TFT update on current regulations and initiatives for the MI industry - Marine Gauthier

Towards the use of responsible tonewoodRegulations, opportunities and challenges

The Forest Trust

100 employees in 14 offices around the

world

We work on the ground (75% of our staff are experts working in the field)

Environmental and social expertise

A business minded non-profit focusing on products and supply chains

Making the connection between business and civil society

TFT is a global non-profit organization that helps companies and communities deliver responsible products – products that preserve the environment and respect people’s lives

Our Model

Deforestation issues

Every minute, 20 foootball fields of tropical forest are cleared due to human activity:

- Agriculture- Wood exploitation (construction, paper, industry)- Road construction- Mining

At this rate, there will be no tropical forests standing in 2030

Soil preservationBiodiversity

conservationClimate regulation

Water cycle controlProtection of local

populations

13 million hectares of tropical forests are cleared every year

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Le processus « FLEGT » : pourquoi ?

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Riau, Sumatra (2015)

What is a responsible wood product ?

Sustainable forest management

Traceable from the product back to the tree

Respect for social and environmental standards in the factory

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« FLEGT » : Forest Law

Enforcement and Trade

The european response to the global issue of

illegal logging and trade of illegal

timber

FLEGT : the european version of Lacey act

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Le processus « FLEGT » : comment ?

VPA : Voluntary Partnership Agreement

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1• Informative mission to the production countries

2• Negociation with the volunteer countries

3• Voluntary Partnership Agreement

4• Implementing action plans in the production country

5• « FLEGT » license is given for every shipment from this

country

6• Importation is allowed in the EU after the license is controlled

by custom authorities


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Le processus « FLEGT » : les limites

What about the other producing countries

Private sector’s responsibilitiesEUTR (EU Timber Regulation)

03/03/2013

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Distinction between operating and trading

Forests Intermediaries Supplier out of EU

Instrument

manufacturer Operating

Forests Intermediaries Supplier within EU

Instrument manufacturer Trading

European Union Timber Regulation

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Operating actors need to justify their timber legality by implementing a DDS System (Due Diligence

System)

Stage 1 : collecting the information

Stage 2 : analyzing the risks

Phase 3: Risk management

Demonstrating legality before

putting the product on the market

Stage 3

Stage 2

Stage1

« DDS »


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LOW RISK

HIGH RISK

FLEGT licenses

LEGAL DE FACTO

FSC

Supply chain progressing towards

certification

Legally certified supply chains

Known sources but not certified

Unknown wood supply chains

Le règlement européen n° 995/2010 (« EU TR » ou «EU ITR »)

Operating actors need to justify their timber legality by implementing a DDS System (Due Diligence

System)


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Knowing the suppliers information

Keeping the information for at least 5 years

Trading actors

Trading wood or derived products from illegal and non-sustainable sources :

Reputational risk Handling of stolen goods


The impacts for the music industry

Looking for traceability all the way back to the forest Implementing responsible procurement policies Develop new sources of legal / sustainable tonewood Look for alternatives

What benefits ?

Facing the shortage of available tonewoods Securing tonewood supply chains Developing a long term vision of the Music Industry

Contact usTFT

SwitzerlandPhone: +41 (0) 22 367 94 40Fax: +41 (0) 22 367 94 41

Email: [email protected]: www.tft-forests.org

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TFT update on current regulations and initiatives for the MI industry - Marine Gauthier