SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Industry initiatives to combat the trade in illegally logged timber are a vital part of the multi-sectoral approach to stemming illegal logging.

The private sector has recently established a wide range of voluntary efforts to control their supply chains by tracking and verifying the origin of timber for trade and processing. While some can effectively claim to provide evidence of legal source, some are not yet considered credible.

See EU FLEGT: Voluntary Partnership Agreements for more information.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
04/09/2012	Wood for Good: Solutions for Deforestation-Free Wood Products (2012) Wood from tropical forests is used to create products in our everyday lives, including furniture, paper, ...	Union of Concerned Scientists, US
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19/06/2012	Frying the Forest: How India’s Use of Palm Oil is Having a Devastating Impact on Indonesia’s Rainforests, Tigers and the Global Climate India is now the world’s largest market for palm oil, estimated to use 7.2 million tonnes in 2011-12, ...	Greenpeace
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06/06/2012	JBS Scorecard In 2009, Greenpeace exposed how the cattle industry in the Amazon was involved in deforestation, invasion ...	Greenpeace
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21/05/2012	Junking the Jungle: How KFC is Junking the Jungle by Driving Rainforest Destruction in Indonesia Greenpeace International research has revealed that KFC is sourcing paper for its packaging products ...	Greenpeace International
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11/05/2012	Driving Destruction in the Amazon: How Steel Production is Throwing the Forest into the Furnace Greenpeace says that wood charcoal is burning up more than what’s for dinner at backyard barbecues. ...	Greenpeace
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10/04/2012	The Laundering Machine: How Fraud and Corruption in Peru’s Concession System are Destroying the Future of its Forests This multi-year investigative report reveals evidence that, since 2008, over 20 US companies have imported ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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07/03/2012	Recipes for Success: Solutions for Deforestation-Free Vegetable Oils Global demand for vegetable oils has recently increased, which impacts not only the global economy, but ...	Union of Concerned Scientists, US
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08/02/2012	Don’t Flush Tiger Forests: Toilet Paper, U.S. Supermarkets and the Destruction of Indonesia’s Last Tiger Habitats This report by WWF identifies the 20 biggest U.S. grocery chains that were believed to be the top 20 ...	WWF
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13/12/2011	The Truth Behind APP’s Greenwash The authors of this NGO coalition report say that while SMG/APP has been operating in Riau and Jambi ...	Eyes on the Forest, Riau, Indonesia
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25/07/2011	Forest Crime File: Illegal Timber Sold in Australia Australian Wood Panels (AWP) is a plywood and timber panel distribution company operating in Australia ...	Greenpeace
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07/06/2011	How APP is Toying with Extinction This report explains how many top brands within the toy sector are manufactured in China and Indonesia ...	Greenpeace
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31/05/2011	Soya and the Cerrado: Brazil's Forgotten Jewel This report has highlights the impact that the growing global demand for soya is having on sensitive ...	WWF
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06/02/2011	What wood you choose? Tracking forest products on sale in the UK back to their forest source Between August and December 2010, WWF-UK commissioned Earthsight Investigations to work alongside us ...	WWF
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24/01/2011	How Western Environmental Policies Are Stunting Economic Growth in Developing Countries The author argues that governments and large agribusinesses are increasingly using the environmentalist ...	The Heritage Foundation, US (James Roberts)
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22/11/2010	The State of Sustainability Initiatives Review 2010: Sustainability and Transparency The SSI Review represents the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the market trends and system ...	IISD, IIED, Aidenvironment, UNCTAD and ENTWINED
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01/10/2010	TTAP News October 2010 This issues of TTAP News includes items on the first VLPO supply chain in Brazil, information on companies ...	Timber Trade Action Plan
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06/07/2010	How Sinar Mas is Pulping the Planet Greenpeace claims this report shows how major brands like Walmart, Auchan and Kentucky Fried Chicken ...	Greenpeace
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04/05/2010	Cargill's Problems With Palm Oil: A Burning Threat in Borneo U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill plays a leading role in the global palm oil market. The largest importer ...	Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
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01/05/2010	Turning the Page on Rainforest Destruction: Children's Books and the Future of Indonesia’s Rainforests The authors of this report claim that a growing number of children's books are made from paper linked ...	Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
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08/04/2010	EU Ecolabel Allows Forest Destruction: The Case of Pindo Deli This report investigates the award of the EU Ecolabel to two photocopy brands, Golden Plus and Lucky ...	FERN
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01/01/2010	Timber Markets and Trade between Laos and Vietnam: A Commodity Chain Analysis of Vietnamese-Driven Timber Flows The Vietnamese wood manufacturing industry has expanded rapidly in recent years, becoming one of the ...	Forest Trends
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01/11/2009	Have Your Products Been Legally Produced? This brochure is a reaction to recent amendments in the EU and the US, which require verification that ...	World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) & World Resources Institute (WRI)
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01/10/2009	Tropical Forest Destruction for Children’s Books: An Analysis of the German Book Market More and more books bought in Germany are manufactured abroad, particularly in Asia. The authors of this ...	WWF
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01/03/2009	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 9 Welcome to the ninth edition of the TTAP newsletter! This issue focuses on progress being made with TTAP ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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01/10/2008	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 7 This issue highlights the important developments that are happening around the world and the significant ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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25/09/2008	International Symposium on Development of Improved Methods to Identify Shorea Species Wood and its Origin: Proceedings Proceedings of symposium aiming to look into how scientific knowledge can contribute to the traceability ...	Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
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01/09/2008	Putting timber fingerprinting into practice: Progress towards tracing illegal logging with DNA and chemical fingerprint methods Progress note originating from a meeting held in Germany on October 2007 looking at progress in methods ...	German Institute for Forest Genetics/German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection
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01/08/2008	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 6 This issue highlights the discussions about legality and sustainability held at the Annual Conference ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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01/06/2008	Communique from Industry on EU-Ghana VPA The Ghana timber industry accepts the objectives of VPA and considers it as an important mechanism to ...	Ghana Timber Industry VPA Representatives
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01/04/2008	Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council member guidelines for stopping the supply of illegally logged forest products to Australia Guidelines produced by A3P to provide their Australian member companies with a practical framework for ...	Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P)
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01/04/2008	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 4 This edition highlights the discussions contributing to harmonising EU and North American purchasing ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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01/04/2008	Global Forest and Trade Newsletter - Spring 2008 With every quarter the Global Forest & Trade Network brings you news stories and information. An ...	GFTN
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01/03/2008	Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products: Guide and Resource Kit Designed to help procurement managers make informed choices, this publication identifies and explains ...	World Resources Institute
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01/03/2008	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 3 This issue relates events and developments worldwide that are inputting into the illegal logging debate, ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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21/02/2008	The Future of Tropical Forestry: A Progressive Industry Vision for the Forest Sector Presentation to GLOBE International Brasilia forum by senior executives of 'progressive' forestry ...	Forestry companies CEOs ('progressive' companies)
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01/02/2008	Monitoring international wildlife trade with coded species data One of the major problems for customs authorities and other agencies regulating international wildlife ...	Conservation Biology (Helen Gerson et al)
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08/01/2008	Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Threatens Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape: Report of Investigation Findings Reports findings that APP-associated companies have been converting the Landscape's natural forests ...	WWF-Indonesia, KKI WARSI, Zoological Society of London, Frankfurt Zoological Society and Yayasan Program Konservasi Harimau Sumatera (PKHS)
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01/12/2007	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 2 Following last month's introduction to TTAP and its activities, this newsletter focuses on their ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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01/11/2007	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 1 TTAP News is a monthly report, to highlight TTAP news, regional progress towards producing verified legal ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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08/10/2007	Fingerprinting methods for the identification of timber origins Proceedings of the international workshop held in Germany in October 2007. The document collates scientific ...	German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection and WWF
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26/09/2007	International symposium on development of improved methods to identify Shorea species wood and its origin Looks into how scientific knowledge can contribute to the traceability of timbers produced in Southeast ...	Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
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01/07/2007	Environmental Aspects of China's Papermaking Fiber Supply A central finding of the report is the massive increase in China 's wastepaper imports relieving ...	Forest Trends
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05/04/2007	SmartWood standards for verification of legality and origin The Rainforest Alliance SmartWood program has developed two standards to address verification of legality. ...	SmartWood
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01/03/2007	China Wood Products Supply Chain Analysis - Helping Chinese wood producers achieve market demands for legal and sustainable timber Prepared for UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) this report asserts that the ...	Tropical Forest Trust
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01/03/2007	Good Wood, Good Business Good Wood, Good Business is written mainly for CEOs or senior managers of companies that produce and/or ...	Tropical Forest Trust
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01/02/2007	ECA Brief: Pulp mills in Uruguay Looks at issues with the much-contested Orion pulp mill development in Uruguay and the role of the Finnish ...	ECA Watch
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01/11/2006	APP Stakeholder Update Asia Pulp and Paper's third statement on legality and sustainability issues in 2006. ...	Asia Pulp and Paper
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01/10/2006	Keep it Legal: Best practices for keeping illegally harvested timber out of your supply chain WWF has produced this manual with the intention that it should become the first point of reference for ...	WWF/GFTN (Frank Miller, Rodney Taylor and George White)
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01/10/2006	Forestry Research Programme: Research supporting improved forest governance Outlines DFID Forestry Research Programme research projects supporting good governance, a number of which ...	Forestry Research Programme
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01/07/2006	Keep it Legal: Best Practices for Keeping Illegally Harvested Timber Out of Your Supply Chain This manual has been developed by WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) for use by organizations ...	WWF GFTN (Global Forest and Trade Network)
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01/05/2006	Demand-Side Options: Policies and measures for reducing imports of illegal timber and timber products to consumer countries Looks at the options available to governments of consumer countries to reduce their contribution to illegal ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack and Jade Saunders)
