Bao Chau Private Enterprise on September 13 joined the Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN), a WWF initiative linking more than 300 companies worldwide that are committed to responsible forestry.
Retail companies with responsible forest products sourcing policies are seeing numerous tangible business benefits, demonstrating that sustainability makes business sense, according to a new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
The Quang Tri Smallholder Forest Certification Group has been awarded
the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification making it the first
group of small forest owners in Vietnam to receive the internationally
recognised standard for environmentally responsible, socially beneficial
and economically viable forest management.
A workshop was launched in Hanoi on August 23 to help Vietnamese
timber suppliers update with revisions of the Lacey Act of the US ,
which is currently Vietnam’s largest furniture trader.
The Global Forest & Trade Network in Vietnam (GFTN-Vietnam) has admitted a
new member, Adis Pte Ltd., a retailer in wooden furniture headquartered in
Singapore and operating in Ho Chi Minh City.
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