Nordic Ecolabelling of Paper Products - Basic Module

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1 Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products - Basic Modue Version June June 2016 Nordic Ecoabeing

2 Content The Nordic Ecoabe moduar system for paper products 3 What is Nordic Ecoabeed paper? 4 Why choose the Nordic Ecoabe? 4 How to appy 5 1 Information on production 5 2 Reguatory requirements 7 3 Quaity and environmenta assurance 7 4 Fibre raw materia 8 5 Chemicas 10 6 Energy and CO Emissions to water and air 12 8 Waste 13 9 Annua reporting 14 Foow-up inspections 15 Vaidity of the Basic Modue 15 Future Basic Modue 15 Gossary 16 Appendix 1A Specification of fibre raw materia Appendix 1B Decaration on procedures for the controed origin of raw materias Appendix 1C Guideines for forest certification, CoC certification and organic production Appendix 1D Summary of certified wood and fibre raw materia Appendix 2 Energy and CO 2 Appendix 3 Emissions to water and air Appendix 4 Annua reporting Appendix 5 Decaration on environmenta and quaity assurance Basic Modue, version 2.1, 19 June 2013 This document is a transation of an origina in Swedish. In case of dispute, the origina document shoud be taken as authoritative. Addresses In 1989, the Nordic Counci of Ministers decided to introduce a vountary officia ecoabe, the Swan. These organisations/companies operate the Nordic ecoabeing system on behaf of their own country s government. For more information, see the websites. Denmark Ecoabeing Denmark Danish Standards Foundation Koegievej 6 DK-2920 Charottenund Phone Fax E-mai: info@ecoabe.dk Sweden Ecoabeing Sweden SE Stockhom Phone Fax E-mai: svanen@ecoabe.se Norway Ecoabeing Norway Henrik Ibsens gate 20 NO-0255 Oso Phone Fax E-mai: info@ecoabe.no Finand Ecoabeing Finand Box 489 FIN Hesinki Phone Fax E-mai: joutsen@motiva.fi Iceand Ecoabeing Iceand Umhverfisstofnun Suðurandsbraut 24 IS-108 Reykjavik Phone Fax E-mai: svanurinn@ust.is This document may ony be copied in its entirety and without any kind of ateration. It may be quoted from provided that Nordic Ecoabeing is stated as the source.

3 The Nordic Ecoabe moduar system for paper products Nordic Ecoabeed paper products may be made of wood fibre, fibres from other pants and recyced fibre. The criteria for Nordic Ecoabeing of paper products encompass a wide range of requirements, most of which reate to pup and paper production. The Basic Modue (this document) contains genera requirements concerning forestry management, emissions, energy use and waste disposa in regard to pup and paper production. The Chemica Modue contains genera requirements in regard to the uses of chemicas in the manufacture of pup and paper. Suppementary Modues contain those requirements in regard to specific paper products which must be fufied in order that a icence to carry the Nordic Ecoabe may be granted. The requirements eves in a suppementary modue may be more stringent or more enient than those of the basic or chemica modue. If the standards required in the modues differ, the requirement eves specified in the appicabe suppementary modue are to be appied. For a product to be granted a icence to carry the Nordic Ecoabe, the reevant requirements in the Basic Modue and Chemica Modue, in addition to the requirements in the appicabe suppementary modue, must be fufied. Version 1 of the moduar system incudes the foowing documents regarding paper products: Genera criteria Basic Modue (Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products Basic Modue) Chemica Modue (Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products Chemica Modue) and the foowing suppementary modues Nordic Ecoabeing of Copy and Printing Paper Suppementary Modue Nordic Ecoabeing of Tissue Paper Suppementary Modue Nordic Ecoabeing of Greaseproof Paper Suppementary Modue Nordic Ecoabeing of Coffee Fiters Suppementary Modue Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Enveopes Suppementary Modue Version 2 of the moduar system incudes the foowing documents: Basic Modue (Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products Basic Modue) Chemica Modue (Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products Chemica Modue) Other Nordic Ecoabe criteria may refer to the moduar system, such as the Criteria for Copying and Printing Paper (version 4), the Criteria for Tissue Paper (version 5) and the Criteria for Sanitary Products. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

4 What is Nordic Ecoabeed paper? The Nordic Ecoabe is an officia eco-abe with absoute requirements. Nordic Ecoabeed papers have ess impact on the environment than most other papers in their product groups and the Nordic Ecoabe signifies that the product fufis strict environmenta requirements. This means that the paper has minimum environmenta impact with regard to production, use and waste. This is achieved by using certified raw materias, by imiting the use of environmentay harmfu chemicas, by producing ow emissions to air and water and by reducing energy consumption. Nordic Ecoabeing environmenta requirements provide individua manufacturers guidance on how they can contribute to the deveopment of a sustainabe, ecoogica society. The Nordic Ecoabe on a paper product confirms that resources have been used efficienty and that environmentay suitabe production methods have been empoyed. The raw materias used in the product have been evauated by Nordic Ecoabeing and ony raw materias of the highest quaity in environmenta terms may be used in Nordic Ecoabeed products. Why choose the Nordic Ecoabe? The Nordic Ecoabe is a performance standard with absoute requirements. The Nordic Ecoabe is a cost-effective and simpe means of communicating environmenta work and commitment. The Nordic Ecoabe enjoys high credibiity and famiiarity in the Nordic countries. Recognition of the Nordic Ecoabe in 2010 was 98% in Sweden, 95% in Norway, 88% in Finand, 93% in Denmark and 73% in Iceand. Environmenta issues are compex. It can take a ong time and extensive resources to gain an understanding of a specific area. Nordic Ecoabeing faciitates this work. The Nordic Ecoabe aso sets requirements on quaity and recycabiity. This means that a Nordic Ecoabe icence can aso be seen as a mark of quaity. A Nordic Ecoabe aows manufacturers to communicate to purchasers in the pubic and private sector that the manufacturer is environmentay conscious. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

