Fairwood Procurement Seminar: what can we do towards the realization of sustainability?
“Fairwood” means wood and wood products sourced in a manner that takes into account the conditions of the forest environment and/or the local communities where the logging is taking place. Through encouraging the spread of fairwood procurement, we believe that it is possible to facilitate the utilization of woods which met legality and sustainability criteria while also contributing to the sustainable forest management.
Fairwood Partners organized “Fairwood Procurement Seminars” in Tokyo and Osaka in January 2011 with the aim of presenting pioneering best practices in the adoption and implementation of fairwood procurement policy, and sharing the progress, achievements, and challenges. Six ‘fairwood’ experts from related NGO/businesses delivered presentations, followed by a lively discussion on the merits of fairwood procurement and what steps need to be taken for further progress.
【Time & Place】
1:00pm - 4:00pm, January 25, National Olympics Memorial Youth Center (Tokyo)
1:00pm - 4:00pm, January 27, Osaka Prefectural Labor Center (Osaka)
Wood Procurement Guidelines of Nomura: declaration of support for Fairwood . 【Program】 Part I: Case Study Presentation Fairwood procurement as a global beacon by Junichi Mishiba, FoE Japan Present state of fairwood supply: survey reports on timber producing countries - Vietnam & Laos by Kanna Mitsuta, FoE Japan - Russia by Katsunori Sasaki, FoE Japan Part II: Case Study Presentation The achievements, impacts and challenges faced by leading companies, which have implemented fairwood procurement policy/programs - Housing companies (Tokyo session) Yasuaki Oka, Misawa Homes Co., Ltd. (Osaka session) Kazunari Kido, Sekisui House, Ltd. - Building material companies Shogo Taniguchi, Asahi Woodetec Corporation Part III: Panel Discussion Before-after analysis of fairwood procurement Coordinator: Youki Mikami, Fairwood Partners 【Organizer】 Fairwood Partners (FoE Japan and Global Environmental Forum) Read more information (only available in Japanese) http://www.foejapan.org/forest/doc/evt_110125.html |
*This seminar was funded and held as a part of the activities under the project funded by Forestry Agency of Japan.
What is “Fairwood”?