Forests

Global Forest & Trade Network - North America

Global Forest & Trade Network-North America

Annual Meeting Materials

October 25-26, 2011 - Washington, DC

Meeting Agenda (PDF, 112KB)

Meeting Proceedings
(PDF, 197KB)

Attendee List
(PDF, 24KB)

Speaker Bios (PDF, 145KB)

Note: The following presentations are for personal use only and may not be used or distributed without the speaker's knowledge and consent. Contact Jennifer Gerholdt, GFTN-NA Program Officer, for further assistance.

Discussion with FSC-US

FSC-US Update for GFTN North America (PDF, 930KB)
Ian Hanna and Darrel Pendris, FSC-US

Supplier Engagement Best Practices

Improving Traceability of Global Fiber Sourcing at Kimberly-Clark (PDF, 709KB)
Skip Krasny, Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Williams-Sonoma Supplier Engagement
(PDF, 603KB)
David Williams, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Due care/diligence: best practices (PDF, 1.02MB)
Angel Llavero Cruz, WWF International

Timber legality


The Lacey Act and Due Care (PDF, 2.8MB)
Thomas Swegle, U.S. Department of Justice

The EU timber regulation and the US Lacey Act (PDF, 99KB)
Anke Schulmeister, WWF European Policy Office

Responsible paper and paper-based packaging sourcing from Asia


Barney Long, WWF-US
(PDF, 5.61MB)
Emmanuelle Neyroumande, WWF International & Keila Hand, WWF-US
(PDF, 761KB)

LCA for wood and paper


Lifecycle Assessment for wood and paper products: benefits, limitations and examples (PDF, 3.33MB)
Martha Stevenson, WWF-US

Closing Presentation


WWF Forest & Climate Initiative (PDF, 3.23MB)
Bruce Cabarle, WWF-US

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