CITES

• CITES website
• Environment Canada, USDA-Forest Service, CITES. 2002. CITES Identification guide of tropical woods protected under CITES. Ottawa: Environment Canada.
• UNEP/WCMC. Tree Conservation Information Service website – www.unep-wcmc.org/trees/trade/cites.htm (11/7/07).
• US Fish and Wildlife Service. CITES and Timber website
• USDA Forest Service. 2006. CITES I-II-III Timber species manual. First edition. Washington DC: US State Department.

Climate

• Buchanan, A.H. and S.B. Levine. 1999. Wood-based building materials and atmospheric carbon emissions. Environmental Science and Policy 2(6)
• CIDA Forestry Advisers Network. 2004. Forests, trees, and climate change: Recent experiences in Asia. Ottawa: CIDA.
• Harmon, M.E., W.K. Ferrel, and J. Franklin. 1990. Effects of carbon storage of conversion of old-growth forests to young forests. Science 247, 669-702.
• IPCC's Good practice guidance and uncertainity management in national greenhouse gas inventories.
• Global Issues, Climate change and global warming: carbon sinks, forests and climate change.
• Miner, R. 2003. Characterizing carbon sequestration in forest products along the value chain. NCASI.
• Pew Center on Global Climate Change website.
• Putt del Pino, S. 2006. Switching to green: A renewable energy guide for office and retail companies
• Shugart, H., R. Sedjo and B. Sohngen. 2003. Forests and global climate change: Potential impacts on US forest resources. Washington DC: Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
• Union of Concerned Scientists. 2006. Recognizing forests’ role in climate change website.
• WBCSD and WRI – GHG Protocol Initiative

Efficiency

• JAAKKO PÖYRY Consulting. 2003. Summary of international pulp and paper industry structure and best practice. Vantaa, Finland: Jaakko Pöyry Consulting Oy.
• Mensik, M. 2006. Paper recycling and energy. IEA Workshop on energy efficiency. Paris, 9 October 2006. CEPI. IEA.
• US Department of Energy. Energy Information Administration. 2006. Forest products industry analysis brief: Technologies and equipment website.

Deforestation and land-use conversion

• Center for International Forestry Research
• Earth trends
• FAO Forestry Department
• FAO. 2006. Responsible management of planted forests. Voluntary guidelines. Planted forests and trees working paper EP37E. Rome: FAO.
• Geist, H.J. and E.F. Lambin. 2001. What drives tropical deforestation? A meta-analysis of proximate and underlying causes of deforestation based on subnational case study evidence.
• LUCC Report Series No. 4. Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium: International human dimensions programme on global environmental change, International geosphere-biosphere programme.
• NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center – Forest ecosystem dynamics website.
• WWF Forest Conversion Initiative.
• WWF. 2002. Position paper on forest conversion.

Environmental Management Systems

• Australian Government. Environmental Management Systems.
• ISO Standard for Management Systems – ISO 14000 Series. Available for purchase at www.iso.org.
• Environmental Management Systems Network
• Envirowise
• Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
• UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Environmental Management Systemas Webpage
• US Environmental Protection Agency – Overview information on environmental management systems Website

Forest Certification

• American Tree Farm System website
• Brazilian Forest Certification System (CERFLOR)
• CSA – National Standards for Sustainable Forest Management
• Chilean Forest Certification System (CERTFOR)
• FSC Council
• FSC Watch
• LEI
• Market's Initiative
• MTCC
• Metafore’s Forest Certification Resource Center
• Nussbaum, R. and M. Simula. 2004. Forest certification: A review of impacts and assessment frameworks. Oxford: ProForest.
• Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification.
• PEFC Watch
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc
• The Forest Dialogue
• Yale Program on Forest Policy and Governance

Forest Certification Comparisons

Selected list; certification standards and their requirements have changed over time, particularly schemes associated with PEFC. Thus, some comparisons might be outdated.

