Environmental activist group Greenpeace Canada and Auriga Nusantara, an non-governmental organization in Indonesia, filed a complaint Wednesday with the Forest Stewardship Council calling on the international non-profit to formally recognize the connection between Paper Excellence and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), a company with a documented history of rainforest destruction. …A disassociation by the FSC could prevent the company from obtaining certification for its business practices. That in turn could have knock-on effects in Canada and the United States such as losing customers. Many retailers, including Ikea, say they only use FSC-certified or recycled wood. …Monika Patel, a spokeswoman for FSC Canada, said the FSC has evaluated the shareholder interests between the APP group and Paper Excellence multiple times and has concluded each time that there is no majority ownership relationship between APP and Paper Excellence. “This is the reason Paper Excellence is able to hold FSC certification,” she said. [to access the full story, a Globe and Mail subscription is required]