All projects

All ProForest projects covering the years 2001 to the present.

ABN-AMRO sustainable investment support

For ABN AMRO | NL | Europe | 2006 to ongoing

The main outputs of this project were to deliver appropriate training to ABN AMRO Sustainable Business Advisory staff, provide advice to the Group Risk Management Division in the implementation of ABN AMRO’s forestry policy, and the development of a risk management tool for responsible investment in oil palm plantations. This has also included research on specific investments.

John Lewis Partnership timber purchasing

For John Lewis | GB | 2002 to ongoing

Strategic advice for development of a timber sourcing and purchasing policy. Provision ofproviding technical support during implementation.

Timber audits of exhibitors at the Royal Horticultural Society shows

For RHS | GB | Europe | 2003 to ongoing

Undertaking audits of compliance with the RHS timber policy at its annual Flower Shows (Malvern, Chelsea, Hampton Court, Tatton Park) to examine exhibitors’ uptake of certification and the certification status of timber products at the shows.

DEFRA's Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET)

For The UK government | GB | Europe | 2005 to ongoing

Official advisor to gevrnemnt procurement officials and suppliers on implementation of the UK Government Timber Policy.

HCV Resource Network Secretariat

For HCV Resource Network Steering Committee | 2005 to ongoing

Providing secretariat for the HCV Resource Network.

Greenergy: support for biofuel feedstock sustainability programme including auditing & reporting

For Greenergy International Ltd | GB | 2007 to ongoing

Provision of support for the sustainability programme. Including inputs on strategy, implementation in practice through activities such as interpretation of the RTFO meta-standard for use with Brazilian sugarcane, managing audit programmes, ongoing advice and support for trading.

HSBC: support for implementation of forest policy

For HSBC holdings plc | GB | Europe | 2008 to ongoing

ProForest has been identified as a support organisation for HSBC clients. This work has also included support for 16 HSBC offices.

Stepwise Support Programme (SSP) for the Oil Palm Sector

For multiple clients – palm oil producers | 2008 to ongoing

A global support programme specifically designed for the oil palm sector and aimed at promoting sustainable production through a training, policy development, field assessments and supply chain audits. Run jointly with Wild Asia.  Includes the running of RSPO-accredited auditor training courses.

Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS): facilitating the development of Principles and Criteria and a verification system

For RTRS | 2007 to 2009

Technical support and coordination of a process to develop a set of Principles, Criteria and Indicators for Responsible Soy production, and a mechanism for verification of compliance by soy producers with this standard. This included the facilitation of international multistakeholder working groups, and public consultation phases, in accordance with ISEAL guidelines.

Assessment framework for North American banks

For alliance of North American investment banks | US | 2007 to 2009

Joint project with Forest Trends to develop an assessment framework for certification schemes to ensure that bank policies and safeguards are being met. Included assessment of certification schemes, provision of interpretation and guidance.

Sustainably produced biomass for energy applications

For CEN (European Committee for Standardization)/BSI (British Standards) | Europe | 2008 to 2009

Participation in the development of the CEN standard for sustainable biomass, as chair of CEN 'verification' working group and chair of the BSI 'biodiversity and environmental aspects'  panel, and principal expert at the CEN 'biodiversity and environmental aspects' working group.

Farm Assessment for Better Cotton Production

For BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) | 2009 to 2009

Advice provided to the Better Cotton Initiative via their expert Assessment Programme Working Group, on the design of farm-assessment and an impact evaluation schemes.

Development of verification requirements for oil palm certification

For RSPO | 2006 to 2008

Technical support and facilitating the process of developing verification requirements for certification of Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) oil palm production.

Biofuel Sustainability Assurance Programme

For Shell Global | 2008 to 2008

Providing support for the development of country-level assurance for sustainability of biofuels in the UK, Belgium and Thailand, as a component of the Global Assurance Strategy. Included supply chain investigation and a trial field audit.

Jatropha Sustainability Guidelines

For BP Biofuels | 2008 to 2008

Development and field testing of a normative set of criteria for evaluating sustainability of D1-BP Jatropha operations in South East Asia and West Africa. 

Evaluation of Belgian public procurement policy on timber

For the Belgian Federal Government | BE | 2008 to 2008

Analysis of the Belgian policy, comparison of policies in European Member States, study of the implementation of the policy by federal public services and institutions, and recommendations for policy actions.

