Sustainable sourcing of wood products
The challenges of sustainable forest management for responsible sourcing
Forests are essential for mitigating climate change and providing sustainable products and environmental and social benefits. They are currently under critical pressure, and it is essential to develop new approaches to their management. Discover how to control timber supply chains and the associated challenges in order to limit the impact on forests and comply with current regulations through responsible purchasing practices.
Goals
- Differentiate between forest ecosystems that supply wood, forest management methods and related issues
- Distinguish between different wood product value chains
- Interpret the regulatory framework governing the production, processing and marketing of wood products and identify how to comply with it
- Master the various tools for responsible sourcing of various wood products
Program
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS & THE CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
- What is a forest?
- Different types of forests
- Ecosystem services provided by forests
- Different methods of forest management
- The environmental and social impacts of forestry
- Climate change and forest management
WOOD VALUE CHAINS
- The different uses of wood and their prioritisation
- Focus on wood energy (types of wood and stakeholders)
- Focus on timber (types of wood and stakeholders)
- Focus on industrial wood (panels and paper/cardboard industry) (types of wood and stakeholders)
REGULATORY CONTEXT AND COMPLIANCE
- The basics of the EUDR
- Case studies involving timber
- Other European and international texts (CS3D, Nature Restoration Law, Lacey Act, etc.)
SOLUTIONS FOR MORE RESPONSIBLE SOURCING
- The different stages of due diligence (traceability, risk analysis and mitigation: complaint management, field visits and internal audits, supplier engagement, footprint and remediation)
- Focus on a risk mitigation tool: FSC and PEFC certification (history, governance, standards, implementation, associated labels and key figures), strengths and weaknesses
- Focus on a risk analysis and mitigation tool: complaint monitoring and management (focus on human rights, CS3D alignment)
- Promotion of sustainable production methods (field supply projects, financing of initiatives or projects outside the supply chain)
The advantages of the training
- Alternating between quizzes and theoretical and methodological input
- Case study
Who is the training intended for?
- Companies that use/consume/sell wood-based products, paper/cardboard
- Quality managers
- Purchasing
- Marketing managers
Prerequisites
- This training course does not require any specific prerequisites.
Evaluation methods
- Pre-training self-assessment questionnaire and collection of expectations
- Formative and summative assessments during and at the end of the training
- Measurement of satisfaction and progress through a post-training self-assessment
- Evaluation of the training’s impact two months later