IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative

Tropical Timber Program

Utrecht, TAA partner meeting, 24 November, 2011

Margriet GlazenborgSenior Program Manager Timber (interim)

Agenda

• Short introduction IDH

• The Timber Programs

• Tropical Timber Steering Committee

• Tropical Timber Coordination Meeting

Mission of IDH

• Accelerating and up-scaling sustainability within mainstream commodity markets

• Mainstreaming social and ecological sustainability of commodity value chains from emerging economies to Western markets

• Working on Millennium Development Goals 1, 7 and 8

Key ingredients of IDH

• High ambitions: market transformation

• Market demand driven programs

• Sustainable Equity Fund– Investing in source and in market– Match funding

• Coalitions of the willing: business, NGOs and governments

• Inter sector learning to face international challenges

Building of PP

coalitions

Accelerate and

upscale sustainabl

e trade

Development of local

entrepreneurship

Impact on Millennium

goals 1, 7 8

4 roles of IDH

1. Convene public & private partners in business driven

coalitions to work on sustainable market transformation

2. Upscale programs through match funding of public &

private investments in producer support programs

3. Accelerate sustainable trade through (inter)sector learning

4. Align donors & financial institutions & other programs

Match-funding

• Match-funding private sector investments• In kind contributions matched only if directly

contributing to the program objectives• Other donors invest in our programs as well• Maximum 10% overhead costs

Timber: one of the critical commodities

For a faster more robust certification process…And the necessary demand alignment...

Tropical Timber Steering Committee

• Role of the TTSC– Strategize – Approve plans and monitor progress – Act as a champion, develop business. – Outreach and secure funding.

• Steering Committee Members– Jack van Ham– Hans Hoogeveen– Anne Schouten– Roberto Waack– Ted van der Put (interim chair)– 1-2 vacancies

Tropical Timber Coordination Meeting

• Tropical Timber Coordination Meeting– To enable practical collaboration on activities relating to

market linking, fundraising and communication– To prevent duplication or reinventing the wheel and to

facilitate joint learning. – Interested parties can join the TTCM when appropriate, for

example WWF, ICCO, etc.