5 How to appy Each requirement is marked with the etter R (requirement) and a number. A requirements must be fufied for the award of a icence. Icons in the text The text describes how the appicant sha demonstrate fufiment of each requirement. There are aso icons in the text to make this cearer. These icons are: ( Encose documentation. Instructions on how to appy for a Nordic Ecoabe icence are provided in the suppementary modue reating to the paper type in question. Copies of a documents must be kept readiy avaiabe by the appicant. Some requirements have associated appendices that can be used for documentation. These appendices can be found at the end of this document. A information submitted to Nordic Ecoabeing wi be treated confidentiay. This aso appies to the names of the appicant and products during the appication procedure. On-site inspection During the appication process, Nordic Ecoabeing normay performs an onsite inspection to ensure adherence to the requirements. For the purposes of this inspection, data used for cacuations, origina copies of submitted certificates, test records, purchase statistics, and simiar documents that support the appication must be avaiabe for examination. 1 Information on production Are the requirements met? This Basic Modue imposes requirements on pup and paper production. a) The foowing requirements must be fufied by paper manufacturers: R1-R6, R7 (certain sections), R8-R10, R12, R17-R18 and R11 b) The foowing requirements must be fufied by pup manufacturers: R1-R6, R7 (certain sections), R8-R10, R12, R17-R18 and R13-R16 Note that some requirements, such as those on CO 2 emissions from transportation (R11) require the paper manufacturer to coect information from the pup manufacturer. Note aso that in addition to fufiing these requirements, a Nordic Ecoabeed paper product must fufi the requirements in the Chemica Modue and the appicabe suppementary modue. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

6 R1 Genera comments on documentation The pup/paper manufacturer must submit documentation that demonstrates fufiment of a the pertinent requirements of this Basic Modue. If the manufacturer is not the appicant, the manufacturer must sign the section entited manufacturer on the appicant s appication form. A spread sheet in respect of energy and emission has been deveoped by Nordic Ecoabeing to simpify the appication process. The paper manufacturer is not required to submit new documentation for market pup that has aready been evauated by Nordic Ecoabeing. If the paper manufacturer operates other reporting systems, such as EMAS, ISO or reports to the authorities, this information may be approved if it is sufficienty specific to the product and if the basis for cacuation is the same as that used by Nordic Ecoabeing. Documentation from other audit systems must provide cear reference to the appicabe requirements. ( Overview of the above points. Yes No R2 Type of pup and paper The pup/paper manufacturer sha provide information regarding the type of pup and paper. Paper manufacturer. A technica description of the paper, its intended use and its composition sha be submitted. The description must incude the name and production site of ingoing pup, the proportion of the ingoing pups (90% pup/tonne paper) and the grades in which the paper is avaiabe. The documentation must specify whether the paper is coated or uncoated and the surface weight in which the paper is avaiabe. Information about the fibre in the pup sha aso be provided, see R7. Pup manufacturer. Information on the type of pup. Specific requirements may appy to individua pup types. ( Description of the above points. Yes No R3 Production technoogy The pup/paper manufacturer sha submit information on the production method and technoogy used for the Nordic Ecoabeed paper. Specify whether the pup comes from integrated production. Paper manufacturer. A description of the production technoogy used in the paper machine sha incude a stages of the process, from the purchasing of the pup raw materia/recyced paper to winding the paper onto ros (for exampe sushing, grinding, the addition of chemicas, drying, coating, conversion, a description of the water circuation system, incuding samping points for emissions, and method of purification). Pup manufacturer. A description of the production technoogy. This description incudes a ingoing sub-processes, from the point at which the fibre raw materia/recyced paper passes the pant gates to the point at which the pup eaves the pup mi. Treatment technoogy and samping sites for water emission and atmospheric emissions must be described. The deinking of recyced fibre is aso considered a pup process. ( Description of the above points. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

