São Paulo, September 20, 2019 – Ivone Namikawa, Forest Sustainability consultant at Klabin, Brazil’s largest producer and exporter of packaging paper, has been elected to the Board of Directors of FSC® International (Forest Stewardship Council®). The four-year term will start in January 2020.

Ivone, who has been dealing with the Organization for about 20 years, was elected through an open ballot in which the more than 1,100 FSC members representing 90 countries participated. Her history with the entity began in 1996, when Klabin started preparations to receive the certification, obtained two years later, making Klabin the first company in the pulp and paper sector across the Americas to be certified for the sustainable forest management of its areas and products.

“It’s an honor to be elected to the Board of Directors of FSC International. I am confident that my actions as a Board member will help the Organization to maintain its mission of preserving ecosystems through best environmental management and restoration practices and to ensure respect for communities and their workers,” she said. As a Board member, Ivone wants, among others, to enhance the credibility and transparency of processes aimed at guaranteeing the integrity of governance at all levels and with all stakeholders. “It is necessary to strengthen dialogue among diverse stakeholders on the issue to draw up an efficient strategic plan that benefits everyone,” she emphasized.

After taking over as Klabin’s representative in the Organization, Ivone was elected member of the Board of Directors of FSC Brazil. Since then, she has been actively participating in meetings and discussions that defined the purpose of the Organization. She was also a member of FSC International’s Policies and Standards Committee for two terms and is currently tasked with evaluating the normative processes that are submitted to the entity.

FSC® is the most credible international forest certification system that equally incorporates the interests of social, environmental and economic groups. Through its certification system, the FSC seal recognizes the responsible production of forest products.

About Klabin

Brazil’s largest producer and exporter of packaging paper, Klabin is the country’s only company offering one-stop solutions in hardwood, softwood and fluff pulp and the leader in the corrugated board and industrial bag packaging segments. Founded in 1899, Klabin has 17 industrial units in Brazil and one in Argentina.

With its entire management guided by Sustainable Development, Klabin pursues integrated and responsible growth that combines profitability, social development and environmental commitment. Klabin has been a component of the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) of the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) since 2014. A signatory to the United Nations Global Compact and to the Brazilian Pact to Eradicate Slave Labor, Klabin seeks suppliers and business partners that share its values of ethics, transparency and respect for sustainability principles.

Learn more at www.klabin.com.br