Glossary
CO2
Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas that results from burning petrol, coal, oil and natural gas.
Carbon offset
The act of counterbalancing ('offsetting') greenhouse gas emissions produced by undertaking emission reduction projects. Common examples are renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry projects.
Coated paper
Paper with a uniform application of a coating to provide maximum smoothness and ink holdout in the printing process. The coating (a mix of clay or carbonates and latex) is applied in separate coaters or in the paper machine.
Corporate sustainability
A business approach that creates long-term shareholder value by embracing opportunities and managing risks deriving from economic, environmental and social developments and maintaining global competitiveness and brand reputation.
Emissions trading
An administrative approach used to control or reduce (carbon) pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions
in the emissions of pollutants. It is sometimes called cap and trade.
Environmental footprint
In an industrial setting, this is a company's environmental impact determined by the amount of depletable raw materials and non-renewable resources it consumes in making its products, and the quantity of wastes and emissions generated in the process.
Fibre
The raw material for the manufacture of paper is cellulose fibre which can be obtained from trees, recovered paper and annual vegetable fibres such as cereal straw.
Fine paper
Both coated and uncoated woodfree (white) papers used for writing, printing and other graphic purposes.
Forest Stewardship Council
An international organisation promoting responsible forest management. FSC has developed principles for forest management which may be used for certifying the management of forest holdings, and a system of tracing, verifying and labelling timber and wood products which originate from FSC-certified forests.
Furnish
The specific mixture of raw materials, including pulp and chemicals, used to manufacture a particular grade of paper.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
The GRI is an independent institution that has produced voluntary guidelines for use by organisations for reporting on the economic, environmental and social dimensions of their activities, products and services.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Emissions into the atmosphere of gases that affect the temperature and climate of the Earth's surface. Some greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere, while others result from human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels. They include water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone.
ISO 14001
A voluntary, independently certified international standard for environmental management systems used, developed and maintained by the International Organisation for Standardisation.
Kraft linerboard
Used in the manufacture of cardboard boxes and engineered to withstand varying atmospheric conditions such as extreme heat, humidity or the freezing temperatures of a coolroom.
Kraft pulp
Chemical wood pulp produced by digesting wood by the sulphate process. Usually a strong, unbleached softwood pulp used for packaging papers.
Landfill
A disposal point for society's waste. They may be old excavations such as quarries or newly-constructed sites.
Old growth forest
Forest that is ecologically mature and has been subjected to very little, if any, unnatural disturbance such as timber harvesting, roading and clearing or natural disturbances such as bush fire.
Operating company
A business owned by PaperlinX.
Paper merchant
A distributor of paper that buys large quantities of paper, board and stock from different mills around the world and stores them
until required by customers. The stock is then broken down into smaller quantities to meet customer needs.
PEFC
The PEFC Council (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) is an independent, non-profit,
non-governmental organisation, founded in 1999 which promotes sustainably managed forests through independent
third party certification.
Plantation
A forest stand established by the planting of trees of either native or exotic species, selected for their wood-producing properties and managed intensely for timber production.
Pulp
The raw material used for paper production. It can be manufactured from softwood or hardwood and depending on the process used may be chemical, mechanical and bleached or unbleached.
Recycled fibre
Paper and board that has regrown after an area has been burnt by fire or harvested for timber.
Regrowth forest
A forest that has regrown after an area has been burnt by fire or harvested for timber.
Sack kraft paper
A high-strength paper used in the manufacture of multiwall paper sacks to hold products such as cement, minerals, flour, milk powder and potatoes.
Sawmilling residue
Reject logs or cuttings from the harvesting of timber for use by sawmills.
SFI
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative program promotes responsible forest management in North America, and responsible procurement globally.
Sustainable development
"Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The Brundtland Report, 1987
Woodfree paper
Paper manufactured entirely from chemically pulped wood (for example, kraft pulps), as distinct from papers incorporating mechanically pulped wood or groundwood. Usually applied to fine papers.