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01/01/2006	CEO Perspectives: Viewpoints of CEOs in the forest, paper and packaging industry worldwide 17 CEOs of forest, paper and packaging companies worldwide were interviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers ...	PricewaterhouseCoopers
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15/10/2005	Dell Forest Products Stewardship Model Dell's commitment and timeframe for sourcing its paper and packaging from legal and environmentally ...	Dell
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01/07/2005	Current Activities to Combat Illegal Logging by Japan Review of current efforts to combat illegal logging and the associated trade in illegally-logged products ...	Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute (Dr. Sukeharu Tsuru)
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01/01/2005	Legal Logging: Code of Conduct for the Paper Industry The Conferederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) comprised of representatives of the European ...	CEPI
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20/12/2004	CEPI Position paper on the Proposal for setting up a voluntary Timber Licensing Scheme for imports of timber into the EU Conferderation of European Paper Industries position on the EU FLEGT volutary partnership agreements ...	CEPI
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08/06/2004	Legality of Timber Consumed by APP's Mills in Indonesia January - October 2003 This report analyses the legality of timber consumed by APP's pulp mills in Riau and Jambi, Sumatra ...	WWF Indonesia
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02/06/2004	UK Timber Trade Federation Common Auditing Framework (CAF) The UK Timber Trade Federation proposal for the development of a Common Auditing Framework to provide ...	UK Timber Trade Federation
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01/02/2004	Responsible Purchasing of Forest Products This guide has been developed by WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) for use by organisations ...	WWF (George White and Darius Sarshar)
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05/09/2003	Sources of investment for forestry: preventing flows of finance to illegal activities This paper was prepared for the international workshop on 'Sources of investment for forestry: preventing ...	Chatham House/RIIA (Jan Willem van Gelder, Wolfgang Richert and Eric Wakker)
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01/05/2003	Feasibility of and Best Options for Systems for the Identification, Verification, Licensing/Certification and Tracking of Legality of Timber and Related Products for Imports into the EU This study, carried out as part of the EC FLEGT process, examines relevant experience related to log ...	Environmental Resources Management Ltd
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01/08/2002	CEPI's position on illegal logging and FLEGT Confederation of European Paper Industries poition paper on the EU FLEGT process. ...	CEPI
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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
02/05/2013	Extending the Success Against Illegal Logging to Palm Oil and Other Drivers of Deforestation The week before last I had the opportunity to go to London to participate in a workshop at Chatham House, ...	Doug Boucher for The Equation
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14/03/2013	Nestle sets social, environmental targets for 2020 Nestle, the world's biggest food company, published on Wednesday a raft of social and environmental ...	Planet Ark
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12/02/2013	After Indonesian paper giant commits to no deforestation, pressure mounts on its biggest competitor After Indonesian paper giant Asia Pulp & ...	Mongabay.com
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05/02/2013	Paper giant APP promises no deforestation in Indonesia The world's third-largest paper producer Asia Pulp and Paper said on Tuesday it had stopped using ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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31/12/2012	The year in rainforests 2012 was another year of mixed news for the world's tropical forests. This is a look at some of ...	Mongabay.com
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14/12/2012	News Corp publisher's books linked to paper from endangered rainforests: RAN HarperCollins, a division of News Corp, has been accused by a conservation group of using materials sourced ...	Planet Ark (Reuters)
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30/11/2012	Government hints at new procurement standards to tackle deforestation DECC outlines new international forestry strategy designed to support private sector efforts to reduce ...	Business Green
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30/11/2012	WWF wrestles with illegal timber in supply chains The WWF and the Business Standards Institute (BSI) has published guidance to help companies comply with ...	Supply Management, UK
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05/11/2012	Disney’s new paper policy aims to save the rainforests The Walt Disney Company announced its new paper policy on October 11 which establishes guidelines for ...	Triple Pundit
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31/10/2012	KFC UK drops rainforest fiber KFC UK/Ireland will no longer use packaging from suppliers actively involved in rainforest clearance, ...	Environmental Leader
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31/10/2012	UK sustainable palm oil targets are too weak, say retailers Retail bodies say they have already signed up to much stricter standards on sustainable p.alm oil than ...	The Guardian, UK
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31/10/2012	APP, APRIL say they are open for inquiry Two of Indonesia’s paper giants, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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31/10/2012	2 new tools can cut deforestation and support sustainable palm oil in Indonesia Can the world have its palm oil and forests, too? This is an issue that my colleague and I discussed ...	World Resources Institute (WRI) Insights
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30/10/2012	Government and businesses to shelve unsustainable palm oil Fifteen industry bodies pledge to source only sustainable palm oil by 2015, but critics question the ...	Business Green
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12/10/2012	Disney revamps paper buying to protect rainforests Walt Disney Co, the world's biggest publisher of children's books, said on Thursday it changed ...	Planet Ark (Reuters)
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11/10/2012	Dollar General drops APP due to rainforest destruction concerns U.S. retailer Dollar General has stopped sourcing paper products from controversial brand Asia Pulp and ...	Mongabay.com
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22/09/2012	Seeing the wood for the trees Suppose you want to buy a table. But you care about orang-utans, indigenous peoples and carbon emissions, ...	The Economist, UK
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11/09/2012	Interpol clamps down on illegal logging The illegal logging industry is worth almost as much as drug production, according to the international ...	BBC News
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10/09/2012	What are the ecological costs of China’s future food imports? China’s growing agribusinesses and demand for soybeans and meat is bringing intensive farming and ...	China Dialogue
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06/09/2012	APP establishes deforestation moratorium in Jambi; greens remain skeptical Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has established a moratorium on natural forest conversion in Jambi province ...	Mongabay.com
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04/09/2012	Report offers solutions to expand sustainable tropical wood production Washington - The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) today released a report, Wood ...	ENews Park Forest, Chicago, US
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20/08/2012	Insight-DNA tests tell trees from the wood; curb illegal logging * Global illegal timber trade worth up to $30 bln -Interpol * DNA tests reveal species, origin of ...	Reuters
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09/08/2012	Cross-sector partnership on deforestation could be game changing A partnership between the US government and 20 of the world's largest companies is aiming to eliminate ...	The Guardian, UK
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02/08/2012	Deforestation now driven by profit, not poverty Bonito, Brazil - The main drivers of deforestation worldwide are no longer subsistence-level farmers ...	CIFOR Forests Blog
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02/08/2012	Pig iron producers sign zero deforestation pledge after Greenpeace campaign Pig iron producers in the Brazilian state of Maranhão today pledged to stop using charcoal produced ...	Mongabay.com
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26/07/2012	Rural education programme emphasises zero tolerance on hunting, killing and capture of orangutans Orangutan Foundation International and Asia Pulp & Paper launch orangutan training initiative Jakarta ...	APP
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13/07/2012	Environment or profit - palm oil firm tests Indonesia An Indonesian palm oil firm received preliminary approval six years ago for a large plantation in a swampy, ...	Planet Ark (Reuters)
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13/07/2012	KFC-Indonesia suspends purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper due to deforestation, says Greenpeace The Indonesian arm of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has suspended purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper ...	Mongabay.com
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11/07/2012	Wealthy consumption threatens species in developing countries Consumption in wealthy nations is imperiling biodiversity abroad, according to a new study in Nature ...	Mongabay.com
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07/07/2012	Profitable palm oil leaves environment poor Even if you've never visited Malaysia or Indonesia, it's likely that you've made contact ...	CNN
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29/06/2012	Asia Pulp & Paper pleads its innocence on destroying forest Asia Pulp & Paper is trying to reassure customers that it uses no illegally logged trees in its paper ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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27/06/2012	New online tool supports fight against illegal logging Washington - The World Resources Institute (WRI) today announced the launch of the Forest Legality Risk ...	MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal
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27/06/2012	Asia Pulp assures customers after ‘misleading’ Greenpeace claims Asia Pulp & Paper is reassuring customers that it uses no illegally logged trees in its paper mills ...	Eco-Business.com
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19/06/2012	Indian palm oil consumption driving deforestation in Indonesia, says Greenpeace Greenpeace opened a new front in its effort to push Indonesia's palm oil industry to reduce its ...	Mongabay.com
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13/06/2012	Marks & Spencer deal: good for the environment and good for voluntary carbon offsetting Marks & Spencer last week became the first major retailer to go carbon neutral, in part by supporting ...	Ecosystem Marketplace
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08/06/2012	Brazilian beef giant on defensive on its Amazon sourcing practices JBS, the world's largest meat and leather company, is on the defensive after Greenpeace accused ...	Mongabay.com
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07/06/2012	JBS Brazil to sue Greenpeace Sao Paulo, Brazil — Brazil's JBS said on Wednesday it will sue Greenpeace for claiming the ...	Global Post
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07/06/2012	UK retailer backlash against Brazilian meat giant JBS UK retailers have severed their ties with meat giant JBS following ...	meatinfo.co.uk, The Online Meat Trades Journal, UK
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06/06/2012	Tesco sold beef farmed in Amazon Tesco has been accused of fuelling the destruction of the Amazon rainforest by selling beef from cattle ...	The Independent, UK
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06/06/2012	Adidas, IKEA sever ties with world’s largest beef producer over Amazon deforestation Adidas, IKEA, Clarks, and Sainsbury’s are among the big-name brands that have suspended ties with ...	Ecouterre
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29/05/2012	IKEA under fire for ancient tree logging ...	The Guardian, UK
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23/05/2012	MTH is in everyday life; Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) response to the Greenpeace KFC Campaign Source: Asia Pulp & Paper Group Jakarta, Indonesia - In its latest report Junking ...	MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal
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19/05/2012	Nestlé + Greenpeace: A model for sustainable sourcing of palm oil? A partnership between Nestlé, The Forest Trust and a leading palm oil supplier may have created ...	Triple Pundit
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17/05/2012	Ford, GM and BMW linked to illegal logging and slave labour in Brazil Car makers source iron from Brazil that contributes to Amazon deforestation, says Greenpeace ahead of ...	The Guardian, UK
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12/04/2012	UK contractors send strong signal on timber choice The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) has agreed a new statement on timber procurement and given a major boost ...	Specification Online, UK
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11/04/2012	Green groups may call for boycott of Indonesian palm oil over forest destruction in Sumatra Environmental groups are escalating their battle over an area of peat forest in Tripa, Sumatra that has ...	Mongabay.com
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10/04/2012	American companies engaging in trade of illegal hardwoods from Peru, report charges More than 20 American companies have played roles in fostering a steady flow of illegal hardwoods from ...	Los Angeles Times, US
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05/04/2012	Is APP closer to throwing in the towel after losing 9 more customers? The latest milestone in the fight between Greenpeace and Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) was announced earlier ...	Triple Pundit
