Forests are a valuable source of biodiversity and a resource of many forest products, ranging from medicine to timber. Forests, especially High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests, have an important capacity to absorb greenhouse gases and to hold large stores of carbon.
We expect companies to take their responsibility with respect to preserving forest areas and exclude companies that are involved in illegal deforestation or controversial logging activities in protected areas, or do not prevent the use of illegally cut and traded timber throughout their wood supply chain.
