Enhance your market access with timber legality verification
Are you trading in wood or paper products? Then you should act now and start preparing for future market demands for legality assurance.
“There is clearly a market for verified legal timber in Europe”
Peter Kristensen, Vice President of CSR and Environment at DLH,
the world's largest tropical timber trading company
Why you need to prepare for new market conditions
Legislation prohibiting import and trade in illegal timber products is coming into place in EU and is already established in the US.
 For this reason, and due to growing awareness of the negative impacts of illegal logging, public and private buyers are increasingly demanding documentation for the legality of timber products. Companies are beginning to prepare for these changing market conditions. Rainforest Alliance legality verification provides you with one of the best available assurances for the legality of your wood products.
Get instant market recognition for your products
The Rainforest Alliance's Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) program is widely recognized as a credible and comprehensive scheme that meets the strictest criteria. For example, it is endorsed by the Dutch Keurhout-Legal program and the UK Central Point of Expertise for public procurement of timber (CPET), and it is recommended by the Danish authorities for public procurement. Also, a Greenpeace report (2008) nominated the VLC program the top choice for credible timber legality assurance.
Users of the Rainforest Alliance legality verifiation program are found in 20 countries around the world and include market leading companies such as DLH and Scancom as well as their suppliers.
Use a visual identifier of legality
 With Rainforest Alliance legality verification in place, you obtain access to using the Rainforest Alliance VerifiedTM mark for promoting your company and your products. The mark displays the Rainforest Alliance frog, a well-known brand for the sustainable use of natural resources worldwide.
Prepare for the EU Illegal Timber Regulation
If you are importing wood or paper products to the EU marketplace, then you need to be aware that from 2013, EU legislation will require you to set up a 'due diligence' system to avoid illlegal wood entering into your supply chain. The system involves risk assessment of your suppliers as well as other actions. We offer our assistance to help you prepare for the full range of EU due diligence requirements. Learn how to prepare for the new EU regulation
Get started
Want to explore your options and benefits of Rainforest Alliance legality verification or related services? Please contact Verification Services Manager Christian Sloth at cs@nepcon.net.
As manager of the Rainforest Alliance forestry program in Europe and Russia, NEPCon provides legality verification services for companies based in this region.
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