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The 10 Big Questions For Corporate Forest Product Purchasing

By Ruth Nogueron on April 3, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Corporate procurement managers are increasingly looking for ways to ensure that wood and paper-based products are environmentally and socially sound. The WRI/WBCSD procurement guide being released today is a toolbox to help them.

New Toolbox Demystifies Green Forest Product Purchasing

April 3, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Corporate managers will now get powerful help with today’s release of a “Guide to the Guides” - a toolbox that helps them understand and find the best advice on how to purchase products originating from the world’s forests.

Leading Companies Responding to Ecosystem Degradation

March 10, 2008
Location: Montreux, Switzerland

Corporate Ecosystem Services Review road-tested by Akzo Nobel,

BC Hydro, Mondi, Rio Tinto, and Syngenta

Forests Finally Emerging as Climate Issue

By Fred Stolle on January 31, 2008
Location: BALI, INDONESIA

The representatives of more than 100 countries attending December’s U.N. climate conference in Bali, Indonesia, finally focused on the important role tropical forests play in global warming.

Forest Carbon Work On-the-Ground in Indonesia

By Lesley Pories on December 12, 2007
Location: BALI, INDONESIA

The choice of Bali as the location for the 2007 U.N. climate conference, currently underway, is significant because Indonesia is home to the world’s third largest remaining intact tropical forest (following only Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo). This makes it crucial in the fight against global warming.

At this year’s conference, there has been much focus on offsetting carbon emissions by preventing deforestation – a concept known as “avoided deforestation” or Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD).

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