The Packaging Revolution!

This week is the kick-off of Dogwood’s packaging campaign. This campaign targets companies that use paper-packaging products sourced from endangered Southern forests. Think about it: what could be more wasteful […]

Take the Packaging Pledge!

Take the Dogwood Alliance Packaging Pledge Nationwide Response Illuminates the Packaging Problem People from across the country agree that the paper packaging industry needs reform. It’s just not right and […]

Leadership by Example

There is a rising international movement challenging the status quo that is devoted to responsible and sustainable packaging. And the thinking behind this initiative is reaching the marketplace. Waste reduction, […]

Improved Stewardship of Southern Forests Celebrated on First Anniversary of Historic Agreement

Today marked the first anniversary of a landmark agreement between Bowater, Inc, one of the Southern United States’ largest paper producers, and environmental groups Dogwood Alliance and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The agreement set forth a plan to preserve and protect the unique forested landscapes of the Cumberland Plateau and the Southern U.S. The accord marked the first commitment by a large paper producer to dramatically alter its forest management practices, including ending conversion of native forests to sterile pine plantations.