Supply chain management

Guidance on effective ways to work with Chinese officials and suppliers

2009, ProForest

This briefing paper seeks to provide guidance to European government officials and private companies on effective ways to work with Chinese officials and suppliers on issues related to illegal logging and responsible sourcing. It was produced as an output of a training attachment programme on FLEGT/illegal logging to the UK by two Chinese government officials from the State Forestry Administration (SFA).

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Guide pratique pour assurer une collaboration efficace avec les officiels du gouvernement Chinois et le secteur privé Chinois

2009, ProForest

Ce document d’information vise à fournir un guide pratique sur les sujets liés à l’exploitation forestière illégale et à l’approvisionnement responsable à l’attention des officiels du gouvernement des pays Européens et des entreprises privées en vue d’une efficace collaboration avec les officiels du gouvernement Chinois et le secteur privé Chinois. Cette note a été développée à la suite d’un programme de stage-formation en Grande Bretagne de deux représentants officiels du gouvernement Chinois travaillant au sein du Ministère des Forêts (State Forestry Administration - SFA)

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Leitlinie fuer den wirkungsvollen professionellen Umgang mit chinesischen Behoerdenvertretern und Lieferanten der Holzindustrie

2009, ProForest

Dieser Artikel soll als Leitlinie fuer Beamte europaeischer Regierungen und dem Privatsektor dienen, um den effektiven Umgang mit chinesischen Behoerdenvertretern und Lieferanten in Bezug auf illegalen Holzeinschlag und verantwortungsvolle Beschaffung zu foerdern. Die Leitlinie ist ein Resultat eines Trainings- und Informationsprogrammes in Grossbritannien, an dem zwei Vertreter der chinesischen Staatsforstverwaltung zwischen September und November 2008 teilgenommen haben.

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The EU Due Diligence Regulation and UK Producers

2009, ProForest for DEFRA

The proposed Due Diligence regulation will require that operators placing timber on the EU market for the first time implement and run a ‘due diligence’ system to minimize the risk that the timber comes from an illegal source. This applies to timber originating from both outside and from within the EU. DEFRA asked ProForest to examine the potential implications of this draft regulation for smaller, more informally managed forests in the UK.

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Developing a mechanism for palm oil traceability from plantation to end user: A background review of supply chain traceability options

2005, ProForest

A background review of supply chain traceability options prepared for RSPO

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Developing a mechanism for palm oil traceability from plantation to end user: Discussion paper for RT3

2005, ProForest

Discussion paper for RT3. This report contains a summary of options for chain of custody and traceability for palm oil.

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Feeding the Market: South American Farmers, Trade and Globalization

J Hellin, S Higman

2003, Kumarian Press ISBN 1-56549-172-6

The debate about the pros and cons of globalization has become increasingly polarized and yet the voices of the rural poor are seldom heard. This book rises above the fray to examine what is happening at the interface between globalization and producers in the South. The authors illustrate the practical obstacles that farmers face in accessing markets especially with respect to the difficulties of meeting market demands for quality of produce along with quantity and continuity of supply.

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Technologies for Wood Tracking: Verifying and Monitoring the chain of Custody and Legal Compliance in the Timber Industry

DP Dykstra, G Kuru, J Story, R Nussbaum, WB Magrath, R Taylor

2003, World Bank

World Bank - WWF Alliance report

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