7 2 Reguatory requirements Are the requirements met? R4 Reguatory requirements The pup/paper manufacturer is responsibe for ensuring that the production of pup/paper for ecoabeed products compies with a requirements as to safety, working conditions, working environment egisation, environmenta egisation and conditions/icences reating to the specific production faciity in the individua country in which ecoabeed products are produced. Yes No No documentation is required but the icence can be revoked if the requirement is not fufied. 3 Quaity and environmenta assurance Are the requirements met? R5 Quaity and environmenta assurance The pup manufacturer and paper manufacturer respectivey are responsibe for ensuring that the quaity of the pup or paper in the Nordic Ecoabeed product is maintained throughout the period of vaidity of the icence or as ong as the pup constitutes a part of the ecoabeed product. The pup/paper manufacturer sha ensure that: A requirements in the ecoabeing criteria that are reevant to the pup/ paper manufacturer are fufied and that they are verifiabe during the vaidity period of the icence or as ong as the pup/paper constitutes a part of the Nordic Ecoabeed product. The Nordic Ecoabeed paper can be traced throughout the entire production process from raw materia to finished product. Unforeseen non-conformities or panned changes in production, which may affect the product s abiity to fufi the ecoabeing requirements, are reported to Nordic Ecoabeing without deay. A person within the organization is assigned the responsibiity and authority to guarantee that the requirements of the ecoabeing criteria are fufied. A contact person, responsibe for reporting to Nordic Ecoabeing, is appointed. The paper manufacturer sha have written permission from Nordic Ecoabeing before carrying out any changes that may be of reevance for the fufiment of the ecoabeing requirements. Exampes of such changes are a change of recipe (pup mixture), exchanging raw materias, and new production methods. ( The pup/paper producer sha provide confirmation of the above by competing Appendix 5. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

8 R6 Quaity manua The pup/paper manufacturer must foow written procedures from the company s quaity manua for the production of paper for ecoabeed paper products. These are: Procedures for securing the traceabiity of Nordic Ecoabeed products through the entire production process. Procedures for handing non-conformities and changes in the production of the Nordic Ecoabeed product, and reporting these to the contact person and Nordic Ecoabeing. Procedure for ogs and annua reports. ( The pup/paper producer sha provide confirmation of the above by competing Appendix 5. On initia appication, the appicant sha aso submit a copy of procedures to Nordic Ecoabeing. The foowing documents must be kept avaiabe in the event of an inspection visit: Copy of the appication, incuding documentation. Background data to the documentation that is submitted aong with the appication. Journas of unforeseen deviations and panned production changes in the production of the ecoabeed product. Quaity manua with procedures for the production of the pup/paper in ecoabeed products. Compaints and caims reating to the paper in ecoabeed products. Yes No 4 Fibre raw materia Are the requirements met? This requirement appies to wood fibre, bamboo, cotton inters, hemp and inen. Fibres other than those stated may not be incuded in the fibre raw materia. Nordic Ecoabeing determines which new types of fibre may be incuded in the product group. R7 a) Certified traceabiity and contro of wood raw materia The pup/paper manufacturer must have a certified Chain of Custody (CoC) compying with a forest certification system that fufis the guideines of Appendix 1C. This requirement appies aso to integrated pup and paper mis. ( Copy of pertinent chain of custody certificate. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

9 b) Traceabiity and contro of wood and fibre raw materia This requirement appies to both certified and uncertified wood and fibre raw materia. The pup/paper manufacturer sha: 1. Specify the name (in Latin and one Nordic anguage), quantity and geographic origin (country/state and region/province) of the wood and fibre raw materia that is used. Appendix 1A may be used. 2. Ensure the traceabiity of a wood and fibre raw materias. 3. Have a documented procedure regarding procurement of sustainabe wood and fibre raw materia. 4. Ensure that a wood and fibre raw materias come from ega sources. Wood and fibre raw materia must not be derived from: Protected areas or areas that are under investigation as to their protection status Areas where ownership or rights of expoitation are uncear Iegay feed wood Geneticay modified trees or pants In addition, the forest management must not harm: Natura woodand, biodiversity, specia ecosystems and important ecoogica functions Socia and cutura preservation vaues. A Chain of Custody certificate may be used to document item 2. ( Name (in Latin and one Nordic anguage), quantity and geographic origin (country/state and region/province) of the wood and fibre raw materia that is used. Appendix 1A may be used. Traceabiity system for a wood and fibre raw materias. A documented procedure from the pup/paper manufacturer that describes how the requirement is fufied. The procedure sha contain up-to-date ists of a suppiers of fibre raw materia that the ecoabeed paper contains. Appendix 1B can be used. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

10 c) Certification of wood and fibre raw materia On an annua basis, at east: 1. 30% of fibre raw materia in the paper sha be source from areas certified to one of the forestry standards or certification systems specified in Appendix 1C. Aternativey, cutivation of the fibre raw materia must be certified organic or converting to organic production, or 2. 75% of the fibre raw materia in the paper must be recyced fibre, wood shavings or sawdust, or 3. a combination of 1 and 2. If the paper contains ess than 75% recyced fibre, the content of fibre from certified sources sha be cacuated using the foowing formua. Requirement as to the proportion of certified fibre raw materia in the paper (Y) Y (%) x where x = the proportion of recyced fibre, wood shavings or sawdust. The proportion of certified fibre in the paper sha be updated and reported annuay during the icence period and figures from the previous year sent to Nordic Ecoabeing by 1 Apri. See R18. The proportion of fibre raw materia in the paper taken from certified sources and the proportion of recyced fibre, wood shavings and sawdust, is cacuated as a weighted tota of the proportion in each constituent pup. ( The pup manufacturer must document the proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry and cutivation and the proportion of recyced fibre, wood shavings and sawdust in each constituent pup as specified in Appendix 1D. The paper manufacturer sha encose cacuations demonstrating that the fibre requirement is fufied at the time of appication. Further, an up-to-date report of the previous year s proportion of certified raw materia in the paper sha be submitted annuay by 1 Apri during the icence period. Copy of pertinent forestry certificate fufiing the requirements in Appendix 1C on forest certification and organic production. Nordic Ecoabeing may request further documents to examine whether the requirements of the forestry standard and certification system in question can be approved. Such documentation can, for exampe, comprise copies of the certification body s fina report, a copy of the forestry standard (incuding the name, address and phone number of the organisation that estabished the standard) as we as references to individuas representing parties and interest groups who have been invoved in the standard. Yes No 5 Chemicas Are the requirements met? R8 Chemicas The chemicas used in the production of the pup and paper must fufi the requirements in the Chemica Modue, version 2. ( The pup/paper manufacturer sha submit a ist of the chemica products used in the pup/paper and documentation showing that they fufi the requirements in the Chemica Modue. This ist sha contain the suppier of the product and its function. If documentation has aready been submitted, state when, by which company and to what secretariat. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