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02/04/2012	Multinationals vow to boycott APP after outcry over illegal logging The companies will suspend purchases from Asia Pulp and Paper after evidence emerged of illegal logging ...	The Guardian, UK
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28/03/2012	MapHook app used to raise awareness of Sumatran tiger habitat Dulles, Va, US - MapHook, the location-based journal application, is helping the World Wildlife Fund ...	MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal
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17/03/2012	APP affiliates in U.S., Australia, pledge to drop controversial pulp supplier linked to deforestation Two affiliates of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) have announced they are severing at least some ties with ...	Mongabay.com
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16/03/2012	Just more red tape? TRADA Technology principal consultant Elizabeth Turner discusses the impact the EU Timber Regulation ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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14/03/2012	Palm oil: the hidden ingredient causing an ecological disaster Palm oil is in our food, cleaning products and fuel. But it's destroying rainforest and contributing ...	The Ecologist, UK
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13/03/2012	Madagascar, lemurs and spies: One man reveals how he helped expose a link between illegal logging and expensive guitars in new documentary As we headed upriver into the rain forest of Madagascar, I knew something was wrong. Every so often, ...	The Daily Mail, UK
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12/03/2012	Investigation following new evidence against APP Jakarta, Indonesia - In the space of a week the National Geographic Society (NGS) has publicly broken ...	WWF
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08/03/2012	Buyers told to cut out illegally sourced wood risk Procurement staff are being urged to act now to avoid facing criminal charges for breaching incoming ...	Supply Management, UK
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08/03/2012	Count down to ethical timber sourcing legislation Procurement Managers should check for responsible purchasing policy, say the Timber Trade Federation ...	Green Building Press, UK
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07/03/2012	After illegal logging allegations, certifier lodges complaint against paper giant APP Less than a week after Greenpeace released evidence that protected tree species were being illegally ...	Mongabay.com
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07/03/2012	Global demand for vegetable oils contributing to deforestation New report helps businesses become deforestation-free. Washington - The global demand for vegetable ...	Union of Concerned Scientists News Center
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02/03/2012	Telltale diaries put Collins on the spot An undercover investigation has shown that paper from illegal logging in a tiger sanctuary in Indonesia ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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02/03/2012	Cottonsoft’s link to illegal rainforest destruction Undercover investigation proves Cottonsoft’s link to illegal rainforest destruction An Asia ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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24/02/2012	Virginia Republicans defend Mercury Paper Virginia’s Governor and Lieutenant Governor are crusading for a surprising cause: writing letters ...	WAMU 88.5, American University Radio
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23/02/2012	Virginia's Mercury Paper rebuffs environmentalist claims One of the fastest growing paper companies in the nation is Mercury Paper out of Strasburg, Va. Two environmental ...	WAMU 88.5, American University Radio
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22/02/2012	Virginia paper company linked to rainforest destruction The World Wildlife Fund issued a surprising plea last week, asking consumers to take care when buying ...	WAMU 88.5, American University Radio
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20/02/2012	Paper industry decimating Indonesia's tigers Washington - The survival of Sumatra's tigers, elephants, orangutans, rhinos, as well as indigenous ...	IPSNews
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13/02/2012	Major corporates come clean on forest risk; big oil doesn't Companies around the world depend on products that either come from or relate to forests, but few have ...	Ecosystem Marketplace
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08/02/2012	Girl Scouts fighting for deforestation-free cookies win United Nations award New York – The United Nations today awarded Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen, two 16-year-old ...	Union of Concerned Scientists News Center
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08/02/2012	WWF report links Sumatra deforestation to toilet paper We know how difficult it is to link products to dangerous practices. Eco-friendly companies and individuals ...	Earth Times
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07/02/2012	Big business recognises risks and opportunities of forest risk commodities Forest Footprint Disclosure’s Third Annual Review highlights industry leaders in disclosing forest ...	Forest Footprint Disclosure
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03/02/2012	RI opposes EPA determination on palm oil Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, will propose its own greenhouse gas analysis ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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01/02/2012	16 year old Girl Scouts fighting for deforestation-free cookies up for major United Nations award On Thursday, February 9, the United Nations will announce the winners of its first ever International ...	Union of Concerned Scientists News Center
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30/01/2012	Sumatran elephants endangered status upgraded to critical The Sumatran elephant, a subspecies of Asian elephant unique to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was ...	This Dish is Veg, US
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29/01/2012	DIY giants Wickes and B&Q 'selling wood felled illegally from Borneo rainforest' DIY giants Wickes and B&Q boast of their environmental credentials and commitment to using products ...	The Daily Mail, UK
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17/01/2012	Levi's new forest policy excludes fiber from suppliers linked to deforestation Editor's note: this story has been corrected since originally posted. See the end of the story ...	Mongabay.com
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22/12/2011	British firm blacklists Tasmanian timber The Prime Minister's peace deal was supposed to end decades of conflict in Tasmania's forests ...	ABC News, Australia
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22/12/2011	Kroger, America's largest grocery chain, stops carrying APP products due to deforestation concerns Kroger, America's largest grocery store chain, will stop carrying products sourced by Asia Pulp ...	Mongabay.com
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16/12/2011	Environmental groups to Japan: stop importing illegally logged timber A coalition of environmental NGOs have called upon Japan to adopt stronger measures to block illicit ...	Mongabay.com
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13/12/2011	APP’s tiger sanctuary ‘greenwash’ is hogwash A forest tiger sanctuary, which is claimed by giant paper and pulp producer APP to be proof of their ...	WWF
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28/11/2011	Asia Pulp & Paper lashes back at Greenpeace Asia Pulp & Papers (APP) has been accused repeatedly by Greenpeace of causing deforestation in Indonesia ...	Triple Pundit
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25/11/2011	Fighting illegal logging from the decking Ever wondered where your outdoor furniture came from? Ever pondered on the story behind your lovely new ...	ABC News, Australia
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24/11/2011	RPT-Vale halts dealings with company over deforestation Sao Paulo - Brazil's Vale, the world's largest iron ore miner, said on Thursday it had suspended ...	Reuters
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14/11/2011	Toilet paper critics on a roll Next time you see a loo roll think about where the fibre is sourced from. In the seventh of an eight-part ...	Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
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08/11/2011	Olympic athletes to train on timber from 'endangered' forests Wood from forests which provide homes to some of the planet’s most endangered species is being ...	The Independent, UK
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08/11/2011	Greenpeace responds to APP's latest claims Organisation says APP statement is 'nothing but PR-driven nonsense'. ...	Toy News Online
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03/11/2011	Pulp and paper giant battles with Greenpeace over deforestation claims Ottawa - An international pulp and paper giant with operations in Canada says it's being victimized ...	Montreal Gazette, Canada
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01/11/2011	Toymaker Hasbro cuts deforestation from its supply chain Hasbro, the second largest American toy company, today announced a new packaging policy that excludes ...	Mongabay.com
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12/10/2011	The Co-op claims lead on palm oil with new commitments The Co-operative Group has claimed it is the largest UK supermarket to certify all of its palm oil as ...	The Grocer, UK
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06/10/2011	Barbie and Ken may rekindle love after Mattel pledges to tackle deforestation Greenpeace welcomes toy makers' new goals to build a more sustainable supply chain. ...	Business Green
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05/10/2011	Mattel drops paper company linked to Indonesia deforestation It's official: Barbie has broken up with Asia Pulp and Paper. Responding to a campaign by Greenpeace, ...	Los Angeles Times
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13/09/2011	Gibson and the Lacey Act: a game changer in the music industry Musical instrument manufacturers generally do not ask detailed questions about the conditions under which ...	Sound & Fair Campaign
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02/09/2011	Cottonsoft smokescreen fools nobody as Foodstuffs launches investigation It's been ten days since we first revealed that Cottonsoft toilet paper was linked to deforestation ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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31/08/2011	Supermarket challenges toilet paper marker to disprove deforestation allegations A major New Zealand supermarket chain has asked Cottonsoft to prove its environmental credentials after ...	Mongabay.com
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22/08/2011	NZ toilet paper brand linked to deforestation in Indonesia - WWF An investigation released today reveals that Auckland based company Cottonsoft is sourcing its toilet ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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22/08/2011	Cottonsoft hits back at 'outrageous' toilet paper claims Toilet paper maker Cottonsoft has slammed as "wrong and outrageous" claims that its paper comes ...	The New Zealand Herald
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21/08/2011	APP affiliate 'regrets' astroturfing on Indonesia deforestation claims Solaris, an Australian affiliate of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), has been caught astroturfing an article ...	Mongabay.com
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14/08/2011	Indonesia’s forests: Paper trail to destruction Indonesia’s vanishing natural forests and wildlife species are testament to deforestation out of ...	The Scavenger
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04/08/2011	Fuji Xerox cuts ties for illegal logging Environmentalists have praised Fuji Xerox for cutting ties with a big paper manufacturer accused of illegally ...	Sky News, Australia
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03/08/2011	Guitar makers to run out of wood in 10 years Gibson boss says over-harvesting and rainforest destruction means all manufacturers are running out of ...	Rock News Desk
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27/07/2011	'Greenest' Sydney building using rainforest timber One of Sydney's "greenest" new building developments - No.1 Central Park on Broadway - ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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26/07/2011	WWF response to Global Witness report In response Global Witness’ report Pandering to the Loggers released on Monday 25 July, WWF issues ...	WWF
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26/07/2011	Tiger death linked to Australian loo paper sold by IGA Greenpeace is calling on consumers to boycott IGA toilet paper, saying it's linked to the destruction ...	Herald Sun, Australia
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15/07/2011	Lego drops deforestation after Greenpeace pressure Lego has agreed to cut relations with supplier Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) in favor of packaging material ...	Earth911.com
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13/07/2011	Cargill sets sights on worldwide sustainable palm oil by 2020 Agribusiness giant Cargill plans to only offer palm oil - an ingredient in Girl Scout cookies and numerous ...	GreenBiz
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09/07/2011	KFC, Taco Bell, and the destruction of the rain forests YUM! Brands, which operates 38,000 fast food restaurants in 110 countries (including not only KFC but ...	Blast Magazine
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07/07/2011	Lego banishes Asia Pulp & Paper due to deforestation link In response to a campaign by Greenpeace asserting that packaging used for its iconic toy building blocks ...	Mongabay.com
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05/07/2011	Kimberly-Clark & WWF reach agreement on ethical paper sourcing Last week WWF and Kimberly-Clark (the maker of Kleenex tissues, Huggies diapers, and VIVA paper towels), ...	Triple Pundit
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27/06/2011	Green tigers: new research shows protecting forests will deliver new economic boom for Southeast Asia A raft of new studies show that protecting Southeast Asia's forests could provide an enormous economic ...	Mongabay.com
