The Policy commits Sateri to only purchase wood pulp that is not:
- illegally harvested or traded;
- from forests of high conservation value, high carbon stock, from ancient and endangered forests or from endangered species habitat;
- from natural forests;
- from genetically modified trees;
- obtained in violation the rights of indigenous people and communities to give or withhold their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) to operate on lands where they hold legal, communal or customary rights;
- obtained in violation of workers rights or any of the ILO' s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
Ben Poon, Sateri’s Senior Vice President, Commercial said: "This Pulp Sourcing Policy guides our purchasing behavior and will influence our pulp suppliers in a significant way as our goal is to eliminate deforestation from our supply chain. By enforcing the Policy, Sateri can ensure that the wood pulp comes from legal and traceable sources, and from forests that are managed in a sustainable way, which includes protection of the rights of indigenous people and workers.”
Sateri, a business group managed by RGE (Royal Golden Eagle), will actively engage with its pulp suppliers and encourage them to achieve the appropriate forestry certifications. It will also implement a supply chain tracing system to track the origins of the wood pulp and enlist independent third parties to verify.
Sateri is one of the largest viscose staple fibre producers in the world.