11 6 Energy and CO 2 Are the requirements met? Energy consumption is reguated through requirements on fue, eectricity and CO 2 emissions. The requirement is based on information on actua energy use in production in reation to a specified reference vaue. The ratio between actua energy consumption and the reference vaue transates to an energy score. The energy cacuation encompasses the entire production process both paper manufacturing and the constituent pup. The cacuation for paper does not incude fier. Energy cacuations do not incude energy consumed in transporting raw materias or in converting and packaging. R9 Tota energy score The foowing requirement must be fufied for paper uness specified otherwise in the suppementary modue for the specific paper product. P eectricity(tota) < 1.25 P fue(tota) < 1.25 P eectricity(tota) and P fue(tota) incude the energy scores from paper production and the pups that are used. ( The pup/paper manufacturer sha submit cacuations in accordance with Appendix 2 to demonstrate fufiment of the requirement. Nordic Ecoabeing aso provides a spreadsheet that is to be used for these cacuations. Yes No R10 Emissions of CO 2 The emission of CO 2 from purchased eectricity* and fossi fue used for heating and production of eectricity must not exceed the foowing imit vaues: 1,000 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made from 100 % DIP/recyced pup 900 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made from 100 % chemica pup 1,600 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made from 100 % mechanica pup For paper comprising of a mixture of ceuose pup, recyced fibre and mechanica pup, a weighted imit vaue is cacuated, based on the proportion of each pup type. * CO 2 emissions from purchased eectricity sha be cacuated on a basis of 385 g CO 2/kWh. ( The pup/paper manufacturer sha submit cacuations in accordance with Appendix 2 to demonstrate fufiment of the requirement. Nordic Ecoabeing aso provides a spreadsheet that is to be used for these cacuations. Yes No R11 Transport and distribution The paper manufacturer sha suppy cacuations of the tota CO 2 impact of a forms of transport from the forest to the paper mi. The cacuation sha contain: Yes No Transport of raw materia Transport of feed timber from the forest (oading area) to the pup mi. Transport of feed timber to the saw/chip pant (average figures). Transport of wood chips to the pup mi (average figures). Transport of purchased market pup. Transport of the foowing raw materias from the suppier: fier, pigment and starch (if the quantities exceed 10 kg/tonne produced pup/paper). Transport of recyced fibre from a centra depot to the pup pant. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

12 ( Cacuation of annua carbon dioxide emissions given in kg CO 2 /tonne paper grade or kg CO 2 /tonne of the mi s tota annua production. Detais of how the CO 2 vaues are cacuated with reference to any assumption, the use of databases and suchike. Transport from paper mi to conversion pant are not considered in cacuations. 7 Emissions to water and air Are the requirements met? The requirements on emissions to water and air are structured in such a way that the paper manufacturer cacuates tota emissions from pup and paper production. To do this, the paper manufacturer wi need information on the specific emissions from pup production. The cacuation for paper does not incude fier. The emission vaue that is reported is primariy based on measured emissions. Instructions for measuring emissions are found in Appendix 3 on the subject of anayses. Requirements are imposed as to the aboratory, method of measurement and frequency of measurement. The criteria as to emissions to water and air are structured as foows: Measured emissions are compared with the reference vaues for emissions. The reference vaues can be found in Appendix 3, Tabe 3.1. Reference is made to these in the cacuation of emission scores for individua emission parameters. The emission vaues for chemica oxygen demand (COD), phosphorus (P), suphur (S) and nitrogen oxides (NO X ) are aggregated to a tota score. R12 Emissions of COD, P, S and NO X to water/air Emissions to air and/or water from the production of pup and finished paper must be specified in terms of emissions points scores for each of four parameters (P COD, P P, P S, P NOx ) according to the foowing. The measured emissions sha be compared to reference vaues reating to specific production methods (Appendix 3, Tabe 3.1). The individua point score for P COD, P P,, P S, and P NOx must not exceed 1.5. The tota emissions score, P emissions tota : P emissions tota = P COD + P P, + P S + P NOx may not exceed 4.0. Refer aso to the exampe cacuation in Appendix 3. ( The paper manufacturer sha submit cacuations in accordance with Appendix 3 to demonstrate fufiment of the requirement. Nordic Ecoabeing aso provides a worksheet that is to be used for these cacuations. Yes No R13 AOX The weighted average vaue of AOX reeased from the pups used in the Nordic Ecoabeed paper product must not exceed 0.17 kg/tonne paper. AOX emissions from each individua pup used in the paper must not exceed 0.25 kg/tonne. ( AOX emissions from each pup documented by the pup manufacturer. The paper manufacturer sha use the worksheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing for these cacuations. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

