IDH’s Congo Basin Program was launched in 2011 as large-scale public-private partnership, aiming to increase the responsible production and trade of tropical timber. In its final year…
The Peru Tropical Timber Program was launched in 2013, with the aim to conserve tropical amazon forests by making responsibly sourced timber the norm. The PTTP applied 3 strategies: 1. Promoting…
The VIA Initiative is a congenial assembly working together on how best to measure the impacts and better communicate the value of FSC certification and eventually also other systems
IDH has written a chapter on the value of sustainable tropical forest management for the book: ‘Central African Forests Forever’. Central African Forests Forever is a book…
Certified wood wins in pile planking environmental analysis
New life cycle analysis of pile planking published. The consequences could be serious if specifiers and customers don’t effectively assess the environmental impact of materials for use in…
Sustainable procurement funding project gathers pace
Interest in the European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition’s (STTC) funding programme is growing among industry Federations, timber companies and local authorities across Europe. The STTC announced earlier this…
Bringing together stakeholders and jointly design and drive sustainable investment plans that create shared value. Sustainability at scale may unfold when all stakeholders: producers, traders, brand, retailers and end-buyers work together motivated by (enlightened) self interested.
Dutch and Liberian Ministers discuss green growth in Liberia
On the 8th of July in Monrovia, the Dutch Economic Mission to Liberia led by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ploumen, alongside IDH, co-organized a round table on…