How to use non wood fiber to make paper and packaging- a behind the scenes view of a new market

1. Jim Mendelsohn New Leaf Paper
@jeffmendelsohn
Darren Beck Sprint @DarrenBeck
Nicole Rycroft Canopy @NicoleRycroft1
Mark Buckley Staples @Staples
Iris Schumacher Kimberly-Clark
@Iris_Schumacher
Mark Lewis Sustainable Fiber Technologies
#SB15sd
How to Use Non-Wood Fiber to Make
Paper and Packaging: A Behind the
Scenes View of a New Market

2. KIMBERLY-­‐CLARK
PROFESSIONAL*
Iris
V.
Schumacher
NA
Sustainability
Marke2ng
Leader
Kimberly-­‐Clark
Professional
Excep&onal
Workplaces*,
Sustainably
Delivered

3. Agenda
v Kimberly-­‐Clark
Forest
&
Fiber
Program
and
Sustainability
Goals
v Kimberly-­‐Clark
Professional*
GreenHarvest*
Plant
Fiber
Products

4. Forests
are
Essen2al
for
Life

5. Global
Wood
Demand
and
Deforesta2on
While
global
demand
for
wood
is
predicted
to
triple
by
2050…
…It
is
also
predicted
that
232
million
hectares
of
natural
forest
will
be
lost
by
2050
–
equivalent
in
size
to
the
Democra2c
Republic
of
Congo

6. Fiber
and
Forests
Sustainability
Goal
We
will
reduce
our
dependence
on
natural
forests
by
50%
by
2025

7. Approach
for
Alterna2ve
Non-­‐Tree
Fibers
v Reduce
pressure
on
natural
forests
v Reduce
reliance
on
recycled
fiber
v Long
term
control
of
increasingly
vola2le
costs

8. Introducing
GreenHarvest*Products
Kimberly-Clark Professional* is the
1st major towel and tissue
manufacturer to introduce products
made with fiber from rapidly
renewable crops rather than trees.

9. Cul2va2ng
for
Future
Genera2ons*
v Farming
is
a
Genera@onal
career
v Plant
fiber
–
Next
Genera@on
fiber
source
v GreenHarvest*
Products
–
Protects
resources
for
Future
Genera@ons

10. Educa2on
&
Engagement
Key
for
Market
Acceptance
v NGO
Partnerships
§ Canopy:
Support
and
review
of
Life
Cycle
Analysis
of
alterna2ve,
non-­‐tree
fibers
§ Forest
Stewardship
Council:
Partnership
for
responsible
fiber
sourcing
§ World
Wildlife
Fund:
Members
of
the
Global
Forest
&
Trade
Network
helping
to
promote
responsible
forest
management
§ Greenpeace:
Advisors
for
responsible
fiber
sourcing
and
forest
management
v Market
Collabora@ons
with
Sustainability
&
Innova@on
Focused
Leaders

11. THANK
YOU!
QUESTIONS?