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Responsible Purchasing Policy |
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1. Management Structure The company has appointed a Director to be responsible for the implementation of this Policy and will ensure that relevant environmental issues are discussed regularly at the highest level of management. The company will ensure that all employees associated with timber purchasing are aware of this Policy and its commitments, and are given appropriate education and training to allow its full implementation. 2. Responsibility The company recognises that it has a responsibility to the environment, customers, suppliers and staff to base its commercial activities on well-managed forests. 3. Environmental Policy The company is committed to its Environmental Policy and applies these principles to all wood procurement and processing activities. 4. Legality The company is committed to purchasing all timber from legal sources and will seek evidence of compliance from suppliers that they are operating in accordance with the laws of their country. The company unreservedly condemns illegal logging practices and will keep informed of international processes and changes in legislation. 5. Endangered Species The company will not trade in timber species prohibited under Appendix 1 of the CITES legislation and will obtain the appropriate documents for trade in all other CITES listed timber species. 6. Traceability and Supplier Monitoring The company will perform a Risk Assessment on all Suppliers. This information will form part of purchasing decisions and will be made available on request to independent verifiers. 7. Timber Certification The company supports international efforts to improve forest management, for example, the development of credible timber certification schemes. This company recognises that the independent certification of forests and the process chain is the most useful tool for providing assurances that the timber comes from legal and well- managed forests. 8. Continuous Improvement The company is committed to work with all stakeholders to continue to develop its responsible purchasing policy. The company is committed to continuously raise the proportion of timber and timber products, in accordance with the stepwise approach, that originate from legal and environmentally responsible managed forests. A copy of the company's Responsible Purchasing Policy will be available to all stakeholders on request. Signed and dated, Executive Director |