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27/06/2011	Australia's Senate passes palm oil labeling bill Just days after being rejected by the the Senate Community Affairs Committee, Australia's Senate ...	Mongabay.com
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23/06/2011	Ken breaks up with Barbie over deforestation habit Greenpeace launches campaign against Mattel. After determining that Mattel, the toy company whose ...	Associated Content
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13/06/2011	Indonesia's Sinar Mas sees 2.3 mln T palm oil output in 2011 Indonesia's Sinar Mas expects to produce 2.3 million tonnes of palm oil this year, or about 10 percent ...	Reuters
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10/06/2011	Pressured by Greenpeace, Mattel cuts off sub-supplier APP The environmental group's global campaign against the toy maker prompts the El Segundo company to ...	Los Angeles Times
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07/06/2011	Barbie, Legos, other toys linked to destruction of Indonesia's rainforests Some of the world's largest and most prominent toy-makers are sourcing their packaging materials ...	Mongabay.com
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23/05/2011	Helveta joins Forest Legality Alliance to help protect vulnerable forests Oxford, UK – Helveta, the provider of supply chain intelligence software CI World™, has strengthened ...	Helveta
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18/05/2011	Is your dining table made of illegally logged wood? Our demand for cheap furniture is driving the theft of timber from national parks and the expansion of ...	Guardian, UK
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16/05/2011	Will Indonesia lose the next oil palm? Deep in the rainforests of Malaysian Borneo in the late 1980s, researchers made an incredible discovery: ...	The Jakarta Post
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13/05/2011	Regulation role model The EU Timber Regulation means the wood industry is again leading the way in developing responsible procurement ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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14/04/2011	Moves to stop Indonesian illegal timber imports supported A group of timber importers have pledged to stop buying any wood from Indonesia unless it is legally ...	The National Business Review, New Zealand
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12/04/2011	NGOs add new twist to IOI-RSPO issues While IOI Corp is busy clearing its name following a sanction by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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18/03/2011	Dancing with devils St Patrick's Day 2010 I received an excited Skype message from a friend of dark green political ...	The Huffington Post, US
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15/03/2011	Coalition calls on Europe to label palm oil on food products Do you have the right to know whether the chocolate bar you're munching on includes palm oil, which ...	Mongabay.com
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14/03/2011	How two 15-year-old Girl Scouts (and Grist readers) changed Kellogg’s When Kellogg’s announced this week that it is moving to limit the deforestation caused by the palm ...	Grist
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11/03/2011	7 ways to help stop tropical deforestion & illegal logging A store like Walmart can wield more power than a country over a logging company - especially in the global ...	The Ecologist, UK
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09/03/2011	The war on palm oil - Is it possible to avoid taking sides? Jessica Shankleman wrestles with the environmental and ethical dilemmas presented by the global palm ...	Business Green
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08/03/2011	Malaysia says palm oil exports to EU down Kuala Lumpur - Activists who blame the palm oil industry for damaging Malaysia's environment have ...	AFP
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06/03/2011	Moratorium on Amazon deforestation for soy production proving effective The Brazilian soy industry's moratorium is proving effective at slowing deforestation for soy production ...	Mongabay.com
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04/03/2011	Kellogg Company takes leadership stance in support of sustainable palm oil Kellogg Company intends to purchase sustainable palm oil once a segregated palm oil supply is available ...	Food Ingredients First
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04/03/2011	Palm oil smallholders can more than double output Jakarta - Independent smallholder palm oil plantations in Indonesia could more than double production ...	The News, Pakistan
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28/02/2011	Can palm oil firms really create a sustainable future? The palm oil industry has stepped up efforts to reduce its environmental impact, but as Jessica Shankleman ...	Business Green
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23/02/2011	Malaysia: Conservation and development in tug-of-war Malaysia - A recent report by an international environmental group flagging the alarming rate of deforestation ...	Eco-business.com
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22/02/2011	Denise Hamu: Brazil 'needs to increase' beef and soya productivity Matilda Lee talks exclusively to the head of WWF Brazil about controversial beef and soya production, ...	The Ecologist, UK
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22/02/2011	Of thin mints and orangutans It's Girl Scout cookie season, but Michigan scouts Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva are finding ...	The Huffington Post, US
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17/02/2011	Gibson guitar tangled in Madagascar wood law One of Nashville's emblematic companies, Gibson Guitar, has been under a cloud of suspicion for ...	WSMV, Nashville, US
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11/02/2011	Ghana tackles deforestation and illegal logging The Working Group on Forest Certification (WGFC), has mapped out strategies to combat the increasing ...	Ghana News Agency
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09/02/2011	Palm oil giant vows to spare most valuable Indonesian rainforest Golden Agri-Resources – the world's second highest palm oil producer – bows to pressure ...	Guardian, UK
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07/02/2011	Government happy with palm kernel imports The Government has no plans to stop palm kernel imports after Greenpeace activists were arrested this ...	The National Business Review, New Zealand
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06/02/2011	Tracking illegal wood imported into the UK Some companies in the UK are still selling a variety of wood products that come from questionable sources ...	WWF
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05/02/2011	Illegal timber sold by British businesses putting world's forests at risk Reluctance by UK firms to check source of imported wood contributing to devastating deforestation around ...	Guardian, UK
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01/02/2011	Malaysia deforestation: Can palm oil plantations be good news? Whilst the latest news on Malaysian deforestation is bad, it must be recognised that palm oil can be ...	The Telegraph, UK
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19/01/2011	Environmental problems plague palm oil production Palm oil has become a key part of many products used daily in the West. But its cultivation has major, ...	Deutsche Welle, Germany
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09/12/2010	Crackdown on illegal timber New legislation to restrict the importing of illegal timber will be announced today by Forestry Minister ...	The Australian
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02/12/2010	Indonesian paper firm defends its reputation One of the biggest paper companies in the world, Asia Pulp and Paper is also one of the most criticised. The ...	ABC Radio Australia
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01/12/2010	Consumer Goods Forum plans to tackle deforestation and other key drivers of climate change Synopsis: On the first day of the Cancun Climate Summit, the Consumer Goods Forum announced its intention ...	Guardian, UK
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29/11/2010	Big consumer goods companies take aim at deforestation The Consumer Goods Forum, a consortium of 400 global consumer goods manufacturers and retailers, today ...	AJC
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29/11/2010	Sustainable palm oil: rainforest savior or fig leaf? The push to promote sustainable palm oil is turning into a test case for green consumerism. The outcome ...	Yale Environment 360
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22/11/2010	Market for sustainable products expanding rapidly Markets for sustainable products have expanded significantly over the last five years, growing much faster ...	SustainableBusiness.com
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10/11/2010	Indonesia develops rival sustainable palm oil scheme The Indonesian government hit out at the Kuala Lumpur-based Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) ...	The Jakarta Post
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27/10/2010	WalMart and China's State Forest Administration sign MOU Walmart (China) Investment Company, the Walmart Global Procurement Office and the Zhonglin Tianhe (Beijing) ...	China CSR
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27/10/2010	Scientists blast greenwashing by front groups A group of prominent scientists has published an open ...	Mongabay.com
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22/10/2010	Avon Products, Inc. joins with World Wildlife Fund to drive responsible forestry Avon Products, Inc. today announced it has joined the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) in North ...	PR Web
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22/10/2010	Walmart and General Mills bullish on sustainable palm oil Your morning bowl of cereal is about to get more environmentally friendly - that is, as long as you eat ...	Reuters
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22/10/2010	Businesses warm to Indonesia's moratorium on forest clearing The Indonesian government is imposing a moratorium on forest clearing in return for $1 billion grant ...	VoA News
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20/10/2010	Corporations, conservation, and the green movement The image of rainforests being torn down by giant bulldozers, felled by chainsaw-wielding loggers, and ...	Mongabay.com
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18/10/2010	Walmart takes on Amazon deforestation The world's largest retailer last week announced new sourcing criteria for commodities closely associated ...	Mongabay.com
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17/10/2010	Greenpeace: palm-oil campaign not effort at sabotage Jakarta - International environmental group Greenpeace is denying accusations that it is waging a foreign-funded ...	The Jakarta Globe
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06/10/2010	Trade Me to tweak rules around sale of kwila Online marketplace Trade Me is moving to regulate the trade of new kwila furniture or decking products, ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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06/10/2010	The Nestlé example: how responsible companies could end deforestation The NGO, The Forest Trust (TFT), made international headlines this year after food giant Nestlé ...	Mongabay.com
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01/10/2010	Protest at Wellington Bunnings over sale of endangered species At 12noon on Saturday 2nd October a protest organised by Rainforest Action Wellington will take place ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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28/09/2010	Asia Pulp & Paper fumbles response to deforestation allegations by Greenpeace A new audit that seems to exonerate Asia Pulp & Paper from damaging logging practices in Indonesia ...	Mongabay.com
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27/09/2010	New Zealand home owners contribute to destruction of world's forests As summer approaches, New Zealand home owners are again poised to make their blind contribution to the ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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27/09/2010	Indonesian pulp mill denies deforestation claims One of the world's largest paper producers says a Greenpeace report on its logging operations in ...	ABC News, Australia
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26/09/2010	Independent audit by ITS Global shows Greenpeace faked data to build phony case against APP Jakarta, Indonesia - Greenpeace was caught using false and misleading information to attack the credibility ...	Business Wire
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24/09/2010	General Mills to source palm oil from sustainable sources by 2015 General Mills has announced plans to source 100% of its palm oil from responsible and sustainable sources ...	TradingMarkets.com
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23/09/2010	The long road to sustainability: Western consciences can do only so much to conserve forests In June last year Daniel Avelino, the public prosecutor of Brazil’s state of Pará, the home ...	The Economist, UK
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23/09/2010	Eco-friendly palm oil initiative censures company linked to deforestation The Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a body the sets standards for eco-friendly palm oil production, ...	Mongabay.com
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22/09/2010	Another food goliath falls to palm oil campaign One of the world's biggest food makers, General Mills, has pledged to source only sustainable and ...	Mongabay.com
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21/09/2010	Fonterra’s implication in rainforest destruction Auckland – Following new evidence, Greenpeace demands that Fonterra and the Government put an end ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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13/09/2010	Debate over paper mill's green credentials Singapore - The April paper mill in Sumatra’s Riau province can boast some environmentally friendly ...	eco-business.com
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08/09/2010	Active counter prepared for global deforestation campaign Jakarta - Global campaign against deforestation that target palm oil producers has received government ...	Tempo Interactive
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02/09/2010	Special Committee to assist timber importers China Timber and Wood Products Circulation Association (CTWPCA) (former China Timber Circulation Association) ...	ITTO Market Report