13 R14 Chorine gas beaching Pups used in Nordic Ecoabeed paper must not be beached using chorine gas. The residua quantities created during the production of chorine dioxide from chorate are not defined as a component of chorine gas beaching. ( The pup manufacturer sha certify that chorine gas is not used for beaching the pup. Yes No R15 Emissions of cheating agents The pup manufacturer must account for: Quantity of compexing agents per tonne 90% pup. Emissions of DTPA/EDTA to the recipient environment, if 1.0 kg DTPA/EDTA (active substance) per tonne of 90% pup is used A pan for reducing the use of EDTA/DTPA and a report (e.g. test resuts) regarding potentia repacement of DTPA by products ess hazardous to the environment. ( State the use and emissions of DTPA/EDTA from pup production, measurement resut, method of anaysis, frequency of measurement, aboratory name and aboratory compiance (see Appendix 3). If DTPA/EDTA is used, a pan for reducing usage and a report regarding potentia repacement of DTPA sha aso be submitted. Yes No R16 Emissions of chorate Chorate emissions from chemica pup production must be measured and reported to Nordic Ecoabeing annuay. Measurements are not required if the chorine dioxide is not produced at the pup mi or if the waste water from chorine dioxide production is purified (chorate reduced). ( The pup manufacturer sha dispay resuts of measurements or decarations/ certificates supporting the two atter points. Yes No 8 Waste Are the requirements met? R17 Waste The pup/paper manufacturer must specify a waste types generated in the factory area must be sorted at source and the various waste fractions sha be recyced or reused to as great extent as possibe. The waste fractions and the way in which they are processed sha be reported. The appicant must state if the waste is cassified as environmentay harmfu in accordance with nationa egisation. Combustibe waste containing wood with a positive therma vaue must not be sent to andfi. If the pup/paper mi is certified according to ISO 14001, no documentation is necessary. ( The pup /paper manufacturer must account for the foowing: How sorting at source is carried out. Sorting fractions How the individua fractions are handed (interna or externa reuse, energy source, dumping or other). Annua quantity of the different fractions. The quantities can be cacuated for a shorter period and converted to annua figures. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

14 9 Annua reporting Are the requirements met? R18 Annua reporting The pup/paper manufacturer sha on an annua basis report the specific emissions for production, energy consumption and proportion of wood and fibre raw materia from certified sources. Further, the manufacturer sha submit an updated ist of production chemicas to Nordic Ecoabeing. This information sha be submitted by 1 Apri at the atest during the icence period or so ong as the pup/paper is used in Nordic Ecoabeed products. Changes affecting the ecoabeing requirements must be reported over and above the annua foow-up. Refer to the section on environmenta and quaity assurance. ( Annua reporting according to above. Appendix 4 may be used for this purpose. Annua reports submitted to reguatory authorities may be accepted if the documentation contains the detais required by Nordic Ecoabeing. Nordic Ecoabeing maintains the right at any time to request further information, such as detais of energy consumption. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

15 Foow-up inspections Products for which an ecoabeing icence has been granted may be checked by an impartia test institution at the request of Nordic Ecoabeing. A check of this type may take one of many forms. For exampe, a sampe may be extracted for anayses in the form of a random sampe from products on sae, after which the sampe wi be anaysed by an impartia test body. In this case the icence hoder wi be iabe for the cost of the process if the products do not compy with the information suppied in the appication. Vaidity of the Basic Modue This Basic Modue, version 2, was adopted by the Nordic Ecoabeing Board on 22 June On 15 May 2013 the Secretariat Manager s meeting decided to proong the criteria document unti 30 June The new version is caed 2.1. On 19 June 2013 the Secretariat Manager s meeting decided to adopt a change in requirement R15 (Emissions of cheating agents). The pup manufacturer must account for report (e.g. test resuts) regarding potentia repacement of DTPA by products ess hazardous to the environment. The new version is caed 2.1. The modue is revised reguary, roughy every 5 years. Nordic Ecoabeing informs a cients of any amendments, changes or revisions to the Basic Modue, version 2. Future Basic Modue The foowing issues shoud be activey considered for the next revision: Leves stipuated in requirements on energy and CO 2 Requirements on quantities of certified fibres Requirement imits for emissions to water and air Requirements on transport (CO 2 ) Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

