Sustainability Essentials webinar

Ruth Nogueron, Associate with WRI will discuss how to make the best most informed choice of forest products and the changes that have been made.  The webinar is aimed at corporate procurement managers that purchase solid wood and paper-based products.

 Recent Updates to the Guide Include:

• Latest developments on the legality of forest products, including the U.S. Lacey Act, the European Union Timber Regulation, and updated information about voluntary legality verification systems and trees protected by the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES); 
• Advances in technological and data-management systems to trace, control, and increase the transparency of forest product supply chains; 
• An expanded overview of forest products’ social dimensions, including implications for local and indigenous communities (such as from timber harvesting operations and social conflicts); and
• Additional resources where users can find more detailed information or begin to develop and implement their own procurement policies. 

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