Information Accuracy

Within the Purchasing, Leasing and Public Services Law, all federal government agencies should ensure that the origin of the products is known, and that they originate from sustainably managed forests. In addition, the origin and sustainability of the products should be verified by third party auditing bodies recognized by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Guidelines for verification of legality and sustainability of wood and wood products.

Guidance for green purchasing, including various types of paper products and furniture.

Promotes responsible forest management and trade through a step-wise approach toward credible certification.

Within the FSC system, a standard to avoid trading of illegal and environmentally and socially damaging wood.

National forest products procurement policy; required for central government procurement officials; recommended to local authorities.

The Project is designed to create transparency and improve companies’ understanding of the “forest footprint” of their direct operations and the operations they finance. The «forest footprint» focuses on production, use, and trade of key commodities linked to global deforestation: timber, soy, beef and leather, palm oil and biofuels. Every year, a number of companies are invited to disclose information about policies related to the sustainable supply chains for these commodities, and the actions they are taking to manage risks.

Assessment tool for the evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of certification schemes. the CAT assessments can be applied to all sectors, but so far, WWF has developed the CAT for forestry and agriculture specifically. The tool evaluates both system strengths (e.g. mission, governance, accreditation, chain of custody, etc.) and standard strengths (e.g. legality, workers' rights, biodiversity, etc.).

The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Plan is the European Union (EU) response to illegal logging and deforestation concerns. The Plan recognizes that consumer countries’ demand for forest products contributes to forest loss. The Plan seeks to (i) develop markets for legal products in Europe; and (ii) establish bilateral partnerships (Voluntary Partnership Agreements, VPAs) with producing countries to build their capacity and support reforms in the governance of their forest sectors, in order to reduce the production of illegally harvested timber.

Policy to promote public green procurement, increase similarities among procurement criteria of EU member states, and provide guidance and advice. Priority products include paper and furniture.