Corporate Purchases of Forest Products: A New Green Frontier

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will hold a press briefing and question-and-answer session on the latest corporate efforts to improve purchasing procedures for products originating from the world’s environmentally sensitive forests.

Guide to the GuidesModerator:

Jonathan Lash, President, World Resource Institute

Panelists:

Bruce Cabarle, Managing Director, Global Forest Program and Interim Head of the Global Forest and Trade Network, World Wide Fund for Nature - International

James Griffiths, Director, Sustainable Forest Products Industry, Ecosystems Focus Area, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Lars Laestadius, Senior Associate, World Resources Institute

Cassie Phillips, Vice President of Sustainable Forests and Products, Weyerhaeuser Company

David J. Refkin, Director of Sustainable Development, Time Inc.

Countless resources have been developed to help businesses procure forest-based products such as construction materials and paper. This proliferation is confusing many corporate buyers. Today, WRI and WBCSD release a toolbox - two reports, help resources, a spreadsheet tool, and a new Web site - that will help corporations protect the Earth and improve people’s lives.

Continental breakfast to be served

Please RSVP to Mrs. Oretta Tarkhani at oretta@wri.org no later than Monday, March 31, 2008.