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2.3 Identifying Key Players That Need to Be Involved
It is essential to identify key roles within the sourcing organization that are critical to the success of complying with policy through delivering the programme. The roles will include senior ...Delete Item
3.2 Main Policy Elements
Responsible purchasers should develop an environmental policy or set of policies that exclude unwanted forest sources. The list of unwanted sources, and the precise terminology used to describe them, will ...Delete Item
14.0 Common Framework for Assessing Legality for Forestry Operations, Timber Processing and Trade
The unsustainable and often illegal logging of timber represents a major threat to tropical forest ecosystems and associated biodiversity. Illegal logging also threatens the livelihoods of local communities and undermines ...Delete Item
7.6 Source Assessed in the Context of Exports to Australia
Aligned with international efforts, including measures developed by the United States and EU, Australia further strengthens its leadership position in the Asia-Pacific region in promoting trade in legally harvested timber ...Delete Item
Defining “Illegal Logging”
WWF defines illegal logging, related trade, and corruption as occurring when timber is harvested or traded in violation of relevant national or sub-national laws or where access to forest resources ...Delete Item
4.1 Communicating Policy
Once a sourcing organization has developed a responsible forest products sourcing policy and implemented a programme of work, it is extremely important that it widely disseminates the information about its ...Delete Item
9.0 Environmental Status of Supplies - Source Verified
Sources could be legal but still involved in unwanted activities which are in conflict with the corporate responsible sourcing policy. Source verified means that the forest source has been ...Delete Item
14.4 National Legality Frameworks
The following National Legality Frameworks were developed by compiling all available documents constituting the legal framework for the forestry sector in each of the countries and conducting consultations at the ...Delete Item
8.4 Steps to Exercise Due Diligence
Key Points in Excercising Due Diligence The first step in reducing risk of illegally sourced timber entering your supply chain is to perform an assessment to rate the level ...Delete Item