Traceability

A recently launched partnership between Interpol and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Project LEAF (Law Enforcement Assistance for Forests) is an initiative dedicated to combating forest crime, including illegal logging and timber trafficking. Project LEAF seeks to respond to organized transnational forest-criminal activity through an international, coordinated response and in collaboration with national law enforcement agencies.

A supply chain management resource that supports forest products purchasing programs by (a) tracing the origin of products throughout the supply chain; (b) evaluating various risks (of illegal logging, unsustainable forest management) associated with the supply chains; and (c) developing and implementing policies and actions to address the risk. Under the latter, SmartSource also provides support to their clients in educating their staff and communicating the policy with suppliers and other stakeholders.

Sedex is a supply chain management tool that helps companies identify, manage and mitigate ethical risks in global supply chains. As the largest collaborative platform for managing ethical supply chain data, Sedex engages with all tiers of the supply chain with the aim of driving improvements and convergence in responsible business practices. Sedex members can share and manage information related to Labour Standards, Health & Safety, The Environment and Business Practices.

Helps link business to responsibly managed forests. TFT members commit to sourcing from sustainable forests that are credibly certified, or TFT forest projects advancing towards credible forest certification. TFT supports companies to establish wood control systems that ensure no undesirable wood enters into their products.

Requires suppliers of solid wood products to provide information about the species of wood and place of harvest. The Duty seeks to promote transparency and enable customers to choose responsible wood products.

Purchasing requirements for wood and fiber under SFI certification standard.

The Toolkit is designed to assist and inform forest sector lending and investment decisions, specifically focusing on the production and processing of forest products, and carbon and ecosystem services markets. The Toolkit includes information and specific advice, in the form of questions, for finance officers to evaluate risk, manage investment portfolios, develop forest sector investment policies, and sustainable procurement.

A voluntary standard to communicate conformance of wood and paper-based products with requirements of different tracing systems, forest management certification programs, and voluntary and regulatory standards related to forest products.

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.