance of the products that they buy from pulp, paper and paperboard companies"
ITC (India)
"Domtar has gained significant insights from our work with WWF the past five years to create the expectation
of full disclosure within the industry. As the only North American fine paper manufacturer to participate in the
EPCI since its inception, we encourage our peers to follow suit. It’s impossible to verify economic, social and
environmental performance without complete transparency.” Domtar (Canada)

Results of the evaluation will be published in October/November 2015.