The Toolkit is designed to assist and inform forest sector lending and investment decisions, specifically focusing on the production and processing of forest products, and carbon and ecosystem services markets. The Toolkit includes information and specific advice, in the form of questions, for finance officers to evaluate risk, manage investment portfolios, develop forest sector investment policies, and sustainable procurement.

Geographical Areas of Interest

Global

Supply Chain Focus

Forest production

Processing/Manufacturing

Trade

Related CHapters

Contact Details

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP UK

Sustainability and Climate Change

+44 20 7804 3978 www.pwc.co.uk/sustainability

Traceability

The Toolkit provides a general, high-level overview of different sustainability aspects and issues along supply chains of forest products. The Toolkit also provides advice and information for financial institutions to assess and manage risk, depending on the country of origin of the products involved, and the location of operations.

Information Accuracy

The Toolkit provides general information about third-party verification systems, including SFM certification systems. It also provides links to SFM certification case studies, and advice about self and third-party performance monitoring, and stakeholder engagement to verify information.

Legality

The Toolkit provides a general overview of legality and illegal activities in the forestry sector. It also provides general information about emerging demand-side legality requirements, such as the U.S. Lacey Act and FLEGT. The Toolkit also includes case studies.

SFM

The Toolkit provides general information about Sustainable Forest Management; specific SFM topics include: forest conversion, GMOs, exotic species, use of chemicals, forest restoration, and clearcuts. Plantations are covered extensively, as well as information about SFM certification systems.

Unique Forest Values

The Toolkit provides general background information about special forests.

Pollution

The Toolkit includes information about the relationship between forests and the global carbon cycle, as well as the role of forests in providing ecosystem services such as air quality regulation, provision of genetic resources, and others. It covers aspects such as afforestation, reforestation, Reduced Emissions from Degradation and Deforestation, as well as wood-based biofuels.

Fresh and Recycled Fiber

The Toolkit provides general background information about recycled fiber streams.

Climate

The Toolkit includes information about the relationship between forests and the global carbon cycle, as well as the role of forests in providing ecosystem services such as air quality regulation, provision of genetic resources, and others. It covers aspects such as afforestation, reforestation, Reduced Emissions from Degradation and Deforestation, as well as wood-based biofuels.