{"id":12045,"date":"2016-02-17T15:01:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T15:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=12045"},"modified":"2016-02-15T17:15:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T17:15:11","slug":"responsible-forestry-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=12045","title":{"rendered":"Responsible forestry trading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members who are involved in procurement and specification may be interested in a new initiative promoted by the Builders Merchants Federation and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), to help promote responsible and sustainable timber trading.<\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The WWF writes:
\n<\/u>The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is joining with WWF\u2019s Global Forest and Trade Network in the UK (GFTN-UK) to promote responsible forest trade throughout the merchant supply chain.\u00a0 The BMF and GFTN-UK will work together to bring about better industry practices and encourage a commitment to sustainability in the merchant sector.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

GFTN-UK will share its expertise and knowledge with BMF members, helping them\u00a0to exercise due diligence on their supply chains for forest goods. The conservation organisation provides a framework\u00a0that enables companies to identify and move away from materials coming from unknown or unacceptable sources, towards products from credibly certified forests or recycled sources.<\/p>\n

BMF MD, John Newcomb said: \u2018Timber is a core product category for general builders merchants, second only in importance to heavyside materials such as bricks and blocks, and we will be working with GFTN-UK to encourage merchants to consider environmental and sustainability issues as part of their purchasing policy.\u2019\u00a0 He added: \u2018GFTN-UK made a huge impact on everyone in the room when they presented to our Timber Forum last year.\u00a0 Now we are working together to make all members aware of the damage caused to the environment when they buy, say, cheap plywood from China, sourced from forests that are not sustainable.\u2019<\/p>\n

Julia Young, Manager GFTN-UK, said: \u2018We\u2019re excited to be collaborating with the BMF to create a thriving, mainstream market for environmentally and responsible\u00a0forest products within the building industry. It\u2019s great to see their appetite to get involved and, with the BMF working as an Associate within our programme, we\u2019ll have a new platform to assist their member companies to get to grips with this important issue.\u2019<\/p>\n

For both organisations, the reciprocal arrangement to be associate members with each other is a first, and is about pro-active, supportive encouragement to leverage each other\u2019s expertise and audiences.<\/p>\n

John Newcomb added: \u2018Responsible purchasing is one of the BMF\u2019s key goals for the industry.\u00a0 Many merchants already consider sustainability as a matter of course, but we have a responsibility to encourage every one of them to do so.\u00a0 GFTN-UK can help them ask the right questions to find out where their products are coming from, so they will know if they are sourcing from sustainable forests.\u2019<\/p>\n

GFTN-UK will also host the next BMF Timber Forum at its inspirational HQ and visitor centre, the Living Planet building in Woking, Surrey, which\u00a0embodies WWF\u2019s vision for a more sustainable future.\u00a0 The Forum will take place on Tuesday 10th\u00a0May. Please contact richard.ellithorne@bmf.org.uk for more information.<\/p>\n

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