Green-e®
Green-e is the nation’s leading independent certification for renewable energy
products and purchases. The Green-e logo used on Cascades’ North River towel
and tissue products is a nationally recognized symbol which helps our customers
identify products that promote certified renewable energy. This commitment to using
clean, emission-free renewable energy helps combat climate change through the reduction
of carbon emissions. Green-e verifies Cascades’ purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates
(RECs) and certifies the RECs to ensure they meet strict environmental and consumer protection
standards. All the electricity used to manufacture North River’s towel and tissue products
is offset with 100% Green-e certified wind energy.
Green Seal®
Green Seal is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding
the environment and transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture,
purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products and services. Green Seal
provides science-based environmental certification standards that are credible,
transparent, and essential in an increasingly educated and competitive marketplace.
Their industry knowledge and standards help manufacturers, purchasers, and end users
alike make responsible choices that positively impact business behavior and improve
quality of life.
Processed Chlorine Free
The Chlorine Free Products Association’s Processed Chlorine Free seal is reserved for
recycled content paper. PCF papers have not been manufactured with chlorine-containing
compounds. A minimum of 30% post-consumer content is required. The PCF emblem is the only
certification mark in the world that clearly identifies that no chlorine or chlorine compounds
were used in the papermaking process; all virgin components need to be certified as totally chlorine
free and require a chain of custody for all fiber, and the mill does not use old growth forest
for any of the virgin pulp.
EcoLogoM
EcoLogo is one of North America’s most widely recognized and respected certifications
of environmental leadership. Launched by the Canadian federal government in 1988, EcoLogo
has grown to serve buyers and sellers of green products throughout the United States and Canada,
and around the world. In fact, EcoLogo is North America’s oldest environmental standard and
certification organization (and the second oldest in the world). It is the only North American
standard approved by the Global Ecolabelling Network as meeting the international ISO 14024 standard
for environmental labels.