• Alliance for Credible Forest Certification
• Auld, G. and G. Q. Bull. 2003. “The institutional design of forest certification standards initiatives and its influence on the role of science: the case of forest genetics resources”. Journal of Environmental Management, 69. Ecologic Institute for International and European Policy. 2006.
• Public procurement and forest certification: assessment of the implications for policy, law, and international trade; comparison of major certification. Berlin: Ecologic.
• Comparative analysis of the forest stewardship council and sustainable forestry initiative certification programs.
• Ozinga, S. 2001. Behind the logo, an environmental and social assessment of forest certification schemes. Gloucestershire, UK: FERN.
• Ozinga, S. 2004. Footprints in the forest. Current practice and future challenges in forest certification. Gloucestershire,UK: FERN.
• Purbawiyatna, A. and M. Simula. 2007. Comparability and acceptance of forest certification systems. Report for the FAO. Helsinki: Ardot.
• Rana, N. 2005. A comparison of guidelines for the FSC and other standards of SFM. Washington DC: Pinchot Institute.
• UPM and WWF. 2005. Parallel fields testing of forest certification standards. Finland: UPM.
• Wingate, K.G. and P. N. McFarlane. 2005. “Chain-of-custody and ecolabelling of forest products: A review of the requirements of the major forest certification schemes”. International forestry review 7(4).

Legality

• Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 2006. Bringing down the axe on illegal logging: A practical approach. Australian government discussion paper.
• Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG).
• Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House, London. Illegal logging website.
• GFTN. Standard for tracking wood legality to the source in Indonesia.
• Kramme, L.A. and S. P. Price (eds). 2005. “Practical actions to combat illegal logging: A summary of a multi-stakeholder dialogue on best practices for business and civil society”. A TDF review; 7–10 March 2005, Hong Kong, P.R., China. The Forest Dialogue Publication Number 2. New Haven, CT: TDF.
• SmartWood. 2007. SmartWood Generic Standard for Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) Version 2. Second draft for public consultation. New York: Rainforest Alliance.
• SmartWood. 2007. SmartWood Generic Standard for Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) Version 2. Second draft for public consultation. New York: Rainforest Alliance.
• The Forest Dialogue
• The Forest Integrity Network
• The VERIFOR project
• Wells, A. 2006. The legal basis for verification systems – Standard setting for legal compliance. VERIFOR.
• World Bank. 2006. Strengthening forest law enforcement and governance: Addressing a systemic constraint to sustainable development. Report no. 36638-GLB. Washington DC: The World Bank.

Recycled content

• Bourke, I.J. 1995. International trade in forest products and the environment. UnasilvaNo. 183. Rome: FAO.
• CEPI. 2006. Responsible management of recovered paper: Guidelines on responsible sourcing and quality control. Brussels: CEPI.
• Center for a New American Dream, Conservatree, Co-op America, Dogwood Alliance, Environmental Defense, ForestEthics, the Green Press Initiative, the Markets Initiative, Natural Resources Defense Council, the Recycled Products Purchasing Cooperative. November 20th, 2002. “A common vision for transforming the paper industry: Striving for environmental and social sustainability”.
• Environmental Paper Network
• European Recovered Paper Association’s European declaration on paper recycling website.
• FPAC information on recycling
• Ince, P.J. and D.B. McKeever. 1995. Recovery of paper and wood for recycling: actual and potential. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL–GTR–88. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
• Metafore’s Fiber Cycle Project.
• Ona, T. 2004. Improvement of forest resources for recyclable forest products. Springer.
• Paper Calculator
• Recycler’s World website
• US Forest service – Forest Products Laboratory.
• US Federal Trade Commission – Guides for the use of environmental marketing claims website.
• US Federal Trade Commission – A users’ guide to the language of recycling.

Social issues

• Forest Peoples Programme
• Global Witness
• International Labour Organization
• ISO’s Standard on social responsibility (upcoming) –more information at www.isotc.iso.org
• Rights and Resources Program
• The Forest Dialogue – Forest and poverty reduction
• Transparency International
• Thompson, J., R. Kanaan. 2003. Conflict timber: dimensions of the problem in Asia and Africa. Volume I. Synthesis report ARD, Inc., USAID.
• World Rainforest Movement

Source reduction and life cycle analysis

• American Center for LCA
• CORRIM
• CSIRO. 2006. Furniture life cycle assessment reportAustralian National Association of Forest Industries.
• Franklin Associates
• Gower, S.T., A. McKeon-Ruediger, A. Reitter, M. Bradley, D.J. Refkin, T. Rollefson, F.J. Souba Jr., A. Taup, L. Embury-Williams, S. Schavone, J. Weinbauer, A.C. Janetos and R. Jarvis. 2006. Following the paper trail: The impact of magazine and dimensional lumber production on greenhouse gas emissions: A Case Study
• INFORM
• ISO Standards on LCA (14040, 14041, 14042, 14043, and 14048)- (Available for purchasing at www.iso.org
• International Journal of LCA
• Life cycle assessment: Measuring environmental impact. USDA Forest Services.
• Metafore’s Fiber Cycle Project.
• Paper Calculator
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory; U.S. Life-cycle Inventory Database
• Society for Promotion of LCA
• US Department of Energy – Industrial assessment centers