16 Gossary AOX: COD: EDTA/DTPA: NO X : Absorbabe organic haogens. A measurement of the quantity of chorine (and other haogens) associated with organic compounds. Chemica oxygen demand. A measurement of the quantity of oxygen that is consumed during the chemica breakdown of organic materia. Cheating agents used to bind metas present in the raw materia and process water. Coective chemica symbo for nitrogen oxides (NO, N 2 O and NO 2 ). In this document, NO X refers to the tota of NO and NO 2, expressed as NO 2. P: The chemica symbo for phosphorus. In this document, P refers to emissions of phosphorous compounds to water. S: The chemica symbo for the eement suphur. In this document, S refers to a forms of suphur compounds emitted in gaseous form to air. Broke: Certified forestry: Waste from production (scrap, strips, etc.). A certified forestry operation is managed in accordance with standards that fufi Nordic Ecoabeing s requirements as to sustainabe forestry, see Appendix 1C. Certified organic production: Vegetabe raw materias must be produced and checked in accordance with Counci Reguation (EEC) No 2092/91 or 834/2007, or produced and checked in an equivaent way according to an equivaent reguatory system such as KRAV, SKAL, IMO or OCIA. See Appendix 1C. Certified wood raw materia: Fibre from trees feed in a forest that at the time of harvesting was certified by a forestry administration, i.e. a certificate fufiing Nordic Ecoabeing s requirements as to sustainabe forestry, see Appendix 1C. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

17 Legay sourced: Legay sourced means in this context timber that meets the requirements for Legay harvested timber in the (upcoming) EU timber reguation, i.e. timber harvested in accordance with the appicabe egisation in the country of harvest. Appicabe egisation means [cf. upcoming reguation]: The egisation in the country of harvest covering the foowing matters: - rights to harvest timber within egay gazetted boundries; - payments for harvest rights and timber incuding duties reated to timber harvesting, incuding environmenta and forest egisation incuding forest management and biodiversity conservation, where directy reated to timber harvesting; and - third parties ega rights concerning use and tenure that is affected by timber harvesting; and - trade and customs egisation, in so far as the forest sector is concerned. Non-certified wood raw materia: Fibre from trees feed in a forest that at the time of harvesting was not certified by a forestry administration, i.e. acking a certificate fufiing Nordic Ecoabeing s requirements as to sustainabe forestry, see Appendix 1C. Recyced fibre: Surfactants: Wood fibre: Fibre coected from converter and postconsumer stages. Purchased broke, and broke generated within the mi is defined as new fibre if the fibre raw materia is new fibre, and as recyced fibre if the raw materia is recyced fibre. The deinking of recyced fibre is aso considered a pup process in this document. Active substance in detergents. Wood fibre may consist of virgin fibre from timber or sawmi chippings. Sawmi chippings can be subdivided into cuttings and by-products. By-products are wood shavings and sawdust. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

18 Appendix 1A Specification of fibre raw materia Suppier: Product: Manufacturer/suppier: For the documentation of fibre raw materia: Type of wood/pant and geographica origin (country/state and region/ province). Quantity (annua) of fibre raw materia used in pup and paper production. Copy of certificate for certified forestry or organic production. Quantity (%) of timber from certified forests / quantity (%) of natura pant fibre from certified organic production used in the product. The foowing tabe can be used if a suppier suppies more than one product: Wood raw materia/ Natura pant fibre Type of wood /pant Geographica origin Forestry standard/ Ecoogy standard Quantity (%) of timber/natura pant fibre from certified forest/organic production used in the product. Signature (pup/paper manufacturer) Company Date Signature Te./E-mai Name, printed Tite/position Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

19 Appendix 1B Decaration on procedures for the controed origin of raw materias Pup/paper manufacturer The pup/paper manufacturer must specify how requirement R7 b) on ega, sustainabe forestry and fibre raw materia suppy is assured. Procedures or agreements with suppiers can be submitted. Description: Signature (pup/paper manufacturer) Company Date Signature Te./E-mai Name, printed Tite/position Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

20 Appendix 1C Guideines for forest certification, CoC certification and organic production Requirements on forestry standards Nordic Ecoabeing sets requirements on the standards to which forestry is certified. These requirements are described beow. Each individua nationa forestry standard and each certification system is reviewed by Nordic Ecoabeing as to fufiment of the requirements. When a forestry standard is revised, it is re-reviewed. Requirements on forestry standards The standard must baance economic, ecoogica and socia interests and compy with the Rio Decaration s forestry principes, Agenda 21 and the Forest Principes, and respect reevant internationa conventions and agreements. The standard must contain absoute requirements and promote and contribute towards sustainabe forestry. Nordic Ecoabeing paces specia emphasis on the standard incuding effective requirements to protect the forest from iega feing and that the requirements protect the biodiversity of the forest. The standard must be avaiabe to the genera pubic. The standard must have been deveoped in an open process in which stakehoders with ecoogica, economic and socia interests have been invited to participate. The requirements reated to forestry standards are formuated as process requirements. The basis is that if stakehoders agree on the economic, socia and environmenta aspects of the forestry standard, this safeguards an acceptabe requirement eve. If a forestry standard is deveoped or approved by stakehoders with ecoogica, economic and socia interests, the standard may maintain an acceptabe standard. Accordingy, Nordic Ecoabeing requires that the standard baances these three interests and that representatives from a three areas are invited to participate in deveopment of the forestry standard. The standard must set absoute requirements that must be fufied for the certification of the forestry. This ensures that the forest management fufis an acceptabe eve regards the environment. When Nordic Ecoabeing re quires that the standard sha promote and contribute towards sustainabe forestry, the standard must be assessed and revised reguary to initiate process improvement and successivey reduce environmenta impact. Requirements on certification system The certification system must be open, have significant nationa or internationa credibiity and be abe to verify that the requirements in the forestry standard are fufied. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

