ADITYA BIRLA INDONESIAN MILL BLAZED TRAIL FOR NEW GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FIBRE SOURCING POLICY
May 26th, 2015
Good sourcing practice at the Indonesian mill of India-based viscose fibre giant Aditya Birla has paved the way to the company’s commitment this month to a global policy to eliminate sourcing materials from ancient and endangered forests, according to the international environmental group that helped develop the policy. Between 70 and 100 million trees are felled annually for the production of dissolving pulp used to make fabrics such as viscose, modal, and lyocell, noted the Canada-based environmental group and Aditya Birla’s partner, Canopy. At least 30% of ...
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