Special Places

• Biodiversity Hotspots website
• Environmental Paper Network
• FSC’s High Conservation Value Forests.
• Global Forest Watch’s maps of Intact Forest Landscapes for Russia, Canada and Alaska
• HCVF Resource Network
• Hilbert, J. and A. Wiensczyk. 2007. “Old-growth definitions and management: A literature review”. BC Journal of ecosystems and management. 8(1)15:31. Forest Research extension partnership.
• InfoNatura
• IUCN Species Survival Commission website
• Lund, G. 2007. Definitions of forest, deforestation, afforestation, and reforestation. Gainesville, VA: Forest Information Services.
• Market's Initiative
• NatureServe’s Explorer
• RAMSAR Sites Information Service
• TNC Ecoregional Planning website
• World Heritage Sites
• WWF Ecoregions

Sustainable forest management

• Canadian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management
• Castañeda, F., C. Palmberg-Lerche and P. Vourinen. 2001. Criteria and indicators for SFM: A compendium. Forest Management Working Papers. Working Paper 5.Forest Resources Development Service, FAO.
• FAO’s Sustainable Forest Management website
• ITTO - Criteria and Indicators for the Sustainable Forest Management of Tropical Forests
• Third Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe Documents (MCPFE). 1998.
• The Montreal Process
• Roundtable on Sustainable Forests
• Rural Development Forestry Network
• The SFM Indicator Database
• UN Forum on Forests

Traceability

• Finnish Forest Industry Federation. 2005. “Finnish forest industry companies know where the wood they use comes from.”
• ISO Standard for Environmental Management Systems 14001. Standards are available for purchase at www.iso.org/
• WBCSD/WWF. 2005. Developing best wood tracking practices to verify legality of wood origin in Latvia. 2005.

Alberta Forest Genetic Resources Council. 2007. Glossary forest genetics and tree improvement.

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) website

American Forest Foundation. 2004. American Tree Farm System, National Interpretations Committee. Washington DC: ATFS.

Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc (ACF). 2006. Clearcutting – position paper.

Alexandria VA: ACF. Baumert., K., T. Herzog and J. Pershing. 2005. Navigating the numbers: Greenhouse gas data and international climate policy. Washington DC: World Resources Institute.

Botriel, K. 2007. Personal communication.

Bowyer, J.L. 2006. “Forest plantations, threatening or saving natural forests?” Arborvitae September 2006. IUCN/WWF Forest Conservation Newsletter.

Bryant, D., D. Nielsen and L. Tangley. 1997. Last frontier forests:economies and ecosystems on the edge. Washington DC: World Resources Institute.

Cashore, B., D. Auld and D. Newsome. 2004.Governing through markets: Forest certification and the emergence of non-state authority. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Commonwealth of Australia. 2000. The intergovernmental panel on forests and the intergovernmental forum on forests: summary of proposals for action. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.

Composite Panel Association. 2007. Particleboard, medium density fiberboard and hardboard. Gaithersburg MD: Composite Panel Association.

Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI). 2006. Special recycling 2005 statistics. Brussels: CEPI.

Conservation International. 2007. Hotspots defined. Washington DC: Conservation International.

Contreras-Hermosilla, A. 2002. Law compliance in the forestry sector: an overview. World Bank Institute Working Papers. Washington: The World Bank.

Contreras-Hermosilla, A. R. Doornsbosch and M. Lodge. 2007. The economics of illegal logging and associated trade. SG/SD/RT(2007)1/REV. Paris: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). 2007A. Convention on Biological Diversity website. CBD. 2007B. Article 2. Use of terms.

Dyck, B. 2003. Benefits of planted forests: social, ecological and economic. UNFF Intersessional experts meeting on the role of planted forests in SFM. 24-30 March 2003.

Eken, G., L. Bennun, T.M. Brooks, W. Darwall, L.D.C. Fishpool, M. Foster, D. Knox, P. Langhammer, P. Matiku, E. Radford, P. Salaman, W. Sechrest, M.L. Smith, S. Spector and A. Tordoff. 2004. “Key biodiversity areas as site conservation targets”. BioScience 54:12.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2002. Profile
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EPA. 2007. Environmental Management Systems website.

