SIG, one of the world’s leading packaging solutions providers for the food and beverage industry, is now the General Assembly’s exclusive ‘green’ sponsor – the top category of sponsorship for the 2022 FSC General Assembly.
“Having SIG as our Green Sponsor for the 2022 FSC General Assembly is one of many indicators of SIG’s role as a sustainability leader in industry,” said Kim Carstensen, Director General of FSC. “We are deeply grateful for SIG’s valuable contribution, and we are committed to ensuring that it will inspire participants at the General Assembly to come together around ambitious and visionary decisions that can help shape the future of the world’s forests.”
“At SIG, we are committed to create more thriving forests as part of our ambition to go Way Beyond Good for people and the planet,” said Samuel Sigrist, CEO of SIG. “We are proud to continue our longstanding partnership with the FSC by supporting an event that will help to determine the future of sustainable forest management.”
FSC General Assembly: Top Platform for Decision-Making in FSC
From 09 to 14 October 2022, members will gather in Bali, Indonesia, for the 9th FSC General Assembly. As FSC’s highest decision-making body, the General Assembly (GA) sets the direction of the organization for the coming years, with several important areas of responsible forest management, conservation and sustainability on the agenda. During the General Assembly, members will discuss and vote on motions that shape the way FSC is run and also map the future course a responsible future for the world’s forests and the people and animals who inhabit them.
SIG: An Early Adopter of FSC Certification
SIG has partnered with the FSC for over a decade and has consistently led the industry on FSC certification. In 2009, SIG began a series of FSC industry firsts as the first aseptic carton producer to achieve FSC Chain of Custody certification at all its own operations, ensuring full traceability in its sourcing. Since January 2021, 100% of the paper board used in SIG packs is procured as FSC certified – another industry first – and 98% of SIG packs sold in 2021 carried the FSC™ label. By sourcing 100% of its paper board as FSC-certified, SIG is supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement on climate change, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the EU Forestry Strategy. Learn more about SIG at https://www.sig.biz/en