21 Requirements on certification body The certification body must be independent, credibe and capabe of verifying that the requirements of the standard have been fufied. The certification body must aso be abe to communicate the resuts and to faciitate the effective impementation of the standard. The purpose of certification is to ensure that the requirements regarding forestry standards are fufied. The certification system must be designed to verify that the requirements of the forest standard are fufied. The method used for certification must be repeatabe and appicabe to forestry. Certification must be in respect to a specific forestry standard. The forest must be inspected prior to certification. Requirements on Chain of Custody (CoC) certification Chain of Custody certification must be issued by an accredited, competent third party (as for forest certification). The system sha stipuate requirements regarding the chain of custody that assure traceabiity, documentation and contros throughout the production chain. If recyced fibre, wood shavings or sawdust are used, the pup manufacturer must verify that this originates from recyced materias. Requirements on organic production With regard to certified organic fibre raw materia or production that is in the transition to organic production, the vegetabe raw materias must be produced and checked in accordance with Counci Reguation (EEC) No 2092/91 or 834/2007, or produced and checked in an equivaent way according to an equivaent reguatory system such as KRAV, SKAL, IMO or OCIA. NB! Bamboo may either be certified according to a sustainabe forestry standard or organic production. Documentation Copy of forestry/ fiber raw materia standard, name, address and teephone number to the organization who has worked out the standard and audit report. References to persons who represents stakehoders with ecoogica, economic and socia interests who have been invited to participate. Nordic Ecoabeing may request further documents to examine whether the requirements of the forestry standard and certification system in question can be approved. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

22 Appendix 1D Summary of certified wood and fibre raw materia The proportion of certified wood or fibre raw materia sha be cacuated using one of the foowing three methods: 1. Using the tota proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production purchased annuay by the factory, assuming that fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production is present in a pup types. In this case the proportion wi be the same for a pups produced by the mi. 2. Cacuation of the input in each individua pup type on an annua basis. Here, documentation must be submitted on the system used for tracing fibre raw materias from certified forestry operations/organic production within the mi. In the case of pups containing severa wood/pant fibre types, the proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production is cacuated as the tota of the weighted proportion of each wood type based on an annua average. (The proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production is mutipied by the proportion of the wood/pant type in question in the pup. The figures for a wood/pant types are then added up.) 3. Using the tota proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production purchased annuay by the trade company (company or group) in the country in question, assuming that fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production is present in the appicabe pup type. It must be possibe for an independent third party to verify the traceabiity of the fibre raw materia from the feing site to the trade company. Appendix 1C provides guideines that the Nordic Ecoabeing Board uses as a basis for the evauation of certification standards, systems and bodies. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

23 Appendix 2 Energy and CO Guideines to energy cacuations Requirements govern the use of energy in the form of fue and eectricity. The requirement is based on information on actua energy use in production in reation to a specified reference vaue. The ratio between the two represents the energy score. The energy cacuation encompasses the entire production process both paper manufacturing and the constituent pup. The cacuation for paper does not incude fier. Energy cacuations do not incude energy consumed in transporting raw materias or in converting and packaging. Energy consumption: State the tota energy consumption in processes used in pup or paper production per tonne of product, specified as fue and eectricity. Fue: Purchased fue, fue produced within the pant and waste products must a be specified. This means, for exampe, that ye, bark and woodchips must be incuded in the cacuations to the extent that their therma vaues contribute to the energy suppied to the process. The fue used to produce both heat and eectricity on-site must be stated. Fue consumption cacuations are based on the effective therma vaue of the dry matter. Cacuations may be based either on measured therma vaues or the vaues specified in Appendix 2.5. If the fue contains water, the cacuation method specified in Appendix 2.6 can be used. If fue is used for interna eectricity generation, the equivaent quantity of fue must be subtracted from the actua fue consumption (= 1.25 * internay generated eectricity). This wi ensure that energy information reating to fue used in interna eectricity generation is not counted twice. Eectricity: Purchased eectricity and internay generated eectricity must both be reported. ( The consumption of eectricity and fue sha be based on bis and eectricity meter readings. The cacuated points must be passed on by the pup manufacturer to the paper manufacturer and to Nordic Ecoabeing. The paper manufacturer can then perform a cacuation of the tota energy score for the finished paper. The cacuation incudes energy scores for a pups used and energy scores for the paper production. Internay produced eectricity can be documented on the basis of readings of the mi s own eectricity meters. In the case of purchased fue the purchased quantity must be reconcied in reation to the quantity at the start and end of the year in question. Interna consumption of residua products such as ye, bark, chippings etc. is cacuated on the basis of the estimated therma vaue of the fue used (see Tabe 2.3 in Section 2.5). Accordingy reporting encompasses the tota (purchased) eectricity consumption and consumption of fue. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

