June 20, 2005
Published by CPAWS - Edmonton Chapter (www.cpaws-edmonton.org)
1. Canadian boreal forest campaign heats up in the United States — Victoria ’s Secret targeted at annual shareholders meeting
Victoria’s Secret’s environmental negligence was spotlighted today at the
annual shareholder meeting of its parent company, Limited Brands. At issue
are the one million catalogs that the company mails daily on paper that
comes mainly from Canadian boreal forests, rather than recycled content.
Representing Alberta conservation groups active in Alberta’s Foothills,
Rebecca Reeves spoke at the meeting. She asked the company to encourage
West Fraser Timber Ltd., one of their pulp suppliers, to not log in the
Bighorn Country and Little Smoky Endangered Forests of west-central Alberta
and to commit to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for all
their holdings in the Foothills.
2. JP Morgan Chase joins effort to save Endangered Forests
Rainforest Action Network today commended JP Morgan Chase on its adoption of
a comprehensive environmental policy which sets new best practices for the
environment in several critical areas, including Endangered Forest
protection and independently certified sustainable forestry. It is the first
policy of its kind in the financial sector acknowledging “No Go Zones”, a
major step forward in the effort to protect ecosystems that are most
valuable intact. The new policy marks another environmental milestone in
the private financial sector and follows the adoption of similar policies by
Citigroup and Bank of America last year. JP Morgan Chase is the first
private bank to state a preference for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
certification.
3. More failing grades as governments are scored on environmental
performance
In the 13th annual release of the RIO Report Card, Sierra Club of Canada
handed out a set of tough marks for progress, and lack of progress, on
issues from toxic chemicals and pesticides, to endangered species and
climate change. The provincial governments had some star pupils, with solid
performance in all subjects -- PEI, Newfoundland/Labrador and Quebec --
while New Brunswick and Nova Scotia made progress in protecting
biodiversity. Meanwhile, Alberta and British Columbia are held back another
year, coming in with Fs in all categories.
4. Hundreds protest Canada's forest destruction at global forest summit
Hundreds of concerned citizens and activists from across Canada and the
United States rallied today outside the Global Forest and Paper Summit to
demand more forest protection and a shift to ecosystem-based logging
practices for all of Canada's endangered forests and endangered species
habitat. Demonstrators, dressed as caribou, salmon, and bears, highlighted
the discrepancy between the summit's message of sustainability and the
ongoing widespread forest destruction occurring across Canada.
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