Sustainable Packaging

SFI Certification works in a very similar way, allowing forest managers in the US and Canada to demonstrate sustainability while measuring quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk, forest conservation value, forest fiber content, and forest product traceability.

This is important for transparency, so that brands can be confident that their packaging truly comes from sustainably managed forests where workers are treated fairly, local communities are taken into consideration and conservation efforts are in full effect.

Keep in mind that these standards are regional, and monitoring of the ethical aspects of the FSC Certification are done by manufacturing company managers, therefore vary by country. For this reason, at Knockout we only use North American FSC and/or SFI Certified paper, ensuring that the ethical standards that we adhere to are constant throughout the supply chain. This also allows our paper to have a lower carbon footprint than many Asian options that are transported to North America by sea or air.

Overall, transparency is key when determining whether your paper is truly sustainable. By using paper that is FSC and/or SFI certified, we know that the chain of custody is intact and we can verify that this paper was made with sustainably managed resources.