Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
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ISSUE 37 • JULY 2015
WRI WBCSD Sustainable Procurement Guide Informed procurement choices can support sustainable forest management, help protect workers’ health and the rights of those who depend on forests for their livelihoods. Increasingly, those involved in public sector and corporate purchasing are setting ambitious targets which aim to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. The recently published World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development Sustainable Procurement Guide for Wood and Paper-based Products helps procurement professionals make informed choices and understand the challenges involved in the development and implementation of procurement policies for paper, packaging and solid wood products. It identifies 10 key aspects, including legal, environmental and social issues, that underpin sustainable sourcing and provides resources to help tackle these challenges.
How to Make Informed Choic es
On Wood an
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Your purchasing choices can sup por t the sustainable man agement of the world’s forests, protect workers ’ health and the human rights people that dep of end on them .
Growing numb ers of private and public secto and specific goals r actors are settin to eliminate defor g ambitious estation from question rema their supply chain ins: How to imple s. But the ment and delive r on these comm itments? Seeking out susta inably produced wood and pape key to reducing r based produ supply chain risks, cts is enabling trans consumer confi parency and retain dence in produ ing ct offerings. It change on the is also central ground, creat to driving ing incentives forests under to bring more sustainable mana of the world’s gement and there and other poor by prevent defor practices. estation
Knowing your supply chain increases transparency and reduces risks. Sourcing from responsibly managed forests, such as those certified to PEFC’s Sustainable Forest Management standard, demonstrates your organisation’s support for well-managed forests and helps grow markets for certified forest products. WRI and WBCSD will be hosting a series of webinars about the Sustainable Procurement Guide – for more information about participation visit: bit.ly/1MvaJZI For more on the Sustainable Procurement Guide visit: bit.ly/1J1QSyn
CPET Woodfuel Seminar Are you a Producer or Supplier involved in the purchase and/or use of woodfuel in the UK? If so you might be interested in participating in a free of charge event. CPET (Central Point of Expertise on Timber) will be running a woodfuel guidance webinar on the 30th July 2015.
• know what Timber Standard requirements are and its scope • be aware of how to comply with the Timber Standard.
By the end of the session those participating in the webinar should:
For RHI the woodfuel land criteria must be complied with by the 6th July 2015 (for those registered on the BSL). It is the government’s intention that the sustainability criteria will come into force in the RO Order 2015 before the end of 2015 so it’s important that those involved understand how to meet the sustainability criteria, as they may be asked to provide evidence of compliance.
• have a broad awareness of the Timber Standard • be aware of the services that CPET can provide
If you would like to know more, register for our FREE CPET training at cpet@efeca.com
Annual Lockerbie Field Trip In May, James Jones & Sons – Scotland’s largest independent sawmiller – and Scottish Woodlands - the UK’s leading independent Forest Management Company – partnered with PEFC UK to host a field trip to the Scottish borders. The visit aimed to demonstrate sustainable forest management in action to more than twenty stakeholders from a broad range of sectors including public sector, forestry, timber trading, construction, retail, paper and packaging. This was the third year that PEFC has run this popular event. The forest visit was followed by a tour of the James Jones & Sons sawmill in Lockerbie to see the processes involved in transforming a log into a range of sawn timber products.
Photo: Peter Kelly
These visits are designed to showcase Sustainable Forest Management, illustrate what Chain of Custody certification involves and demonstrate the rigorous processes involved in bringing certified wood products to market.
PEFC Members’ Meeting PEFC UK will not be hosting a stakeholder meeting this summer. This is because last month PEFC UK was accorded the honour of hosting the annual PEFC Members’ Meeting in London. We were delighted to welcome members of the ever growing PEFC family from more than twenty countries. This popular meeting enables delegates from PEFC-endorsed schemes around the world to come together to share experiences, celebrate successes, receive crucial training and debate key issues and technical matters which affect the development of PEFC’s global standards. The meeting also incorporated a press event, attended by journalists from a broad range of industry sectors. PEFC International Chairman, William Street, PEFC’s Secretary General Ben Gunneberg shared a platform with Ana Belén Noriega from PEFC Spain and PEFC UK’s Alun Watkins to debate a range of issues. These included
the central role certified forests play in food production and the continuing growth and role of PEFC as a global not-for-profit organisation particularly in China and the Asia-Pacific region. The PEFC Stakeholder Meeting will be back in 2016.
PEFC press event: Ana Belén Noriega, Ben Gunneberg, William Street & Alun Watkins
Packaging Innovations 2015 If you are planning to visit this year’s Packaging Innovations show at London’s Olympia exhibition centre, please stop by Stand A14 and say hello to the PEFC team. This will be our second year at the show and we will be co-exhibiting with PEFC’s US member, SFI and PEFC certified company AB Packaging Group.
