The wood that is used to produce OnceMore® pulp is renewable hardwood: birch, beech and aspen. The trees come from Södra’s sustainably-managed forests.

Södra uses two systems for forest certification of member forest property - PEFC (PEFC/05-35-48) and FSC® (FSC-C006947). Södra has Chain of Custody certificates from PEFC and FSC® for delivery of certified products.

Södra’s members are committed to responsible forest management. Södra’s membership, comprising many small-scale forest farmers with a range of ideas and targets, contributes to highly-varied and diverse forest characteristics. A key tool for sustainable forestry is certification, which is why about 70 percent of our members hold FSC® and/or PEFC certification.

Instead of contributing to landfill, our partners supply us with their blended-fiber textile waste. The textile waste we use is traceable, secured over several years, and consistent – to ensure that we have a reliable product for the long term. Södra is certified according to the Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) and can produce and sell certified OnceMore® dissolving pulp. The certification is used to communicate that the product contains at least 5 percent recycled material. Södra is certified by Control Union, CU 1059293.

If we didn’t use the textile waste, it would in best case be incinerated and in worse case ended up in landfill. We don’t take textiles that could enjoy a new life in the second hand market, only textiles that have reached the end of their life in their current form and are ready for recycling.