WWF-UK Forest & Trade Network

This organisation will not source forest products from:

• Forests or forest product suppliers that do not comply with all relevant national and international legislation relating to the trade in forest products.
• High Conservation Value Forests where these are recognised nationally or regionally, unless these forests are progressing towards credible forest certification in a time-bound, stepwise and transparent manner.
• Protected areas, Parks or similar areas where harvesting operations are not complimentary to responsible forest management.
• Forests which are currently being converted to other land uses, or forests that have been converted since 1994.
• Forests which are in areas of armed conflict or civil unrest where there is a direct relationship between the forest products trade and the funding of such conflicts.

To ensure that these goals are achieved this organisation will:

• Scrutinise all suppliers of forest products for all purchases of goods for resale, not-for resale and in all new construction activities.
• Seek information as to the source of all forest products
• Evaluate this information against our stated policy
• Continuously improve the level of compliance against these policies, with annual reviews, reports and actions agreed with our suppliers
• Work with and encourage suppliers and forest sources who are actively engaged in a process of time-bound, transparent, stepwise commitment to credible certification (such as WWF Producer Group members)
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure that best practice is followed.
• Set annual, publicly communicated targets regarding our performance.

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