The WWF Paper Scorecard

A tool to assess the environmental footprint of paper products

Around the world we use around 1 million tonnes of paper every day. Since paper manufacture and use may also have negative impacts on the environment, it is important to understand how we can minimise them.

The WWF Paper Scorecard is the first of several tools WWF is producing to create globally-relevant guidance on responsible paper sourcing.

The Scorecard will:

• help paper producers gauge their environmental risk profile.
• enable responsible paper producers to show how they minimize negative environmental impacts of the paper products they sell.
• assist in promoting responsibly produced paper products
• test the transparency of producers
• allow buyers to evaluate the environmental footprint of the papers they buy.
• measure environmental performance over time.

The Scorecards are the first user-friendly and holistic test of important environmental aspects of paper production such as:

• forest management
• efficient use of fibres
• CO2 emissions from use of fossil fuels that contribute to climate change
• pollution from chlorinated compounds
• waste

WWF invites paper producers to use the Scorecard on all their paper products – from business paper to packaging and to share the results with WWF. The Scorecards of all participating companies will be communicated to current and potential buyers through this web site.

Although the ultimate goal is for producers to score well across all parameters, it is not only about coming out top in the Scorecard for a certain grade. It is also about producers being transparent and informing buyers how their paper products are impacting the environment.

Here’s how paper producers can participate:

Paper producers can fill in the WWF Paper Scorecard manually or digitally.

1. For manual completion download The WWF Paper Scorecard and Manual (PDF-file)

2. For digital completion access one of the following:
a. PDF-file (Adobe Acrobat needed) or
b. WORD-file

3. Complete the scorecard manually and digitally as required

4. Please fill in the form on all fields. Fields meant for numbers should only be filled in with numbers

5. Verify with a signature from a senior manufacturing executive (please scan the signature when filling in the digital Scorecard)

6. Solicit third party verification and verify with a signature from a nationally or internationally accredited certification body (please scan the signature when filling in the digital Scorecard)

7. Please send the scores to Margareta Renström, Forest Certification and Trade Manager, WWF International.

Manually completed Scorecards shall be sent by post to: Margareta Renström, WWF International, c/o WWF Sweden, Ulriksdals Slott, SE-170 81 Solna, Sweden.

Digitally completed Scorecards shall be mailed to margareta.renstrom@wwf.se

8. Include also a text of max 100 words summarizing the quality and use of the paper product as well as a direct link to your web-page where you have more detailed information about the actual paper.




Download The WWF Digital Paper Scorecard and Manual