Press release: Forest fibre could be the future of Europe’s textile industry

Press release: Forest fibre could be the future of Europe’s textile industry

As highlighted in the Communication ‘an EU strategy for sustainable textile’ released today by the European Commission, the textile industry is a resource-intensive sector. Textile consumption is the fourth highest pressure category in the EU in terms of use of...
Press release: Forest fibre could be the future of Europe’s textile industry

Press release: EU Commission Proposal for a Regulation on ecodesign underlines important principles of sustainability

Today, the European Commission presented its proposal for a Regulation on ecodesing for sustainable products. The Regulation provides an overarching framework to ensure sustainability considerations are properly accounted for, before a product is placed on the...
Press release: Forest fibre could be the future of Europe’s textile industry

Europe’s bioeconomy is a readily available solution to the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels

Cepi’s thoughts are with our colleagues and the people of Ukraine who are suffering an unbearable war. Today, we see how the unprovoked and unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine has become a dramatic wakeup call to strengthen the European Union’s energy security and...
Position paper: Deforestation Regulation

Position paper: Deforestation Regulation

Full position paper available here. For more information, please contact Margherita Miceli, Forest Policy Manager, at
Press release: Forest fibre could be the future of Europe’s textile industry

Press Release: Cepi pledges to support a transition towards Sustainable Products

The European paper industry fully supports the EU ambition of making Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and building a European circular economy. The carbon neutrality objective requires the European pulp and paper industry to become even more...
Press release: Forest fibre could be the future of Europe’s textile industry

Press Release: Cepi welcomes EU Commission plans to pave the way for the circular use of carbon

Climate science is clear: the reduction of fossil fuel emissions should take precedence as a solution to climate change. However, 1.5°C compatible IPCC scenarios referenced in the new EU Commission Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles include carbon removals, as...