Advice on multi-stakeholder Governance Options

For Sugarcane Initiative (BSI) | 2008 to 2008

Advice to BSI on options for membership structure and governance of their multi-stakeholder organization.

Heritage Lottery Fund timber policy

For HLF | GB | Europe | 2006 to 2007

Support for development of a sustainable timber procurement policy for HLF, including the assessment of the level of awareness and compliance with selected HLF funded projects.

Sustainable forest management support for Iwokrama

For Iwokrama | GY | Latin America and the Caribbean | 2006 to 2007

Provide technical support and advice on the proposed implementation of timber harvesting within the Iwokrama Sustainable Utilisation Area (ISUA).

Development of an international standard for sustainable oil palm production

For RSPO | 2002 to 2007

Technical support and facilitation of the multi-stakeholder working group process of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in relation to the development of standards.

Support for Marks and Spencer (M&S)

For Marks and Spencer | GB | Europe | 2006 to 2007

Support for the implementation of Marks and Spencer’s timber sourcing policy, including provision of training, development of timber purchase toolkit, and assessment of selected suppliers.

Support for House of Fraser

For House of Fraser | GB | 2007 to 2007

Support for the implementation of House of Fraser’s Timber Sourcing Policy, including review of policy and evaluation of compliance by furniture suppliers.

HCVF assessments of Teso Nilo and the Kampar Peninsula

For APRIL | ID | Asia: Southern and South-Eastern | 2005 to 2006

HCVF assessments conducted for APRIL in Teso Nilo and the Kampar Peninsular.

EU-FLEGT Legality Assurance System

For DFID | 2005 to 2006

Provision of technical support to the EU ad hoc FLEGT working group on the development of the Legality Assurance System (LAS) for EU-FLEGT VPA initiative. This included criteria for supply chain control, verification and independent monitoring.

Development of supply chain controls for RSPO

For DOEN Foundation | 2006 to 2006

Research and production of the paper "Developing a mechanism for palm oil traceability from plantation to end user" for discussion within RSPO. 

Improved Certification Schemes for Sustainable Tropical Forest Management

For GEF-World Bank | 2005 to 2006

Identifying and promoting the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity values, particularly high conservation values (HCVs), in small and low intensity managed forest (SLIMF) in three countries: Brazil, Mexico and Cameroon.

Development of a Legality Verification System for Guyana

For Guyana Forest Products Marketing Council | GY | Latin America and the Caribbean | 2006 to 2006

Support for the development of a legality verification system (LVS) for Guyana and review of the timber tracking system within the Guyana Forestry Commission.

McDonalds timber policy implementation

For Perseco & McDonalds | US | North America | 2006 to 2006

Support in the implementation of the McDonalds global forest policy for Perseco, the largest supplier to McDonalds, in their global purchasing and use of wood and paper products.

The Danish Guidelines for tropical timber procurement

For The Danish Government | DK | Europe | 2005 to 2006

Evaluation of the Danish Guidelines on the public purchase of tropical timber for the Danish Ministry of Environment & the Danish Forestry and Nature Agency.

Assessment of the social HCVs in Romania

For Darwin Initiative Collaboration (Buckhinghamshire Chilterns University College) | RO | Europe | 2006 to 2006

Assessment and gap review of the existing social High Conservation Values (5 & 6) for use in Romania.

Tetra Pak forest policy

For Tetra Pak | SE | 2004 to 2006

Support to development, implementation and communication of Tetra Pak's responsible paper board policy throughout their supply chain.

Yayasan Sabah HCVF assessments

For Yayasan Sabah | MY | Asia: Southern and South-Eastern | 2006 to 2006

ProForest's work for Yayasan Sabah involved HCVF training, FMU level HCVF assessment and an assessment of EIAs of the FMUs managed by Yayasan Sabah. 

WWF-UK 95+ Group

For WWF-UK | GB | Europe | 2004 to 2006

Strategic review of the 95+ group; including success, lessons learnt and future planning. The project also included a review of WWF0UK FTN member reports. 

Chain of Custody Standard for Timber Trade Action Plan (TTAP)

For TTAP | 2006 to 2006

Development of a Chain of Custody Standard to enable companies to trace wood back to forest origin and provide assurance of legal compliance.

