Blog Posts: forest certification

Lumber Liquidators Raid Shows Companies Need to Heed U.S. Lacey Act

by Caitlin Clarke - October 25, 2013

A recent incident at Lumber Liquidators highlights how alleged ties to illegally harvested woods can negatively impact business. Moreover, it shows that the U.S. Lacey Act—which bans trafficking of illegally sourced wood and paper products—is continuing to crack down on suspected illicit activity. It’s important that companies take note—and take action.

3 Ways to Achieve Zero Tropical Deforestation by 2020

by Ariana Alisjahbana - June 25, 2013

As the crisis of tropical deforestation reaches a new level of urgency due to forest fires raging in Indonesia, an important question is how can the world satisfy the growing demand for forest products while still preserving forest ecosystems? This week, some of the world’s largest companies will join U.S. and Indonesian government officials in Jakarta at the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA 2020) meeting to discuss this issue.

A Look Inside Disney's New Paper Sourcing and Use Policy

by Ruth Nogueron - October 11, 2012

Disney, one of the world’s largest media companies, made a big announcement today that can help the company move in a more sustainable direction when it comes to paper sourcing and use. This is a positive step toward environmental leadership by a company whose name is familiar to people around the globe.

Carbon Canopy Initiative Aims to Sustain Appalachian Forests for Climate and Certified Timber

by Logan Yonavjak - February 06, 2012

While much has been written from a theoretical perspective about markets for ecosystem services, few on-the-ground projects currently exist. Yet the projects that do exist provide one of the best windows onto what actually works in practice. That’s why WRI has issued a new brief, Insights from the Field: Forests for Climate and Timber to discuss an innovative initiative called the Carbon Canopy.

WRI and WBCSD Update Guide to Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products

by Ruth Nogueron - July 22, 2011

Today, WRI and the WBCSD release an update to the guide “Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products.” The guide is meant to help company managers—who are charged with making large purchases of wood and paper products but may not have the time or the knowledge to navigate all the different resources— as they develop and implement their procurement policies.