Courtesy Forest Footprints Disclosure/ Katherine Secoy
In the Forest Footprints Disclosure survey , global troupe portion out how their operation move global forests and have the opportunity to find out way to cut disforestation .
Three U.S. companies were recognize for their sustainability efforts as part of an opening move to reduce dependence on product — such as soya bean , palm oil , timber , Bos taurus merchandise and biofuels — colligate to deforestation pressures .
The United Kingdom - basedForest Footprints Disclosure Projectwas launched in June 2009 to survey participating company about their operations and supply chains ’ impacts on forests worldwide and what is being to done to manage those impact . This year , the FFD survey was sent to 285 global company , 87 of which were based in the U.S. Twelve U.S. society agreed to disclose information , including major brand like PepsiCo , Avon , Best Buy and Lowe ’s .
All take part company were attribute to one of 13 sectors based on the nature of their business , including Food Products and Soft Drinks , Accessories and Footwear , and Travel and Leisure . In each sector , the best reports were singled out for the tone of the company ’s supply chain management insurance .
In this year ’s sketch , three U.S. companies demonstrating modern sympathy of their supplying concatenation were selected as sphere winners : Kimberly - Clark , succeeder of the Personal Care and Household Goods sector ; Nike , victor of the Clothing , Accessories and Footwear sphere ; and Weyerhaeuser , joint winner in the Industrials , building and Autos sector .
Kimberly - Clark was the first major tissue paper troupe to ask woodwind - fiber suppliers to gain independent authentication for their character bodily process . Through its source standard , the company has a stated preference for Forest Stewardship Certification standards , and it cater funding to map high-pitched - value preservation forests in Brazil and Indonesia .
“ Kimberly - Clark has been integrating sustainability into all panorama of our business — from the innovation and manufacturing of our ware , to serving the communities where we function and sell our portfolio of all-important products , ” tell Suhas Apte , Kimberly - Clark ’s vice president of global sustainability , in response to the recognition .
Likewise , Nike led its sector by take action to head off purchasing leather from areas of new deforestation . Weyerhaeuser is the leader in its sector for the 2nd class in a row .
Now that the survey is completed , FFD will solve with companies to explain forest risk , analyse how it might be reduced and drive home a feedback report to boost higher grading in succeeding years . The FFD is backed by 56 major financial firms ( represent more than $ 5 trillion in asset ) that value information about how company are reducing forest risk of infection to guide their investment determination .
Last year , the National Wildlife Federation serve plunge the view in the U.S. , and as a answer , the project has encounter a important increase in response from U.S.-based companies . Barbara Bramble , NWF outside insurance advisor , praised the companies and the full drive .
“ We can not save our most precious forests without the active meshing of large companies , conduct the way in demonstrate that sustainability is full business , ” she says .
For a list of those companies contacted for involvement in the FFD Project that did not bring out , jaw theNWF internet site .
