Submitted: The Two Sides Team August 10, 2012

Two Sides U.S. has joined the Forest Legality Alliance (FLA), a joint effort of WRI and the Environmental Investigation Agency, supported by the United States Agency for International Development and companies in the paper and forest products sector. July 24, 2012

Chicago, IL – MarketWire

Two Sides U.S. has joined the Forest Legality Alliance (FLA),
a joint effort of WRI and the Environmental Investigation Agency, supported by
the United States Agency for International Development and companies in the paper
and forest products sector. With goals
to reduce illegal logging and eliminate illegal fiber in paper products, FLA’s diverse
membership includes organizations such as Staples, Ikea, and the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development, the American Forest and Paper Association
and the Retail Industry Leaders Association.

Forest
Legality Alliance staff will help provide training and education services to
Two Sides U.S. member companies on topics related to illegal logging and
associated trade, including legal requirements in global marketplaces and the sourcing
of legal and sustainable paper products. FLA will also provide peer review for Two
Sides materials including web content, blogs, printed publications and
promotional materials.

“This
partnership is a perfect fit for Two Sides U.S. because the FLA shares our commitment
to sustainability and to science-based environmental improvement,” says Two
Sides U.S. President Phil Riebel. “FLA’s
global reach, expertise in paper-related issues and solutions-based approach to
the environment will not only benefit our members, but also will strengthen our
mutual efforts to promote the responsible production and use of paper. When fiber is sourced legally from well
managed forests and paper is manufactured responsibly, print on paper can be a sustainable
way to communicate because it’s renewable and recyclable.”

About
Two Sides:

Two Sides is an initiative by companies from the Graphic Communication
Value Chain including forestry, pulp, paper, inks and chemicals, pre-press,
press, finishing, publishing and printing. Membership spans Europe, the United
States and Australia. Our common goal is to promote the responsible production
and use of print and paper, and dispel common environmental misconceptions by
providing users with verifiable information on why print and paper is an
attractive, practical and sustainable communications

medium. For more
information about Two Sides, please contact Phil Riebel at 1-855-896-7433 or
pnr@twosides.info, or visit the Two Sides U.S. website at www.twosides.us.

About
the World Resources Institute:

The World Resources Institute (www.wri.org) is a
global environmental think tank that goes beyond research to put ideas into
action, working with governments,
companies and civil society to build solutions to urgent environmental
challenges. WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect
Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations
of current and future generations.

About
the Forest Legality Alliance:

The
Forest Legality Alliance (www.forestlegality.org) was
launched by the World Resources Institute and the Environmental Investigation
Agency, with support from the United States Agency for International
Development in 2010. The Alliance is an international, multi-stakeholder
initiative designed to achieve better forest governance and biodiversity
conservation by reducing demand for illegally harvested forest products and
increasing the capacity of supply chains to deliver legal wood and paper.

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