Guidance

Forestry supply chain: check category B evidence

Timber suppliers: how to gather category B evidence to show compliance with legal and sustainable criteria in Timber Procurement Policy (TPP).

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Supply Chain: practical guide for Category B evidence

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Public procurers can use this guide to find out:

  • how to gather the Category B evidence needed to confirm which forest(s) the product originates from
  • to help demonstrate compliance with the criteria set out in the UK government’s Timber Procurement Policy Definition of Legal and Sustainable
Published 1 June 2013