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02/09/2010	We got it our way! Burger King ditches Sinar Mas palm oil The independent audit which Sinar Mas thought would absolve it of deforestation, peatland clearance and ...	Greenpeace UK
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30/08/2010	Green group slams Cargill over SMART palm oil Environmentalists on Friday criticized a decision by agribusiness giant Cargill Inc to continue buying ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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11/08/2010	Indonesia APP says audit shows deforestation claim untrue Indonesian paper firm Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) on Wednesday released an audit it said showed allegations ...	Reuters
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11/08/2010	Report clears SMART of deforestation An environmental audit into palm oil producer PT SMART, paid for by the company, has cleared the company ...	The Jakarta Post
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02/08/2010	Longtime target of green groups, Cargill, to supply sustainably-certified palm oil to Unilever Agriculture giant Cargill has announced an agreement to supply Unilever with 10,000 metric tons of palm ...	Mongabay.com
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30/07/2010	Indonesian Sinar Mas-linked firms wrecked forest: report Greenpeace said on Thursday it had fresh evidence that palm oil firms linked to Indonesian agribusiness ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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26/07/2010	Amazon soy and deforestation: Collaboration delivers for Greenpeace and Cargill A Brazilian ban on buying soybeans from illegally deforested areas in the worlds largest standing forest ...	Ethical Corporation
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08/07/2010	HSBC pulls investment from Sinar Mas after Greenpeace protest Bank notifies Greenpeace it has sold shares in Indonesian palm oil producer. ...	Guardian, UK
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07/07/2010	Paper's toll on Indonesia's rainforests Jakarta - Greenpeace chastised Indonesian palm oil and paper giant Sinar Mas, as well as its customers, ...	UPI.com
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07/07/2010	Wal-Mart latest to step away from Sinar Mas Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said it has “taken steps to stop” sourcing ...	The Jakarta Globe
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06/07/2010	Unilever to sustainably source all paper and board packaging Unilever has pledged to sustainably source all its paper and board packaging within ten years as part ...	FoodProductionDaily.com
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05/07/2010	Indonesian firm accused of clearing rain forests Jakarta, Indonesia — The environmental group Greenpeace has accused one of the world’s largest ...	The New York Times
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05/07/2010	Panasonic’s green procurement guidelines for wood PanaHome Corporation and Panasonic Electric Works Co. Ltd have introduced green procurement guidelines ...	ITTO Market Report
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25/06/2010	Greenpeace cautions Indonesian gov't on new palm oil sustainability claim International environment campaigner organization, Greenpeace, expressed on Friday its fear that the ...	Global Times, China
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24/06/2010	The other oil spill Palm oil is a popular, cheap commodity, which green activists are doing their best to turn into a commercial ...	The Economist, UK
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24/06/2010	In the battle to save forests, activists target corporations Large corporations, not small-scale farmers, are now the major forces behind the destruction of the world’s ...	Environment 360, Yale, US
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15/06/2010	Swiss retailer lodges complaint against Malaysian palm oil group Migros requests a probe on IOI's breaches of law and sustainability standards in Borneo. ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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01/06/2010	International alliance created to help corporations avoid illegal wood Given the complexities of the global wood trade and the difficulty of deciphering a product's source ...	Mongabay.com
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28/05/2010	How an ingredient found in everything from chocolate to chips is causing massive environmental destruction The production of palm oil, the common ingredient in an astounding number of products, is causing deforestation, ...	AlterNet
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27/05/2010	Ikea joins Forest Legality Alliance to curb illegal logging: Group aims to help explain new trade policies Washington — Swedish furniture giant Ikea is part of a just launched group named the Forest Legality ...	Furniture Today
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26/05/2010	New global alliance formed to undercut illegal logging Washington DC - To reduce trade in illegally harvested wood, a global initiative was launched today in ...	Environment News Service
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26/05/2010	U.S. farmers, timber producers call for an end to tropical deforestation Washington - Leading U.S. farm and forest products groups today called on Congress and the administration ...	PR Newswire
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24/05/2010	Social media can help save the planet, says Greenpeace boss Greenpeace is well-known for taking direct action in the name of saving the environment, but key to its ...	CNN
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24/05/2010	How the palm oil trade causes a food chain of destruction Food giant ADM's forays into new global agricultural markets bring charges of forced child labor ...	AlterNet
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19/05/2010	Online protest drives Nestlé to environmentally friendly palm oil Nestlé, the world's biggest food manufacturer, says it will make the palm oil in its best-selling ...	The Independent, UK
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17/05/2010	Deforestation victory! Nestlé will stop using rainforest-destroying palm oil Concerned about forest-destroying palm oil? You can now rest a little easier. The world's largest ...	TreeHugger
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05/05/2010	Activists lock themselves in Cargill headquarters as new report alleges illegal deforestation Following a damning report from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) alleging illegal clearing of rainforest ...	Mongabay.com
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02/05/2010	Deforestation-free leather comes closer to reality in the Brazilian Amazon Prominent leather buyers have developed a new traceability system to ensure that leather products from ...	Mongabay.com
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29/04/2010	Palm oil producers to meet May 3 to discuss deforestation charges Kuala Lumpur - Palm oil producers and government officials from Malaysia and Indonesia will meet May ...	Nasdaq
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29/04/2010	Blood on our hands: Ireland's role in illegal logging Buying illicit timber funds violent regimes and causes global warming – and Ireland is the EU’s ...	Irish Times
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27/04/2010	Indonesia: Sinar Mas denies Greenpeace deforestation charges Kuala lumpur - Sinar Mas, Indonesia's biggest palm oil producer, Tuesday said the company remains ...	EasyBourse.com
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26/04/2010	“Say no to wild meat and illegal wood products” Mondulkiri province, Cambodia - Today, H.E. Heng Samnang, Deputy Provincial Governor, announces an official ...	WWF
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25/04/2010	Practices in Indonesian forests cost paper producer its green certification Partial green certification for one of Asia’s biggest paper producers has been suspended over concerns ...	The Jakarta Globe
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18/04/2010	Paper company loses green certification after rainforest destruction in Indonesia The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a global certifier of sustainably managed forest, has dropped another ...	Mongabay.com
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16/04/2010	Forest footprint makes its mark How much or little your business contributes to deforestation is set to be an increasingly significant ...	TTJ - The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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15/04/2010	Nestle shareholder meeting interrupted by Greenpeace orangutans Nestle's shareholder meeting turned raucous today, as Greenpeace protesters were arrested in full-orangutan ...	Mongabay.com
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13/04/2010	EU parliament set to approve ban on 'illegal' timber trade MEPs are expected to give the green light to plans for a possible ban on the "illegal" timber ...	TheParliament.com
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10/04/2010	Palm oil: environmental curse or a blessing? It is blamed for everything from deforestation to threatening the extinction of the orangutan, but palm ...	Gulf Times, Qatar
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09/04/2010	New report shines light on the link between forest destruction and the EU Ecolabel for copy paper “EU Ecolabel allows forest destruction ...	FERN
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07/04/2010	Unilever backtracks: may purchase palm oil from Sinar Mas The world's biggest buyer of palm oil, Unilever, says it will again purchase palm oil from PT SMART, ...	Mongabay.com
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01/04/2010	The core issue is credibility: Editorial Eighteen major palm oil producers and the Directorate General of Plantations decided here Monday to set ...	The Jakarta Post
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31/03/2010	Australian supermarket's palm oil plans questioned Australia's Green groups are divided over a commitment by the country's Woolworths supermarkets ...	Australia Network News
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25/03/2010	Cargill threatens palm oil supplier over deforestation Cargill, the world's largest trader of agricultural commodities, has become the third company to ...	Financial Times, UK
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23/03/2010	Nestle fiasco continues: Indonesian oil palm planters threaten boycott too Candy and food giant Nestle is finding itself between a rock and a hard place. The online campaign against ...	Mongabay.com
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20/03/2010	A new world?: Social media protest against Nestle may have longstanding ramifications The online protest over Nestle's use of palm oil linked to deforestation in Indonesia continues ...	Mongabay.com
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18/03/2010	Nestlé stars in smear campaign over Indonesian palm oil: Greenpeace links food manufacturer with mass deforestation Nestlé is fighting a PR battle with Greenpeace over claims that it is continuing to source palm ...	Guardian, UK
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07/03/2010	Indonesia and Malaysia team up against palm oil critics Indonesia and Malaysian palm oil producers have agreed to jointly tackle challenging environmental and ...	The Jakarta Globe
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05/03/2010	BBC Documentary shakes up Sustainable Palm Industry Multinational conglomerate Unilever has blacklisted Duta Palma, a certified sustainable Indonesian palm ...	ICTSD (International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development)
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28/02/2010	Palm oil from the Mersey that will spare the jungle Palm oil greases the wheels of modern life. It’s in your margarine, your chocolate bar, your washing ...	Times Online, UK
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22/02/2010	Orangutan survival and the shopping trolley The challenge of saving the orangutan - man's closest relative - from extinction is trickling down ...	BBC News
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16/02/2010	Big business leaves big forest footprints Consumers around the globe are not aware that they are "eating" rainforests, says Andrew Mitchell. ...	BBC News
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10/02/2010	Boots, KFC, McDonalds ignore rainforest destruction survey Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s have been praised for disclosing their ‘forest footprint’ ...	The Ecologist
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09/02/2010	Martin and other guitar makers go green CEO Chris Martin watched the price of precious woods go up and order sizes go down - and realized his ...	Mother Nature Network
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05/01/2010	Groundbreaking 'One Good World ECOngress' gives impetus for critical wood sourcing issue in the home furnishings industry LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ushering in a new era of environmental responsibility in ...	PR Newswire
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27/12/2009	Rainforest conservation: a year in review 2009 may prove to be an important turning point for tropical forests. ...	Mongabay.com
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13/12/2009	Protests continue at Auckland furniture shops sell Rainforest Action and the Indonesian Human Rights Committee are maintaining protests outside the stores ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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13/12/2009	Greenpeace rebuffs offer of talks by Indonesia's Sinar Mas The international environmental group Greenpeace has ruled out any discussion with PT Sinas Mas unless ...	The Jakarta Globe
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11/12/2009	Unilever drops palm oil supplier Jakarta - Unilever PLC said on Friday it would stop buying palm oil from Indonesian producer PT Sinar ...	The Wall Street Journal
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10/12/2009	System to ensure sustainability, legality of logging In an effort to ease possible trade friction with the United States and the European Union, China is ...	China Daily
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09/12/2009	Changing drivers of deforestation provide new opportunities for conservation Tropical deforestation claimed roughly 13 million hectares of forest per year during the first half of ...	Mongabay.com