Environmentally and Socially Responsible Procurement Working Group. 2007. What is sustainable procurement?

European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment, Nature and Biodiversity Unit, and Forests and Agriculture Unit. 2003. Natura 2000 and forest: challenges and opportunities. Interpretation guide. Italy:

European Commission. European Partners for the Environment (EPE). 2007. EMAs workbook. Brussels: EPE.

European Union. 2006. Conservation of wild birds, directive 1979. European Union.

European Union. 2007. 31992L0043: Council directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. European Union.

Finnish Forest Certification System (FFCS). 1999. Draft Finnish forest certification standards. Helsinki: Finnish Forest Certification Project.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 2001. Global forest resources assessment – FRA 2000. Rome: FAO.

FAO. 2002A. Expert meeting on harmonizing forest-related definitions for use. Proceedings. Rome: FAO, WMO, UNEP, CIFOR and IUFRO.

FAO. 2002B. Trends and current status of the contribution of the forestry sector to national economies. Rome: FAO.

FAO. 2006. Global planted forests thematic study: results and analysis. By A. Del Lungo, J. Ball and J. Carle. Planted Forests and Trees Working Paper 38. Rome: FAO.

FAO. 2007A. What are non-wood forest products? Rome:FAO.

FAO. 2007B. Forest resources assessment 2005. Rome: FAO. Forest Ethics, Natural Resources Defense Council, Rainforest Action Network,

Greenpeace US. 2006. Ecological components of endangered forests. San Francisco: Forest Ethics.

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). 1996. FSC Principles and criteria for forest stewardship. FSC-STD-01-001 (version 4-0) EN. Bonn, Germany: FSC.

FSC. 2004A. FSC Chain-of-custody standard for companies supplying and manufacturing FSC-certified products. FSCSTD-40-004 (Version 1-0) EN. Bonn, Germany: FSC.

FSC. 2004B. Chain-of-custody certification reports. FSCSTD-20-010 (Version 2-1) EN. Bonn, Germany: FSC.

FSC. 2004C. FSC Standard for non FSC-certified controlled wood. FSC-STD-40-005 (Version 1-0) EN. FSC. 2006. FSC Chain-of-custody standard for project certification. FSC-STD-40-006 (Version 1-0) EN. Bonn, Germany: FSC.

FSC. 2007. FSC certified forests. Bonn, Germany: FSC. Forests Peoples Program. 2004. Summary of Some Key Existing Political Commitments and International Standards on the Social and Cultural Aspects of Forests.

Geist, H.J. and E.F. Lambin. 2001. What drives tropical deforestation? LUCC Report Series No. 4. Brussels: LUCC,IHDP, Global Change.

Global Ecolabeling Network. 2007. What is ecolabeling?

Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN). 2005. Building a better business through responsible purchasing: Developing and implementing a
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Gordon, E.A., O.E. Franco and M. L. Tyrrell. 2005. Protecting biodiversity: A guide to criteria used by global conservation organizations. New Haven, CT: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

Gray, J.A. 2002. Forest concession policies and revenue systems. Washington DC: World Bank.

Greenpeace.2006. World Intact Forest Landscapes website.

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International Labour Organization (ILO). 1989. Convention No.169. Geneva, Switzerland: ILO. International Labour Organization (ILO). 2003. ILO Convention on indigenous and tribal peoples 1988 (No. 169): A manual. Geneva: ILO.

Kemp, V. 2001. To who’s profit? Building a business case for sustainability. London: WWF-UK.

Kennard, M. 2006. Sustainable procurement. XXII FIG Congress Proceedings. Munich, Germany: International Federation of Surveyors.

Korpela, L. 2004. “The importance of forested mire margin plant communities for the diversity of managed boreal forests in Finland”. Academic Dissertation. Helsinki: Finnish Forest Research Institute, University of Helsinki.

Lund, H.G. 2007. Definitions of old growth, pristine, climax, ancient forests, degradation, desertification, forest fragmentation, and similar terms. Gainesville, VA: Forest Information Services.

Metafore. 2006. The fiber cycle technical document: Summary report. Portland: Metafore. Mikkelä, H., S. Sampo and J. Kaipainen
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Miller, F., R. Taylor and G. White. 2006.Keep itlegal. Gland, Switzerland: Global Forest and Trade Network, World Wide Fund for Nature.