24 Steam: If excess energy from other production (for exampe from other industria sources) is used, the energy content of the steam must be used in the cacuation. The steam tabe in Appendix 2.5 shoud be used for this purpose. If steam from eectric boiers is used, the energy content must be converted to fue in the same way but the energy content must be mutipied by 2.5. Aocation: Aocation is required if the pup or paper manufacturer produces products that wi not be ecoabeed as we as those that are to be Nordic Ecoabeed and cannot distinguish the energy requirements of the process types. Energy consumption must be aocated to the Nordic Ecoabeed product. Tabes 2.1 and 2.2 contain reference vaues for the process types not used for the Nordic Ecoabeed product. It is assumed that contribution from these process types to the tota energy requirement is equa to the tota reference vaue for energy. Which process ines that are not used for Nordic Ecoabeed paper must be ceary stated. In exceptiona cases the average vaue for ecoabeed products and nonecoabeed products may be appied. However, the products must be of equivaent quaity and be produced with equivaent processes within the same production unit. Integrated production: The reference energy vaues for both pup and paper mis sha be used for integrated production (Tabe 2.1 and 2.2). In the case of integrated mis that function both as suppiers of market pup and pump pup for Nordic Ecoabeed products, the reference vaue for drying market pup (but not pump pup) must be used. Surpus energy: Surpus energy sod off in the form of eectricity, steam or heat, is subtracted from tota consumption. The quantity of fue used to generate eectricity or heat that is sod off is cacuated by dividing the sod eectricity or heat by 0.8. This is equivaent to the average energy efficiency for tota production of eectricity and heat. As an aternative the actua energy efficiency of the pant in converting fue to therma energy may be used, provided that this is documented to Nordic Ecoabeing. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

25 2.2. Energy cacuation, paper manufacturer Energy scores for paper production Energy scores P paper(eectricity) and P paper(fue) for paper production in paper machines are cacuated using the foowing formua: and Vaues for Eectricity reference and Fue reference can be found in Tabe 2.1. Tabe 2.1 Energy for paper manufacturing Process Foding box board (FBB)* Soid beached suphate (SBS)* Soid beached board (SBB)* Soid Unbeached Board (SUB)* White ined chipboard (WLC)* Fue kwh/t Ref. vaue News LWC SC Uncoated fine paper Coated fine paper * Use ony one of the marked processes Eectricity kwh/t Ref. vaue ( Cacuation of point score using the worksheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing Energy scores for a mixture of different pup types In the case of mixtures of different pup types the foowing formuas are used to cacuate energy scores P pup(eectricity) and P pup(fue) : and where pup i is the proportion by mass of the individua pup reative to the tota pup mix. Due to spiage and differences in water content, the sum of pup i may be greater than 1. P pup(eectricity)i is the energy score for eectricity for pup i. P pup(fue)i is the energy score for fue for pup i. A more detaied description of the energy scores (e.g. regarding integrated production) is provided in Section 2.1 of the guideines to the energy cacuations. ( Cacuation of point score using the spreadsheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

26 2.2.3 Tota energy score for paper and pup production The tota score for both eectricity and fue consumption is based on the weighted scores for the pup and paper mis (X = weight of the reference vaue from the pup or paper production): Where Where In the case of mixtures of pups, the reference vaue for eectricity and fue must be weighted using the proportion of pup, pupi, in the formua for X. ( Documentation sha incude cacuations with sub-totas. It sha be cear which base vaues are used for consumed fue and eectricity. Nordic Ecoabeing aso provides a worksheet that is to be used for these cacuations. 2.3 Energy cacuation, pup manufacturer Energy scores P pup(eectricity)i and P pup(fue)i for producing a pup, i, is cacuated with the aid of the foowing formuas: and Vaues for Eectricity reference and Fue reference can be found in Tabe 2.2. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

27 Tabe 2.2 Energy for pup manufacturing Process Fue kwh/t Ref. vaue Beached chemica pup Dried beached chemica pup Unbeached chemica pup Dried unbeached chemica pup CTMP N/A 2000 Dried CTMP DIP Dried DIP TMP N/A 2200 Dried TMP Groundwood pup N/A 2000 Dried groundwood pup Eectricity kwh/t Ref. vaue ( Cacuation of point score using the spreadsheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing. 2.4 CO 2 emissions The emission of CO 2 from paper production is based on purchased eectricity and fossi fue used for heating and eectricity. Paper manufacturer. The emission of CO 2 from purchased eectricity and fossi fue used for heating and eectricity must not exceed: 1,000 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made of 100% DIP/recyced fibre; 900 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made of 100% ceuose pup; and 1,600 kg CO 2 /tonne for paper made of 100% mechanica pup. For paper comprising a mixture of ceuose pup, recyced fibre and mechanica pup, a weighted imit vaue is cacuated, based on the proportion of each pup type. Fiers are excuded from this cacuation. The cacuations sha incude the weighted average of the CO 2 emissions of a pups in the pup mix. This average sha be totaed with the CO 2 emissions from paper production. The paper manufacturer sha specify the quantities of fossi fue used for heat production and eectricity generation. The paper manufacturer sha cacuate CO 2 emissions for pup and paper using the vaues provided in Section 2.5, Tabe 2.5. CO 2 from surpus energy that is sod off in the form of eectricity, steam or heat, is subtracted from tota emissions. CO 2 emissions from purchased eectricity are cacuated by mutipying the actua figure for purchased eectricity, kwh/tonne paper, (as specified in the energy requirement), by 385 g CO 2 /kwh. Regarding CO 2 emissions from purchased heat energy, information sha be attained from the heat suppier. CO 2 emissions from purchased eectricity are added to the CO 2 emissions from consumed fossi fues for in-house/purchased heat and in-house eectricity generation. The CO 2 emissions of individua pups sha be gathered from the pup manufacturers. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1