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06/12/2009	EFPI introduces Code of Conduct on sustainability The pressing problems of illegally logged and traded timber and sustainable forestry are at the heart ...	European Federation of Parquet Importers (EFPI)
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02/12/2009	Paper provider for fashion gurus drops APP due to deforestation across Indonesia One by one, the fashion industry's biggest companies are leaving Asian Pulp and Paper (APP) - and ...	Mongabay.com
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27/11/2009	Indonesia's loggers scrutinized ahead of climate summit Teluk Meranti - Logging in Indonesia can be a murky business involving navigating government bureaucracy ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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13/11/2009	Finnish paper company to sever ties with logging firm linked to rainforest destruction in Indonesia Finnish paper company UPM-Kymmene will stop buying paper pulp from Asia Pacific Resources International ...	Mongabay.com
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16/10/2009	Tetra Pak Inc. joins Global Forest and Trade Network: commits to source and trade responsible forest products Tetra Pak Inc., a leading manufacturer of food processing and packaging systems, is joining WWF's ...	PR Web
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16/10/2009	Second International Timber Trade Federation Day – timber trade demands level playing field Geneva - World Leaders of the timber trade industry gathered in Geneva on the 8 and 9 October for the ...	The Forest Trust
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22/09/2009	Can Nike and Wal-Mart save the Amazon? An ambitious commitment by some of the world's largest companies not to buy beef or leather products ...	The Christian Science Monitor
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07/08/2009	Wolseley puts legal timber in the frame Wolseley is leading the way in anticipation of new EU legislation to crack down on illegal timber. ...	Builder and Engineer online
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30/06/2009	Certification driving change in Brazils forestry industry The crown jewel of the natural world, the Amazon rainforest is one of the largest forests and arguably ...	WWF Global Trade & Forest Network (GFTN)
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23/06/2009	International Paper establishes world's largest Forest Stewardship Council manufacturing platform Memphis, Tenn - Continuing its commitment to provide more certification options for its customers, International ...	PR Newswire
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17/06/2009	Australian timber industry consolidates and improves systems to verify legally harvested wood Australian timber and forest-based product industries are commencing a project to consolidate and improve ...	Timber Development Association, Australia
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10/06/2009	Indonesian orang-utans and tigers threatened by new logging scheme Elephants, Sumatran tigers and some of Asia's rarest orang-utans will be plunged into a "dire ...	The Times (UK)
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31/05/2009	British supermarkets accused over destruction of Amazon rainforest British supermarkets are driving rapid destruction of the Amazon rainforest by using meat from farms ...	Guardian, UK
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22/05/2009	APP refutes illegal logging allegations Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has denied allegations that it plans to carry out a large-scale logging operation ...	PrintWeek, UK
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27/04/2009	European Paper Industry already tackling illegal logging The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) welcomed the strong political commitment of the ...	Emballage Digest, France
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27/04/2009	Paper sector backs voluntary measures to combat illegal timber trade The Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi) has warned European legislation to tackle illegal ...	Packaging News, UK
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14/04/2009	Tropicana, 3M earn sustainable forestry certification Tropicana and 3M have each earned certification from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), showing ...	GreenBiz.com
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18/03/2009	Rash of tiger attacks linked to deforestation by large paper corporation APP The Sumatran tiger, a critically-endangered subspecies, is hanging on by a thread in its island home. ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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23/02/2009	TTF approval prepares UCM for EU illegal wood crackdown UK - Leading agency and trading group UCM Timber plc says approval for its environmental controls from ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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22/01/2009	Indonesia lifts ban on logging of natural forests for pulp and paper Indonesia has reversed a ban on paper and pulp companies from harvesting wood from natural forests, reports ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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18/12/2008	Wood chemistry used to track origin of timber A researcher is using carbon and oxygen isotopes to track the origin of timber as part of a worldwide ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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01/11/2008	Global timber trade tackles illegal logging A meeting of global forest companies and timber trade associations, representing more than 10,000 companies ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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29/10/2008	In major conference on timber trade, private sector prepares for proposed tight regulations to prevent illegal logging Geneva, Switzerland - Forestry business representatives came together this week to discuss how industry ...	Tropical Forest Trust (Switzerland)
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20/10/2008	APP log road challenges pact to save Sumatra Pekanbaru, Indonesia ' Indonesia's newly announced commitment to saving Sumatra is facing an ...	WWF International (Switzerland)
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11/09/2008	Avoiding Hotspots, APRIL Shows The Way Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia - APRIL (Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited), while relying ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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12/08/2008	Woolworths Cuts Ties with Asia Pulp and Paper Over Sourcing Another company has cut ties with Asia Pulp and Paper, a paper manufacturer that has long been attacked ...	GreenBiz (USA)
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08/08/2008	Africa: New Technology to Sever Timbers Link to Conflict? New York, USA - While conflict diamonds or blood diamonds, as they are known, have gained attention the ...	IPS (Italy)
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03/08/2008	Forestry firm seeks funds for system to track illegal logging UK - An Oxford-based company is looking to raise £8m from international investors to exploit a ...	Times Online (UK)
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13/07/2008	IFC Helps Major Hardwood Floor Company in China Source Sustainable Wood Beijing, China - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced that it has invested in Nature, ...	IFC News (USA)
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01/07/2008	Using Scientific Methods to Combat Illegal Logging WWF-Germany and the laboratory Agroisolab, in cooperation with the German von Thnen Institut, have recently ...	GFTN Quarterly Newsletter (Switzerland)
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01/07/2008	Educating Companies to Save Indonesias Remaining Forests GFTN-North America (GFTN-NA) co-hosted the Indonesia Pulp and Paper Roundtable for investors and buyers ...	GFTN Quarterly Newsletter (Switzerland)
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21/06/2008	TTF makes responsible sourcing systems mandatory UK - The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has made it obligatory for all members to introduce a due diligence ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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19/06/2008	Furniture exporters must use legal timber Vietnamese furniture exporters, who are struggling to source legally logged timber, learnt about some ...	VietNamNet Bridge (Vietnam)
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15/06/2008	IWP chip could help thwart illegal logging Brazil - Secom-MT reported that the Web Forest Planet Institute (IWP), located in Brasilia, has developed ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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12/06/2008	WWF reiterates APP concerns WWF has reiterated its concern over Asia Pulp and Paper's (APP) logging activities in high-conservation-value ...	PrintWeek (UK)
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23/05/2008	Timber group logged $1.1M into 1Q gov't lobbying Washington, USA - The American Forest & Paper Association spent nearly $1.1 million in the first ...	Forbes (USA)
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12/05/2008	International Paper Threatens to Violate Own Policy by Expanding Into Indonesian Rainforest San Francisco, USA - Rainforest Action Network and ForestEthics today condemned a proposal by U.S.-based ...	Common Dreams (USA)
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06/05/2008	Illegal logging baron's move to palm oil receives top brass backing EIA is calling for an urgent inquiry into how a notorious illegal logging barons move into the booming ...	EIA (USA)
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25/04/2008	Eco-friendly timber firms want incentives Indonesia - Forestry companies producing eco-friendly timber pleaded at the Asia-Pacific forest conference ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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21/04/2008	Liberia: Logging industry ready to restart Monrovia, Liberia - With mechanisms now in place to resume logging operations and three companies awarded ...	IRINnews.org (USA)
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18/04/2008	A3P stands alone in fight against illegal logging (A3P Press Release) Australia - A3P, the peak industry body for the plantation products and paper industry ...	ForestNewsWire (Canada)
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03/04/2008	Wood fiber shortage reduces pulp production in Indonesia in the 4Q According to the Wood Resource Quarterly, pulpwood costs in Indonesia reached a record high in the 4Q/07 ...	WebWire (USA)
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27/03/2008	Logging Road Threatens Indonesia Forest - Green Groups Jakarta, Indonesia - Forests and rare tigers are under threat from a new logging road in Indonesia's ...	Planet Ark (Australia)
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15/03/2008	UK Timber Trade Federation: Aims and achievement UK - After three years in the post, Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White is proud of the ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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27/02/2008	Liberia: Commercial Logging Begins Next Month - FDA Boss Discloses Liberia - The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) is expected to award six Timber Sale Contracts on ...	AllAfrica.com
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13/02/2008	Forest and Paper CEOs Feeling the Pressure on Supply Chain Responsibility Forest, paper, and packaging companies are feeling the pressure from powerful corporate customers bent ...	Sustainable Life Media (USA)
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11/02/2008	Gloomy outlook seen for wood-based industries Indonesia - A lack of wood supplies continued to plague the country's wood-based industries last ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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09/02/2008	Growing money on trees Tropical forests store enormous amounts of carbon and its release, through deforestation, accounts for ...	Green Left Weekly (Australia)
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05/02/2008	SGS and Helveta announce agreements for a nationwide forest and timber chain-of-custody monitoring system in the Republic of Liberia Geneva, Switzerland - SGS Societe Generale de Surveillance S.A. (SGS) announced today the signature of ...	SGS/Helveta (Switzerland/UK)
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30/01/2008	Interactive forest mapping launched for communities in Cameroon Yaounde, Cameroon - The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the British High Commission Yaounde and ...	FCO/Helveta (UK)
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11/01/2008	Paper giant illegally clearing Indonesian forests: environmentalists Jakarta, Indonesia - Rare elephants, tigers and orangutans are under threat from illegal land clearing ...	AFP (Indonesia)
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09/01/2008	Activists call on APP to save forest Indonesia - Field investigations held by the activists found that the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park was ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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07/01/2008	Illegal logging and road building threatens tigers and tribes of the Heart of Sumatra Indonesia - Field investigations in central Sumatra have found that the home of two tribes of indigenous ...	WWF International (Switzerland)
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31/12/2007	GFC integrating bar-coding with its monitoring methods The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) says it is implementing the Remote Sensing and Bar-Coding system ...	Stabroek News (Guyana)
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19/12/2007	So hard to see the wood for the trees If the Bali conference on climate change brought good news to anyone, it must surely be the inhabitants ...	Economist (UK)
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12/12/2007	C’mon ANZ, don’t finance forest destruction in Tas (New Zealand Green Party Press Release) Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman today called on ANZ customers ...	Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand)