Risk assessment tool for Timber Trade Action Plan (TTAP)

For TTAP | 2006 to 2006

Development of a Risk Assessment Tool to enable companies to minimize the risk of buying unknown and illegal timber.

DLH forest policy

For DLH | DK | Europe | 2005 to 2005

Evaluation of the DLH group supplier project, setting out policy and practice for responsible procurement.

FAO EIA guide

For FAO | 2005 to 2005

Production of a guide on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for forestry with the FAO.

Support for field test of Dutch timber sustainability requirements

For PWC on behalf of the Government of the Netherlands | NL | 2004 to 2005

Peer review of the field tests of the National Assessment Guideline for the Certification of Sustainable Forest Management and the chain of custody for timber from sustainably managed forests for the Dutch government.

Citigroup forest investment policy

For Citigroup | 2005 to 2005

Provide technical support in revising Citigroup’s anti-illegal logging policy and procedure.

DLH Indonesian legality definition

For DLH | ID | Asia: Southern and South-Eastern | 2005 to 2005

Development of a working definition of ‘legality’ to be used for trading in Indonesia for DLH.

MIV adaptation for Gabon, Ghana & Malaysia

For DOEN foundation | 2004 to 2005

Adaptation of the Modular Implementation Verification (MIV) standards for use in Gabon, Ghana and Malaysia.

ISEAL Alliance report on managing conflict of interest

For ISEAL | 2004 to 2005

Advised ISEAL Alliance on conflict of interests within certification, based on policy and practice in ISEAL members and IAF.

Training in responsible timber sourcing in China

For Li & Fung | CN | 2005 to 2005

Training in responsible timber sourcing for the Chinese company Li & Fung.

International Rubber Study Group: Rubber Eco-Project Study

For LMC | 2004 to 2005

Undertook study to define recommendations for ensuring sustainable incomes for rubber planters and adequate supply for end-users. The study also proposed a scheme to accentuate positive ecological and social benefits of natural rubber production.

Traceability systems for agricultural commodities, and their application in the coffee sector

For LMC | 2005 to 2005

Produced report comparing approaches to traceability in different agricultural and natural resource-based commodities, with particular emphasis on applications in the coffee sector.

WBCSD: Review of responsible purchasing initiatives in the wood and paper sector

For World Business Council for Sustainable Development | 2005 to 2005

Produced a report "A review of responsible purchasing initiatives in the wood and paper sector".

Review of FLEGT requirements for imported wood

For PWC on behalf of the Government of the Netherlands | NL | Europe | 2005 to 2005

The project produced the document "Legality Verification Systems for FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements: Imported wood study" for the Dutch government.

Oil palm audit: Agropalma

For Agropalma Grupo | BR | Latin America and the Caribbean | 2004 to 2004

Baseline audit of Agropalma’s compliance with the MIGROS criteria for sustainable production of oil palm.

Support for development of Dutch timber sustainability requirements

For AID-Environment | NL | Europe | 2004 to 2004

Support for an analysis of forest certification schemes using the Dutch government's assessment guidelines to assess forest certification, BRL 1, to identify those schemes which go beyond the requirements of FSC.

Development of the Basel Criteria for Responsible Soy Production

For Coop Switzerland | 2004 to 2004

Development of a set of Principles and Criteria for responsible soy production, known as the 'Basel Criteria', and a Brazilian national interpretation of this standard, carried out with a team of Brazilian experts. 

EU-FLEGT Briefing Notes version 1

For FRP | Europe | 2004 to 2004

Development of the EU-FLEGT briefing notes, providing an overview of the history and implementation of the Forest Law Enforcement Government and Trade (FLEGT).

McDonalds Global Forest Policy

For McDonalds | 2004 to 2004

Development and implementation of a global forest policy to guide the company and its suppliers in the purchase and use of wood and paper products.

Review of the Netherlands National Assessment Guidelines for Timber Certification and Chain of Custody

For The Government of the Netherlands | NL | Europe | 2004 to 2004

Review of the Dutch government guidelines and verification of protocol for sustainable forest management and chain of custody systems in collaboration with PWC.

Travis Perkins: Timber purchasing policy

For Travis Perkins | GB | Europe | 2001 to 2004

Technical support, and the development and implementation of a timber purchasing policy.

