Publications

Ce guide est un extrait d’une publication plus complète, Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products : Guide and Resource Kit, laquelle donne un aperçu de dix questions clés et des ressources connexes à prendre en considération lors de l’approvisionnement en produits à base de bois et de papier.

Este guia é um excerto de uma publicação mais abrangente, Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products: Guide and Resource Kit (Aquisição Sustentável de Produtos de Madeira e Papel: Orientações e Kit de Recursos), o qual fornece uma visão geral de dez questões fundamentais e recursos relacionados que devem ser considerados ao adquirir produtos de madeira e baseados em papel.

This booklet provides an overview of key legality issues in the global wood trade that businesses should consider when purchasing wood and paper-based products. Topics covered include trade regulations (e.g., the Lacey Act, the European Union Timber Regulation, and the Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition), public and private procurement policies, trade bans, and resources for meeting legality requirements.

Staples, Inc., the world’s largest reseller of office products, is in the midst of adapting its sourcing practices to ensure that its products meet not only its own sustainable procurement policy, but the requirements of the U.S. Lacey Act.

This booklet provides questions and answers on the European Timber Regulation, the U.S. Lacey Act, and the Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill.

The Forest Legality Alliance series of case studies is intended to show commercial buyers of wood and paper-based products, especially those who trade in species and/or source from places with a perceived risk of illegality, how their supply chains can conform with U.S. legal requirements on importing certain types of wood.

The Forest Legality Alliance series of case studies is intended to show commercial buyers of wood and paper-based products, especially those who trade in species and/or source from places with a perceived risk of illegality, how their supply chains can conform with U.S. legal requirements on importing certain types of wood. They draw lessons from emerging best practices for managing risk in high-risk contexts to identify and highlight potential problem areas, as well as pragmatic opportunities for reducing the complexity of compliance.

Esta serie de estudios de caso pretende demostrarles a los compradores comerciales de madera y de productos basados en el papel, especialmente aquellos quienes comercializan especies y/o extraen de lugares con un percibido riesgo de ilegalidad, cómo sus cadenas de suministro pueden avenirse a los requisitos de legalidad de los Estados Unidos, referentes a la importación de ciertos tipos de madera.

In November 2009, federal agents raided a Gibson Guitar manufacturing facility in Tennessee as part of an investigation under the Lacey Act. Agents were investigating the alleged use of illegally sourced wood from Madagascar in some of Gibson’s well-known musical instruments. If proven, import or use of such wood can constitute a serious felony punishable with large fines for the company and possible jail terms for any executives involved.

This brief report from the Environmental Investigation Agency aims to clear up a number of misconceptions that emerged after the Lacey Act plant amendments were passed. It discusses such subjects as how to practice due care, the role of supply chain documentation, and the interactions between certification programs and legal liability under the Lacey Act.