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30/10/2007	WSJ inquiry pushes FSC to cancel logging certification in endangered forest An inquiry by The Wall Street Journal prompted the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an environmental ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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10/10/2007	Environmental and consumer advocates complain about excessive paper consumption in Germany ...	Heise Online (Germany)
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24/09/2007	ALPI and Tropical Forest Trust Work Together to Enhance Sustainable Forest Management in Cameroon Modigliana, Italy - ALPI, the largest forest and wood processing company operating in Cameroon, has agreed ...	Tropical Forest Trust (Switzerland)
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17/09/2007	DNA barcodes could ID illegal food, timber Beijing, China - New DNA barcodes of more than 31,000 species of animals and plants could help in the ...	Xinhua (China)
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17/08/2007	Halt in operations looming for big pulp firms in Riau Indonesia - The country's two biggest pulp and paper producers may be forced to halt operations ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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09/08/2007	Riaupulp wins ecological applause despite allegations Indonesia - Despite allegations of illegal logging, a local pulp and paper company's proven performance ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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20/07/2007	Understanding Corporate Purchases of Wood Products Before purchasing forest-based products, corporate managers should ask a handful of basic questions about ...	World Resources Institute (USA)
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13/07/2007	China's Actions Get Mixed Reviews On Impact On World's Forests Beijing, China - While China's commitment to offering recycled paper goods has helped slow the destruction ...	AHN (USA)
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04/07/2007	Legal Q&A: Timber procurement UK - How has the timber trade changed over recent years? The industry outlook has changed dramatically. ...	Contract Journal (UK)
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19/06/2007	Sustainable development council admits pulp producer from Indonesia The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has admitted its first member from Indonesia, ...	PrintWeek (UK)
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25/05/2007	Pulp mill legal challenge is 'illegal' Australia - Timber lobbyists have accused the Wilderness Society of breaching tax free status laws on ...	Ninemsn (Australia)
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09/05/2007	New UK-Funded Report Says Consumers in US, Europe Hold Key To Transforming Chinese Attitude Toward Use of Illegal Timber (Press Release) London, UK - Responding to concern that China's massive appetite for raw timber ...	Tropical Forest Trust (Switzerland)
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30/04/2007	WWF release an informational DVD: 'The Global Forest & Trade Network: Solutions for Committed Companies' This 1-hour, 12-chapter video is an engaging way to learn about responsible forestry and trade in action. ...	WWF/GFTN
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15/04/2007	Certisource uses DNA test to identify legal logs Singaporean researchers managed to proof the legal origin of timber and are collaborating with a private ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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06/04/2007	Paper giant accused of illegal China logging Indonesia's paper making giant, Asia Pulp and Paper company, has been accused of illegal logging ...	CCTV (China)
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01/04/2007	Three strikes on mill pollution Tasmania - Gunns Limited's latest pulp mill proposal fails to meet at least three official air pollution ...	The Mercury (Tasmania)
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29/03/2007	Martin attacks Labor's pulp mill assessment bill Tasmania - A Labor Member of Tasmania's Upper House, Terry Martin, will not resign from the party, ...	ABC (Australia)
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29/03/2007	Stora Enso investigates illegal logging claims Stora Enso is to demand a thorough ecological analysis from logging group Metshallitus after accusations ...	PrintWeek (UK)
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15/03/2007	Greens team with timber industry on new anti-illegal logging bill A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill to ban the use of illegally-harvested timber and ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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24/02/2007	Walhi backs police fight against logging Indonesia - A leading environmental organization has praised police action against a company accused ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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15/02/2007	EU offers subsidies for certification of legality Timber companies in Malaysia can get subsidies from an EU grant to obtain certification that their timber ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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04/02/2007	Finland's Botnia says relocating Uruguay pulp mill "not an option" Buenos Aires, Argentina - Finnish company Oy Metsa-Botnia AB said it will not consider moving an Uruguay ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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02/02/2007	All the news that fits U.S. newspapers are starting to import their newsprint from China. Short-term investors in newspaper ...	Market Watch (USA)
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23/01/2007	Spanish company plans a 1.2 billion pulp mill in Colonia Spain's ENCE unveiled this week in Montevideo plans to produce a million tons of cellulose by September ...	MercoPress (Uruguay)
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23/01/2007	ICJ rejects Uruguay bid to end paper mill protest blockades by Argentines The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Tuesday denied a request by Uruguay to force Argentina to put ...	JURIST (USA)
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19/01/2007	Uruguay and Argentina clash over pulp mills in Rio do Janeiro Uruguay and Argentina clashed over the pulp mills controversy during the Thursday meeting of the Mercosur ...	MercoPress (Uruguay)
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15/01/2007	Customs: Hardwood...hard times USA - If you import hardwood flooring products, you might have noticed that you or your competitors have ...	Shipping Times (USA)
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11/01/2007	North America: Supply chain responsibility - Stop the unsustainable presses US newspapers are beginning to source newsprint from China for economic reasons, but may be ignoring ...	Ethical Corporation (UK)
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19/12/2006	Uruguay: Though not yet in operation, Metsa Botnia's pulp mill already smells rotten (Press Release, Guayubira Group Uruguay) It is almost certain that the Finnish public know little or ...	World Rainforest Movement Bulletin (Uruguay)
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15/12/2006	TTAP seminar urges harmonized procurement policies Belgium - More than 50 leading wood products buyers, suppliers and policy makers met recently in Brussels ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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07/12/2006	EU ratifies support for Botnia pulp mill in Uruguay The European Union praised the World Bank decision to extend a 170 million US dollars loan for the completion ...	MercoPress (Uruguay)
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06/12/2006	Canada forest industry calls catalog's caribou ban "simplistic" Ottawa, Canada - The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), today commented on the decision by ...	CNW (Canada)
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22/11/2006	Finland's Botnia gets World Bank financing for paper mill in Uruguay Oy Metsa-Botnia said the World Bank has approved 520 mln usd in financing for its pulp mill project in ...	Forbes (USA)
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20/11/2006	Buying Legal Timber For Europe More than 50 leading wood products buyers, suppliers and policy makers met recently to discuss how to ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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02/11/2006	No ban on illegally-logged timber Australia - The Federal Government has decided against imposing a blanket ban on products made from illegally ...	Melbourne Herald Sun (Australia)
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25/10/2006	WWF launches new manual to help promote legal timber (WWF Press Release) Frank Miller, the founder and managing director of Track Record, is the lead author ...	WWF
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19/10/2006	Timber companies join origins debate Green pressure group WWF-Australia is using a new weapon to stop illegal logging — it has signed ...	The Age (Australia)
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17/10/2006	World Bank units to recommend pulp mills project Washington, USA - The World Bank's private-sector lender and guarantee agency said on Tuesday they ...	Reuters (UK)
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17/10/2006	Australian companies join WWF's forest and trade network Sydney, Australia ' In a move to encourage Australian businesses to support responsible forestry, ...	WWF
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11/10/2006	Argentine activists to resume pulp mill protests Argentine environmental activists are planning to block the main road into Uruguay on Friday to protest ...	Euro2day (Greece)
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03/10/2006	Buying legal timber for Europe: purchasing policies and legality definitions (Press Release) The Timber Trade Action Plan (TTAP) in cooperation with TRAFFIC, the joint wildlife trade ...	Tropical Forest Trust (UK)
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25/09/2006	Call for more EU co-ordination on forest policy Brussels, Belgium - There is no need for a common EU forestry policy, stakeholders have agreed at a conference ...	EurActiv.com (Belgium)
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25/08/2006	Army is logging onto a problem in Bosnia BRITISH soldiers tackling illegal logging in the Balkans are claiming success following a training programme ...	Powys County Times (UK)
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15/07/2006	Invitation to Meeting on Transparency and Business Principles for Countering Bribery UK - During 2006 Transparency International as host of the Forest Integrity Network (FIN) intends to ...	Transparency International (UK)
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14/07/2006	FFIF and WWF agree to cooperate on legal wood The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF), WWF Russia and WWF Finland have agreed to cooperate ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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08/07/2006	DEFRA awards Tropical Forest Trust, Timber Trade Federation UK and Global Environment Institute £151,700 for timber supply chain work in China TFT, TTF-UK and Chinese NGO, GEI have been awarded a grant of £151,700 to fund work with the Chinese ...	TFT (UK)
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29/06/2006	Jakarta issues strong warning to six pulp companies Indonesia - The government has sent an ultimatum to six wood pulp makers to immediately carry out a plan ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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20/06/2006	Timber companies join WWF's responsible forest management network in Congo Yaound, Cameroon ' Three major logging companies have joined WWF's Central Africa Forest & ...	WWF
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12/06/2006	Forest Industry Leaders Commit to Action on Global Sustainability Ottawa, Canada - Member companies of the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) ...	Earth Vision (USA)
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19/05/2006	UK traders ahead of users' interest in certified wood An ongoing study for the UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and Department for International Development ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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16/05/2006	Tassie pays price for its old growth Tasmanian woodchips are fighting a losing battle on world markets, with several major Japanese paper ...	The Mercury (Australia)
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11/05/2006	Global pulp mill industry on verge of collapse: report The rapidly expanding world pulp mill industry could be poised for collapse due to a failure by financial ...	Agence France-Presse (France)
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09/05/2006	Rainforest Alliance to Assess Code of Conduct of Spanish Timber Press Release - Spain - The Spanish Timber Importers' Association (Asociación Española ...	AEIM (Spain)
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01/05/2006	An early season and improved resource regulation jump-start wood sales "If there were 100 teak vendors three years ago, there are maybe 20 today now that Indonesia has ...	Reed Business Information (USA)
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20/04/2006	Conflict timber and forest mining The responsible practices of our industry are being obscured, big time, by the massive scale of illegal ...	PaperAge (USA)
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31/03/2006	Corporate Governance Sector Review: Forestry and Paper The Forestry & Paper sector is encountering many challenges partly arising out of the growth of emerging ...	Manifest (UK)
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01/03/2006	WWF and IKEA Drive Responsible Forest Management, Curb Illegal Logging and Reward Legal Forestry in China and Russia Since 2002, WWF and IKEA have been working jointly to promote responsible forestry in priority regions ...	FLEG News #3
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23/02/2006	Merrill turns down UFS over Kiani funding Merrill Lynch has decided against funding a $600m bid by United Fiber Systems for Kiani Kertas, a Borneo ...	Financial Times (UK)
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21/02/2006	UPM Publishes Innovative Web site on Tracing Russian Wood UPM has published an innovative internet site focusing on how the company carries out its wood sourcing ...	UPM
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13/01/2006	UPM wins environmental awards UPM has received two awards in a Finnish national environmental competition for its chain of custody ...