Milota, M.R., C.D. West and I. D. Hartley. 2005. Gate-to gate life-cycle inventory of softwood lumber production. Wood and Fiber
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Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE). 1998. Pan-European
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Mittermeier, R., C. Mittermeier and C.F. Kormos. 2001. Setting priorities for saving life on earth: Megadiversity countries, hotspots and wilderness areas. Essay. Commendation Program Blue Planet Prize. The Asahi Glass Foundation.

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National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI). 2007. The greenhouse gas and carbon profile of the global forest products industry. NCASI Special report 07-02. Research Triangle Park, NC: NCASI.

National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC). 2007. National Invasive Species Information Center website.

Natura Networking Programme. 2007. Natura 2000 website.

Nussbaum, R. and M. Simula. 2005. The Forest certification handbook. London: Earthscan Publications.

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PEFC. 2006C. Rules for Standard Setting. Annex 2 of the PEFC Technical Document. Luxembourg: PEFC.

PEFC. 2006D. Basis for Certification Schemes and their Implementation. Annex 3 of the PEFC Technical Document. Luxembourg: PEFC.

PEFC. 2006E. Chain-of-Custody of Forest Based Products – Requirements. Annex 4 of the PEFC Technical Document. Luxembourg: PEFC.

PEFC. 2006F. PEFC Council Specification for the Origin for the Purposes of PEFC Label and Declarations. Appendix 1; Annex 4 of the PEFC Technical
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PEFC. 2006G. Implementation of Requirements for the Avoidance of the Procurement of Raw Materials from Controversial Sources. Appendix 7; Annex 4 of the PEFC Technical Document. Luxembourg: PEFC.

PEFC. 2007. PEFC Council Minimum Requirements Checklist. Luxembourg: PEFC.

Putz, H.J. 2007. “Recovered Paper, Recycled Fibers”. In: Holik, H. (ed). Handbook of paper and board. Ravensburg, Germany: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KgaA, Weinheim.

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Seneca Creek Associates and Wood Resources International. 2004. “Illegal” logging and global wood markets: The competitive impacts on the U.S. wood products industry. Assessment prepared for the American Forest and Paper Association.

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KEY SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON HIGHLIGHTED TOOLS

CEPI Certification Matrix

Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI). Comparative Matrix of Forest Certification Schemes website.

CEPI, Forest Industries Intelligence Limited. 2004. CEPI comparative website of forest certification schemes –explanatory notes. Brussels: CEPI.

CEPI. 2004. Key requirements matrix and explanatory notes. Brussels: CEPI.

CEPI Legal Logging Code of Conduct

CEPI. 2002. Legal logging code of conduct for the paper industry. Brussels:CEPI.

CPET

Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement (CPET) website.

CPET. 2006. Criteria for evaluating certification schemes (Category A evidence). Second edition.
Oxford: CPET.

CPET. 2006. Framework
for evaluating Category B evidence. First edition development draft 2. Oxford: CPET.

CPET. 2006. Review of forest certification schemes – results. Oxford: CPET.

Danish Government Procurement Policy

CPET. 2007. International Policies website: Denmark.

Danish Ministry of the Environment website.

EPAT

Environmental Paper Assessment Tool (EPAT) website.
Metafore, Paper Working Group.

Environmentally preferable paper defined. Portland, Oregon: Metafore.

Metafore, Paper Working Group. Environmental Paper Assessment Tool. Portland, Oregon: Metafore.

Metafore. EPAT Indicators. Portland, Oregon: Metafore.

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FCAG

WWF/World Bank Alliance. 2006. Forest certification assessment guide. Washington: WWF/WB.

World Bank – WWF. Global Forest Alliance website. FSC’s Controlled-Wood Standard

FSC Canada - Controlled Wood website.

FSC. 2004. FSC Standard for non FSC-certified controlled wood. FSC-STD-40-005 (Version 1-0) EN. Bonn: FSC.

FSC. 2004. FSC Standard for forest management enterprises supplying non FSC certified controlled wood. FSC-STD-30-010 (Version1-0) EN. Bonn: FSC.

FSC. 2006. FSC-STD-40-005 FSC Standard for company evaluation of controlled wood (Version 2-1). Bonn: FSC.

FSC. 2006. Controlled wood – A guide for avoiding environmentally and socially damaging wood.Bonn: FSC.

GBI’s Green Globes Rating System

Green Building Initiative (GBI) website.