Forest Certification Handbook & Sustainable Forestry Handbook review

For DFID | GB | Europe | 2002 to 2003

Reviewed and produced the new editions of the Forest Certification Handbook and the Sustainable Forestry Handbook.

Technical support for Ghana & Brazil FTNs

For DFID | 2002 to 2003

Technical support for the development of Producer Groups (now Forest Trade Networks) initiatives in Ghana and Brazil

Support for the Ghana Producer Group

For Friends of the Earth Ghana | GH | Africa | 2003 to 2003

Development and implementation of Producer Group initiative in Ghana.

ISIS Asset Management publication on oil palm

For ISIS Asset Management | 2003 to 2003

An analysis of responses from 27 Isis Asset Management companies about their involvement with oil palm in order to produce a ‘Booklet’ setting out the background to the Oil Palm issue and providing a summary and analysis of the responses received. Prodcued the ISIS booklet "New Risk in old supply chains: where does your oil come from?"

Development of the MIGROS criteria for oil palm

For MIGROS | 2002 to 2003

Development of the MIGROS oil palm criteria for sustainable production. This project also included 2^nd party verification audits against the developed criteria.

The Royal Horticultural Society timber policy

For RHS | GB | Europe | 2003 to 2003

Support with the development of the timber policy for exhibitors showing wood products at all RHS annual flower shows including the Chelsea Flower Show.

Oil palm audit: SA Grupo Daabon

For Grupo Daabon | CO | 2003 to 2003

Baseline audit of the compliance of Daabon oil palm plantations in Colombia with the MIGROS standards for sustainable palm oil production.

DEFRA study of schemes contributing to sustainability in UK retail

For The UK Government | GB | Europe | 2003 to 2003

Analysis of existing schemes contributing to sustainability in the commodity supply chain and recommendations for engagement by the UK retail sector.

Oil palm audit: United Plantations

For United Plantations Berhad | MY | Asia: Southern and South-Eastern | 2003 to 2003

Baseline audit of the compliance of United Plantations Berhad, Jenderata Estate with the MIGROS standards for Oil Palm Plantation Management in Peninsular Malaysia.

FEDEPALMA Review of the Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact of the Vegetable Oil Industry

For LMC | 2002 to 2003

A major comparative review of the environmental and social impact of the oil palm, soybean, rapeseed and tropical timber sectors in leading producing countries for FEDEPALMA, the Colombian Oil Palm Organisation.

Development of the Global HCVF Toolkit

For WWF-IKEA partnership | 2001 to 2003

Development of a practical toolkit for developing national interpretations of the High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) concept, and identifying HCVF at national level.

Development and Field Testing of national HCVF toolkits

For WWF-IKEA partnership | 2001 to 2003

Development and field testing of national or local interpretations of the HCVF toolkit for China, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Romania, Canada & Nicaragua.

EU FLEGT workshop

For EU | 2002 to 2002

Facilitated and held a workshop for the EU Commission on FLEGT issues, and the EU action programme.

Forest certification training in China

For FCO China | CN | Asia: Central and Eastern | 2002 to 2002

Forest Certification support via internal training and capacity building of the Foreign & Commenwealth Office (FCO) in China.

Building Best Practices in Plantations

For Forest Trends | 2002 to 2002

Research and production of the discussion paper "Building Best Practices in Plantations" for Forest Trends and the World Bank.

Papua New Guinea forest certification support scheme

For PNG Eco-Forestry Fourm | PG | 2002 to 2002

Peer review of the analysis and recommendations for development of a national forest certification service.

IFBW: Chain of custody training

For International Federation of Building and Wood Workers | 2002 to 2002

Internal training on chain of custody.

DEFRA briefing paper on sustainability in the UK retail sector

For the UK Government | GB | Europe | 2002 to 2002

Briefing paper on the commodity supply chain to the UK retail sector and potential for increasing sustainability.

Review of World Bank - WWF Alliance Programme

For World Bank - WWF Alliance | 2002 to 2002

Review of the World Bank – WWF Alliance strategy for training and capacity building and recommendations for the following three year period.

Assessment of the potential for sustainability standards in mining

For IIED | 2001 to 2001

Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development project of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). Assessment of the potential for criteria and standards for sustainability in the mining sector.

Kingfisher PLC: Timber purchasing policy

For Kingfisher plc | GB | Europe | 2001 to 2001

Technical support for implementation of Kingfisher's responsible timber procurement policy