Forest Produce?????

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Tangible
Wood : is a material which is a
product of Forest which needs to get
certified for its import and export
before it reached to end user.
Roundwood: Felled, limbed, if applicable cross-cutted and if applicable debarked
wood as raw material for the subsequent manufacturing. E.g. sawmill wood, veneering
wood, sleeper timber, pole timber and industrial timber.

Fuelwood: Round wood or other parts of a (felled) tree used for energy production. e.g.
split wood, split billets, chips, forest pellets, faggot and fire starters, also called
firewood.

Timber: Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural
material for construction or wood pulp for paper production.
Responsible sourcing of Wood (Forest Produce)
• Responsible – In charge, Accountable to blame
• Source – Base, Supply,

• Responsible wood sourcing (purchasing) refers

“to a buyer’s adoption of policies and practices
that reward suppliers using wood and fiber or
forest produce from well-managed forests or
from recycled products and discourage suppliers
using wood from unknown, illegal or otherwise
controversial sources”
• Responsible sourcing refers to managing the
supply chain to exclude wood- based products
from illegal and controversial sources and
increase products from well-managed or
recycled sources.
• The main elements of responsible sourcing
are
– policies,
– implementation
– transparent performance reporting
 Factor for Responsible sourcing
• Pressure from civil society
• Demand for certified products
• Nature of timber supply chains
• Awareness and understanding of responsible
• Sourcing
• Technical capacity
 Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN)
• http://sourcing.gftn.panda.org/index.php?id=3
• GFTN is one of WWF’s leading initiatives to combat
illegal logging and drive improvements in forest
management
• The business community can play a vital role in ensuring
forest resources are well-managed. Sustainable forest
management can help redress some of the most severe
problems affecting forests, such as deforestation.

• WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) work to

improve the management of global production forests
– by using the commitments, influence, and purchasing power of
businesses to bring about market change.
– Goal is to create a thriving, mainstream market for
environmentally and socially responsible forest products

• The GFTN links more than 140 companies, communities

and governments in over 18 countries to create market
incentives for responsible forestry and trade practices.
• The initiative was established in 1991 and is the world’s
longest-running and largest forest and trade programme of
its kind.
• Guide for Responsible Sourcing of Forest Products
• Careful system for the legal and responsible
sourcing of forest products
• The guide lays out a generic approach for the
development and implementation of a responsible
sourcing policy, (responsible sourcing programme)
– should aim to improve the environmental and social
performance of the supply base by ending the purchase
of products that contain timber or fibre from sources
that do not comply with stated company policy.
– should also continuously increase the proportion of
forest products purchased that contain timber from
credibly certified forests.
• A stepwise approach requires progression
through the following five suggested
categories:
– Limited Knowledge of source forest
– Source assessed : forest source evaluated for basic
legality and traceability criteria
– Source verified : forest source 3rd party verified for
basic social and environmental criteria
– Credibly Certified Source: forest source meets
highest social and environmental standards
– Material from a Recycled Source
• The stepwise approach cannot operate in
isolation and needs a supporting process that
seeks continuous improvement.
• The supporting process requires - a number of
key elements be in place.
• The guide discusses these elements in detail.
• Obtaining support from key members of senior
management
• Reviewing the organization's present situation
(whether at the starting point or a stage in an
existing process) and establishing a baseline
• Setting policies that describe the boundaries within
which the organization will operate (that is, its
values and aspirations)
• Communicating its values and objectives to key
audiences
• Establishing traceability
• Assessing the environmental status of supplies -
due diligence
• Reviewing and improving - due diligence
 Obtaining support from key members
of senior management
• The organization will not achieve its goals
without the support of senior management.
• A senior member of management should be
designated as responsible for policy setting
and compliance. The senior manager should
also have sufficient seniority to ensure that all
commitments are realised.
 Supply Chain Review
• Identifying what needs to be achieved in terms of
overall targets, policies and processes by
referencing standards of best practice and
consulting stakeholders.
• Conducting a baseline assessment to determine
the level of traceability of supplies and
environmental status of source forests
• Identifying key roles within the sourcing
organization that are critical to the success of the
policy and programme
 Policy Development
• A key role of the policy is to establish the
framework upon which a culture of
responsible sourcing can be built.
• A good policy will define exactly all of the
issues it seeks to address and will identify
what is and what is not acceptable to the
purchaser. The policy will clearly convey the
values of the organization and show how
these values will be upheld.
 Communications
• The policy should become an everyday
function in the organization
• The policy should be understood by entities
that interact with the organization such as
suppliers and other key stakeholders
• Public reporting of performance demonstrates
integrity
 Establishing Traceability
• Data-collecting resources available
• Level of technology available for processing data
• Adaptability of existing systems
• Integrity of the supply chain (the stronger an organization's
trust in its suppliers, the more streamlined its process can
be)
• Public reporting requirements, which may include external
verification of data
• The need to assess risk (likelihood) of suppliers' ability to
deliver their product in accordance with policy
requirements
• What would you be reasonably expected to know given
your position in the supply chain
 Reviewing and Improving the
Programme
• The sourcing organization should develop a
series of annual targets to serve as steps
toward achieving its stated policy goals.

• The use of annual or shorter term targets can

ensure that activities and progress can be
defined, measured and reported as required