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Despite the Digital Age, the paper industry is thriving and developing sustainable practices to protect the planet

The largest maker of coated paper in North America hummed in the January chill.

For many companies, sustainability extends beyond using recycled content and encouraging the recycling of their products at the end of their lives. Boston-based Sappi Fine Paper North America is one such company

Ellie Saunders has watched the Presumpscot River flow by nearly every day for 93 years. Like Saunders, the city is tied to the river, owing it much credit for the development, both economically and recreationally, of the area itself

Recycling paper is a great way to reduce our environmental footprint. Over the last twenty years there has been a decline in global deforestation, partly due to the increased use of recycled paper and the purchasing of paper products that are certified as coming from responsibly managed forests

After a two-year construction project, Sappi Fine Paper North America on Wednesday unveiled its Cumberland Mills fishway, a natural fish passage that will allow river herring, shad and other types of fish to pass up the Presumpscot River for the first time in more than 150 years

Sappi Fine Paper North America has launched its Ideas That Matter Contest, an annual grant program designed to “support and transform the creative ideas of designers into a powerful force for social good

Although there's been much written about Sappi Fine Paper's ongoing $170 million conversion from producing paper pulp to chemical cellulose, there hasn't been as much fanfare about the company's investment on the paper side of things.

Since 1999, Sappi Fine Paper North America's Ideas that Matter program has supported designers who generously donate their skills to create positive social change.

Designers: Win an ‘Ideas that Matter' Grant