Mohawk Listed As A Supplier In Metafore's Environmental Paper Assessment Tool

Cohoes, NY /PRNewswire/ -- Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc. is now a featured supplier in Metafore, Inc.'s Environmental Paper Assessment Tool (EPAT).

The EPAT, developed by Metafore, Inc. and the Paper Working Group, is a web-based evaluation tool that provides buyers and sellers of paper products a consistent language and framework to evaluate and select environmentally preferable paper. The EPAT was designed with the goal of making environmentally responsible paper more widely available and affordable.

For Mohawk, this means that businesses looking to purchase environmentally responsible paper can utilize the EPAT to explore the environmental benefits of Mohawk's paper products. Companies that already use EPAT include Bank of America Corporation, Best Buy Inc., FedEx(R), Staples Inc., and Starbucks Corporation, to name a few. To view an extensive list of buyers and sellers, visit EPAT's Featured Participant page.

The EPAT is the most comprehensive and user-friendly tool of its kind. It uses 20 performance indicators in its evaluation, which include efficient use and conservation of raw materials, minimization of waste, clean production, and community and human well-being, among others. The EPAT does not determine which papers are "good" or "bad," but rather gives businesses a comprehensive analysis so that they may choose paper products that coincide with their own environmental goals. Companies determine their environmental priorities and weigh the performance indicators accordingly, resulting in a report that is completely unique to that company's paper product needs.

"With the EPAT, buyers can select a paper according to the attributes that are most important to them, such as post-consumer fiber content, clean production processes, greenhouse gas reduction efforts, human health and safety, or stakeholder engagement," says Michelle Carpenter, Manager, Corporate Environmental Initiatives, Mohawk Fine Papers.

For more information, visit www.mohawkpaperstore.com or call 1-800 the mill.

About Mohawk

Recognized for its technical innovation and environmental focus, Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is the largest manufacturer of premium printing, writing, and digital paper in North America. Signature grades include Strathmore(R), Beckett(R), Mohawk SuperfineTM, Via(R), BriteHue, Carnival, Synergy, Solutions, Nekoosa Linen, Mohawk Color Copy(R) and proprietary Inxwell(R) products, Navajo(R), and Options(R). Mohawk is also the exclusive marketer of Kromekote and Knightkote, premium coated brands manufactured by Smart Papers.

Mohawk engineers its papers to provide optimal performance for sheetfed, web, and digital printing. Uses for Mohawk papers include corporate reports, corporate identity systems, brochures, packaging, invitations and announcements. Mohawk Digital Papers are also used in on-demand photo books, personalized direct mail, and custom packaging. Mohawk offers reams and envelopes through its ecommerce site at mohawkpaperstore.com.

A certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise and leader in environmental stewardship, Mohawk is the first U.S. paper mill to offset 100% of its electricity with windpower renewable energy credits and the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production. Also offered are recycled papers certified by Green Seal and papers certified to the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) standards by SmartWood, a program of the Rainforest Alliance. FSC certification ensures responsible use of forest resources.

SOURCE Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.

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