PEFC UK Annual General Meeting Earlier this month, PEFC UK held its 14th Annual General Meeting in London. In his farewell report, PEFC’s outgoing Chairman Hugh Miller, said that PEFC had made substantial progress and that there was much to celebrate. He remarked that in less than two decades, PEFC has gone from an organisation of 11 national certification systems to 38 member countries and it is still growing. Today, two thirds of all certified forests globally are certified to PEFC and more than half of the world’s
traded sustainable forest products are sourced from forests certfied to PEFC-endorsed standards. Hugh was confident that the organisation was well placed to continue delivering on its mission to promote responsible forest management practices around the world. The Board and staff of PEFC UK would like to wish Hugh a long, happy and relaxing retirement and thank him for his sage advice, knowledge of forestry and the time he has given so freely to help PEFC UK go from strength to strength. Ross Bradshaw succeeds Hugh Miller as Chairman of PEFC UK. A profile of Ross will appear in the October issue of PEFC UK News.
2015 Annual Report Published
PEFC UK
ANNUAL REPORT
The 2015 Annual Report is now available. It contains reviews of our marketing and communications activities over the past year, an update on PEFC International’s progress and Hugh Miller’s final report as Chairman. The publication also contains facts and figures outlining the growth in demand for forest and Chain of Custody certification around the world. It can be downloaded from the PEFC UK website at: www.pefc.co.uk/news_articles/pefc-ukannual-report-2015 or printed copies can be requested by e-mailing info@pefc.co.uk
Structural Timber Awards Update The shortlist has been announced for the inaugural Structural Timber Awards to be held on Tuesday 06 October 2015 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham. Sponsored by PEFC UK, the Education Category will showcase schemes that have used timber technology to create an exceptional building and vibrant learning space for students and staff. Chaired by Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the Structural Timber Association (STA), the judging panel highlighted six projects as best in class.
building, built with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). The four-storey William Perkin High School in London – the largest CLT building in the UK, containing 3,800 cubic metres of timber. New Park and Northway Primary Schools: two timber frame primary schools in Liverpool. Mayfield Wimbledon College of Art School: a secondary school with teaching and learning space for 800 students and 80 staff and Wimbledon College of Art: one of London’s leading specialist art colleges and forms part of the wider University of the Arts London (UAL).
Sky’s Believe in Better Building: a new educational facility for graduates, apprentices and staff training, reflecting Sky’s sustainable aspirations and showcasing cross laminated timber. Reigate Primary School: a flagship educational
Taking place during UK Construction Week, the event is set to attract 500 national business leaders and high profile decision makers from the construction industry. www.structuraltimberawards.co.uk
WOODLAND
2015
SHOW 10th - 11th SEPTEMBER LONGLEAT ESTATE
If you are planning to attend Confor’s Woodland Show in September, please stop by and say hello to the PEFC UK team. We will be participating in order to promote our newly-developed small woodland certification solution. Further details of this event can be found at www.confor.org.uk
New Publication from PEFC A new title has been added to the PEFC library this month – PEFC: Promoting Sustainable Cladding & Decking through Certified Timber. Copies of this brochure are available free of charge. Please e-mail: info@pefc.co.uk
PEFC: PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE
Meet PEFC Ethical Consumer Labelling Conference July 25th 2015 London Further details: www.ethicalconsumer.org/ labellingconference2015.aspx Confor Woodland Show 10th-11th September 2015 Longleat Estate, Wiltshire Further details: www.confor.org.uk Edie Conference – Responsible Procurement & Supplier Engagement 15th September 2015 Holiday Inn, Birmingham City Centre Further details: www.sb-supplychain.net/home Packaging Innovations/Luxury Packaging 16th-17th September 2015 Olympia, London Further details: www.easyfairs.com Packaging Drivers from now until 2025 21st September 2015 Stationers’ Hall, London Further details: https://stationers.org/events/ event/0/53-events/40-launch-of-the-packagingdrivers-from-now-until-2025.html
CLADDING & DECKING THROUGH CERTIFIED TIMBER
Contacts Alun Watkins PEFC UK Executive Director e awatkins@pefc.co.uk t 0114 307 2334 Please call Alun for all general enquiries and queries about Chain of Custody and use of the PEFC logo. Hilary Khawam PEFC Communications and Marketing Director e hilary.khawam@pefc.co.uk t 01689 819902
Structural Timber Awards Dinner 6th October 2015 NEC Birmingham Further details: www.structuraltimberawards.co.uk Alternative Investment Forum 20th-21st October 2015 London Further details: www.arena-international.com/ alternativeinvest Pira Packaging Summit 11th-12th November 2015 London Further details: www.pack-summit.com