A host of household name soft drinks brands will now be able to display the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label on their products after packaging supplier Tetra Pak met FSC certification standards.

The majority of Tetra Pak cartons in the UK and Ireland now use paperboard sourced from FSC-certified forests and other controlled sources – meaning brands such as Princes, Ribena, Rubicon and Moo can sport the FSC logo across many, if not all, of their packs within the next 12 months.

The development will see supply increase from 200 million FSC-certified packs available globally last year to over 1.5 billion packs in the UK & Ireland alone.

Tetra Pak said the move was part of an ongoing drive to attain certified traceability from forest to consumer according to the highest available standard.

“We know a sustainable approach to business is of critical value to retailers, brands and consumers, and FSC certification demonstrates our commitment to manufacturing to the highest level of environmental performance," said Nils Björkman, Tetra Pak executive vice president of commercial operations.