GBI. Green building initiative presentation.

GBI. 2005. Green globes assessment and rating system – Program summary and users guide.

GBI. 2005. Green
globes assessment and rating system.

German Government Procurement Policy

CPET. 2007. href="http://www.proforest.net/cpet/international-policies-1/germany">International
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German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, German Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, German Federal Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, and the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs. 2007. Joint
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GPN

Green Purchasing Network (GPN) website.

Sato, H. 2002. “Demand side approach and GPN in Japan”. DFE Vol 4 No. 20. Japan environmental management association newsletter.

Nakahara, H. 2005. Green Purchasing Network and Its Activities. Third Expert Meeting on Sustainable Public Procurement. New York, USA 15-17 June 2005. UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Division for Sustainable Development. Japanese Government Procurement Policy

CPET. 2007. International Policies website: Japan.

Japanese Ministry of the Environment. 2006. Law concerning the promotion of procurement of eco-friendly goods and services by the state and other entities.

Japanese Ministry of the Environment. 2007. Japan’s green purchasing policy: Tackling illegal logging. LEED’s Green Building Rating System

LEED’s Green Building Rating System

US Green Building Council. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating Systems website.

US Green Building Council. 2005. Green building rating system for new construction and major renovations (with revisions on environment and atmosphere in 2007). Washington DC: US Green building council.

Paper Profile

Paper Profile website.

Paper Profile Secretariat. 2005. Manual for an environmental product declaration for the pulp and paper industry– paper profile. PEFC’s Guide for the avoidance of controversial timber

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Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Procurement Objective

Sustainable Forestry Board. 2005. SFI interpretations, questions and answers for the 2005-2009 SFI Standard.

Sustainable Forestry Board. 2005. SFI Guidance Document 2005-2009.

Sustainable Forestry Board. 2005. SFI Program: Overview, Governance, and Historical Information.

Sustainable Forestry Board. 2005. SFI Standard 2005-2006.

Timber Trade Federation (TTF) Responsible Purchasing Policy

TTF website

TTF Responsible Purchasing Policy website

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TTF. 2004. Responsible Purchasing Policy – Background Document. London: TTF.

TTF. 2004. Responsible Purchasing Policy. Summary. London: TTF.

TTF. 2006. Responsible Purchasing Policy. Annual Management Report (RPP-T7). London: TTF.

TTF. 2006. Responsible Purchasing Policy. Frequently Asked Questions. London: TTF.

TTF. 2006. Responsible Purchasing Policy. Supplier Questionnaire (RPP-T4). London: TTF.

TTF. 2006. Responsible Purchasing Policy – Supplier Risk Assessment (RPP-T5). London: TTF.

TTF. 2006. Responsible Purchasing Policy – Preliminary Screening Matrix (RPP-T2). London: TTF.

Tropical Forest Trust’s (TFT). Good Wood. Good Business guide

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Wood for Good Campaign

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wood for good. Fact Cards

WWF GFTN

WWF/Australia Forest and Trade Network (AFTN). 2006. Bulletin. Issue 1.

WWF/GFTN. 2006. GFTN Quarterly. February 2006.

ProForest. 2005. A Review of Responsible Purchasing Initiatives in the Wood and Paper Sector.

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WWF/GFTN. 2005. Bulletin.

WWF/GFTN website WWF’s Guide for buying paper

WWF. 2007. The WWF Guide for buying paper. WWF International.

WWF’s Paper Scorecard

WWF. 2007. The WWF Paper Scorecard Manual. WWF’s Tissue Scoring

WWF/GFTN. 2005. Bulletin.

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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) brings together some 200 international companies in a shared commitment to sustainable development through economic growth, ecological balance and social progress. Our members are drawn from more than 30 countries and 20 major industrial sectors. We also benefit from a global network of about 60 national and regional business councils and partner organizations.

Our mission is to provide business leadership as a catalyst for change toward sustainable development, and to support the business license to operate, innovate and grow in a world increasingly shaped by sustainable development issues.

Our objectives include:

Business Leadership
to be a leading business advocate on sustainable development;

Policy Development
to help develop policies that create framework conditions for the business contribution to sustainable development;

The Business Case
to develop and promote the business case for sustainable development;

Best Practice
to demonstrate the business contribution to sustainable development and share best practices among members;

Global Outreach
to contribute to a sustainable future for developing nations and nations in transition.

www.wbcsd.org