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17/11/2005	Launch of paper industry code of conduct on illegal logging On November 22nd, The Confederation of European Paper Industry (CEPI) will launch its 'Code of Conduct ...	IISD (USA)
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01/11/2005	First Eight Companies Qualify for China Forest and Trade Network Dongguan, China (Press Release) The China Forest and Trade Network (CFTN) marked a major milestone when ...	China Forest and Trade Network
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21/10/2005	Letter: Carbon emissions exported to China The UK Timber Trade Federation responds to press on illegal logging in the Independent. ...	The Independent (UK)
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25/08/2005	APP & Rainforest Alliance Sign Landmark Agreement to Monitor Conservation of Biodiversity Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. (APP) and the Rainforest Alliance, a leading international non-profit ...	APP
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25/05/2005	UK Timber Trade Federation's Responsible Purchasing Policy Assessment Available On-Line Track Record releases its On Line, secure, high availability RPP Assessment Service. ...	Track Record (UK)
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19/03/2005	G8 'breakthrough' on illegal logging An agreement by the G8 group of industrialised countries to control illegal logging of forests by only ...	The Guardian (UK)
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19/10/2004	Movements Toward Responsible Timber Sourcing Rachelle Jackson looks at some of the policies and projects that are trying to tackle the challenges ...	The Global Network of Environment and Technology News Center
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16/07/2004	Statement Released Summarising WWF Concerns over the Origin of Fiber for the Mills of APP in Sumatra, Indonesia WWF Indonesia replies - more from the ongoing exchange with Asia Pulp & Paper. ...	illegal-logging.info
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21/02/2004	Indonesian paper company losing customers over environment concerns Customers in the United States and Japan have suspended contracts with Asia Pulp & Paper ...	Associated Press
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13/01/2004	Bar-Coding Trees Isn't As Silly As It May Sound Environmental activists and corporate giants are teaming up in an unlikely alliance to harness the power ...	Far Eastern Economic Review
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PRESENTATIONS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
18/01/2013	US Lacey Act: implications for supply chains	Jill Birchell, US Fish and Wildlife Service
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18/01/2013	Forest Legality Alliance: Timber sourcing compliance tools	Caitlin Clarke, World Resources Institute, Washington DC
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06/07/2012	Avoiding deforestation: Controlling commodity supply chains	Duncan Brack, Chatham House
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06/07/2012	Nestlé Case Study – A journey to zero deforestation	Wouter van Tol, Nestle UK & Ireland
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10/02/2012	Potential policy measures to promote sustainable commodity chains: a Dutch view	Rob Busink, Department of Nature and Biodiversity, Netherlands
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20/06/2011	Responsible sourcing and the EU Timber Regulation	Catherine Pazderka, British Retail Consortium
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24/06/2010	Publishers' response to responsible paper sourcing - PREPS: a collaborative publishing tool	Nick Sammons, Acona
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20/01/2009	The Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme	Alun Watkins, FIRA
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20/01/2009	Sustainable and responsible paper making	Ross Bradshaw, TSP UK Ltd, and Paper Agents Association
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20/01/2009	Responsible sourcing of building materials	Peter Bonfield, BRE
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20/01/2009	Promoting a common approach in TTF Responsible Purchasing Policies (RPPs)	Emily Fripp, Tropical Forest Trust
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10/12/2008	Fighting illegal logging: obligation or opportunity	Metsaliitto Group (Terhi Koipijarvi)
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18/06/2008	Sustainable Industry Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products	WRI (Ruth Noguern)
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18/06/2008	WWFs Business Approach towards Legal & Sustainable Timber Trade in China	WWF China (Han Zheng)
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18/06/2008	Responsible Purchasing Policy: A solution to CSR and forest protection	Greenpeace (Liu Bing)
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09/06/2008	Sourcing of China's paper fibre supply and recent trade trends	Kerstin Canby, Forest Trends
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14/11/2007	UK Timber Trade Federation Buyer Risk Guidance - Ghana	Proforest
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14/11/2007	UK Timber Trade Federation Buyer Risk Guidance - Malaysia
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01/11/2007	A supplier's experience on realizing responsible timber procurement	Cheng Quan
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01/11/2007	TFT and TTAP: Tools to ensure legal/sustainable wood	Tropical Forest Trust (Lewis Du)
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01/11/2007	Implementing responsible sourcing policies in China - Practical experience	ProForest (Joyce Lam)
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02/10/2007	FLEGT Licensing Schemes: compliance and system verification	Ruth Nussbaum, Proforest.
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09/07/2007	Tetra Pak: Our Forestry Commitment	Tetra Pak International (Mario Abreu)
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09/07/2007	Chain of custody for timber products exported from Sarawak	Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh)
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26/04/2007	IISD/MOFCOM Project on global forest chains: identifying challenges and opportunities for China through a global commodity chain sustainability analysis	IISD/MOFCOM
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26/04/2007	Addressing legality in China wood supply chains	Tropical Forest Trust (Matt Brady)
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26/04/2007	Developing a legality standard and timber tracking system & promoting forest ceritifcation for timber products from Indonesia	TNC Indonesia (Yudi Iskandarsyah)
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26/01/2007	Europe and North Asia: Private sector challenges and solutions	T. Brewer and Co Ltd (Keith Fryer)
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25/01/2007	Combating illegality in the forest products industry - global company perspectives	WBCSD (James Griffiths)
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21/07/2006	Above Board: Trading legal timber film project	University of Wolverhampton (Desmond Mahoney)
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21/07/2006	Ministerial and Industry Roundtable: The agreement reached between UK government and the 25+ group of progressive companies	Timbmet Silverman and GLOBE International (Mike Packer and Adam Matthews)
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21/07/2006	FSC controlled wood standards in the Congo Basin: Pilot study	FSC UK (Richard Robertson)
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21/07/2006	Update on the UK timber trade	UK Timber Trade Federation (Andy Roby)
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21/07/2006	Spanish Trade Update	AEIM - Spanish Timber Trade Federation (Alberto Romero)
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03/04/2006	UK Contract Clauses	Balfour Beatty Construction (Jim Duffy)
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03/04/2006	Supply chain management and illegality risks	Chatham House (Jade Saunders)
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03/04/2006	Commercial confidentiality and transparency	Tropical Forest Trust (Hilary Thompson)
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EVENTS

DATE	TITLE
Tuesday 5th March 2013	LegalSource training: get a head start on due diligence Need to come to grips with the EU Timber Regulation or step up efforts to source legal timber? Join our ...
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Tuesday 29th January 2013	LegalSource training: get a head start on due diligence Need to come to grips with the EU Timber Regulation or step up efforts to source legal timber? Join our ...
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Monday 18th July 2011	Proforest Summer Training Programme In the past ten years more than 400 participants from over 50 different countries have participated in ...
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Thursday 21st May 2009	Advancing Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains: Innovation, Integration, Incentives Most companies and organisations have expanded and improved their supply chains socially and environmentally ...
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Wednesday 10th December 2008	Fighting illegal logging: Obligation or opportunity? A discussion of FLEGT measures and additional EU legislative options including due diligence by European ...
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Monday 21st July 2008	ProForest summer training programme 2008 Held in Oxford 21-25 July this is a unique opportunity for anyone involved in the sustainable management ...
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Thursday 10th April 2008	Pulp and Paper in Indonesia: Assessing risks and opportunities The focus of this New York based event was to educate 55 attending companies about illegal and unsustainable ...
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Thursday 17th January 2008	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 11 The eleventh in a series of update meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID, the meeting ...
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Wednesday 7th November 2007	UK Timber Trade Federation Country Guidance for Responsible Purchasing - stakeholder consultation The aim of the day is to draw on the experience of a range of groups and individuals, in order to ensure ...
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Monday 8th October 2007	Fingerprinting: methods for the identification of timber origins Currently research groups in different countries are working on genetic and chemical techniques to identify ...
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Monday 9th July 2007	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 10 The tenth in a series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID, the update was held ...
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Thursday 25th January 2007	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 9 The ninth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Tuesday 12th September 2006	Helveta exhibition at The Timber Show in London Helveta will be exhibiting their Control Intelligence System with live demonstrations of TracElite and ...
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Thursday 20th July 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 8 The eighth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Monday 3rd April 2006	Supply Chain Management and Illegal Timber An invitation-only workshop covering developments in supply chain management, risk assessment and corporate ...
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Thursday 19th January 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 7 The seventh in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Tuesday 22nd November 2005	6 Principles for Legal Logging: Launch of Paper Industry Code of Conduct on Legal Logging The Confederation of European Paper Industry (CEPI) side event to launch its 'Code of Conduct on ...
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Friday 7th January 2005	Forest Governance and Trade – Japan, the UK and EU Initiatives The meeting aimed to share information about efforts by UK and EU governments and the private sector ...
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Monday 6th December 2004	Commission For Africa ' Forest Programme Brainstorm A brainstorming session on illegal logging held in part to feed into the Commission for Africa Report, ...
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LINKS

TITLE	DESCRIPTION	REPORT
Equator Principles	Principles adopted by a number of large international financial instiutions. They commit the institution to ensuring that the projects they finance are developed in a manner that is socially responsible and reflects sound environmental management practices, including a commitment to not funding illegal forestry.	Broken link
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HCV Resource Network	The High Conservation Value Resource Network aims to link together those supporting the development of the HCV approach (originally developed by the FSC) all over the world. They promote the use of this approach by forest product certifiers, forest managers, suppliers and buyers amongst others.	Broken link
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Helveta	Helveta is the developer of CI World software, a technology providing fully auditable traceability and chain of custody control for extended supply chains in the timber and food production sectors. CI World and its components ' TracElite and CI Earth - have won a number of awards as innovative technologies for the timber sector.	Broken link
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Pulp Mill Watch	Website focussing on the problems caused by the pulp industry's operations around the world. The website will inform the public, financiers and decision makers about upcoming pulp projects and the problems associated with these projects.	Broken link
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PulpWatch.org	Monitors the environmental performance of pulp mills around the world. The site documents the performance of the pulp and paper mills according to criteria of the Environmental Paper Network - a network of over one hundred environmental organizations large and small dedicated to a sustainable paper industry.	Broken link
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Timber Trade Federation, UK	The Timber Trade Federation is growing the use of wood through innovative industry representation and growing business support for its members. Mermbers benefits from advice on issues such as chain of custody, employment law, technical guidance and contracts. The TTF is regularly consulted by Government, NGOs and sister organisations on issues affecting the wood industry.	Broken link
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Track Record	Track Record provides a range of products and services that enable their customers to exert a much greater degree of control over their supply chains. Track Record and the UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) have signed a joint MOU whereby Track Record will provide online support for the TTF's Responsible Purchasing Policy (RPP).	Broken link
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UPM - Tracing Russian Wood	UPM is one of the world's largest forest products companies. This site focuses on how the company carries out its wood sourcing operations in Russia. The site is the continuation and development of a United Nations award-winning project that aims to increase transparency in the paper supply chain.	Broken link
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WWF Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN)	The GFTN - a WWF-led partnership - links more than 360 companies, communities, NGOs, and entrepreneurs in more than 30 countries around the world. The goal is to create a new market for environmentally responsible forest products. Since 1991, market-driven demands from GFTN participants have increased the economic incentives for responsible forest management. This is helping to ensure that millions of acres of forests are independently and credibly certified, a guarantee that the forests are well managed and that their products come from legal and sustainable timber harvests. Click here for GFTN's Guide to Legal and Responsible Sourcing, which includes details on national legality frameworks and guides to legal documentation.	Broken link
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