Training of SMEs operators Place, date

1. Sustainable Timber Action in Europe Training for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Introduction and Module 1 Training of SMEs operators Place, date

2. Agenda • 10.00: Welcome and introduction • 10.20: Module 1 – Timber market and the public sector • 10.40: Coffee break • 11.00: Module 2 – CSR tools in the forestry sector • 12.30: Lunch • 13.30: Module 3 – Introduction to sustainable public procurement • 14.30: Module 4 - Supplying sustainable timber • 15.30:Coffee break • 15.45:Module 4 – Supplying sustainable timber(continued)

3. Introductory round [interactive] • Name and professional position in the SMEs • Which is your experience with GPP? • Your expectations from the training? • Remind! ask questions if something is not clear! • Complete the evaluation form at the end!

4. The STA-EU project • Background: • The project is an initiative resulting from the collaboration between three main partners involved interested in sustainable and fair timber procurement: • ICLEI - Local GOVERNMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY (EU) • Fundación COPADE - Comercio Para el Desarrollo(SPA) • FSC Italy • and from the experience of two awareness raising campaigns promoted by:

5. The main goal To raise awareness among EU public authorities on link between sustainable public procurement (SPP) and development problems of people living in and depending from forests. How? Promotion of Sustainable forest management and Fair Trade community certified forest products in public procurement policies and practices.

6. THE TEAM: 8 partners – 7 countries ICLEI – COORDINATOR (Germany & Belgium) City of Rakvere (Estonia) RomanianEnergy Agencies Federation (Romania) Fundación COPADE City of Madrid City of Miskolc (Hungary) Association of Local Authorities in Italy (ANCI) Gruppo FSC-Italia

7. ASSOCIATE PARTNERS in EU: MaramuresForestryDirectorate ProtecttheFutureAssociation - FairTrade NGO Alba County ForestsAdministration IDEAS – FairTradeImporter Maramures Mountain Nature Park - Nationalforestrybody LEAF Department, University of Padua

8. ASSOCIATE PARTNERS at international level: Cooperativa agroforestal COATLAHL Empresa Comunitaria FORESCOM FSC NI for RDC FSC NI forCameroon COPADE Bolivia – NGO

9. Ways to engage! • Training on sustainable timber procurement and supply – for European public authorities and for SMEs • Developing guidanceto help Small Medium Enterprises to supply sustainable timber products (practical guide on www.sustainable-timber-action.org) • Promoting best practices of ST procurement and Sustainable and Fair timber products •  To engage at least 15 PAs in moving towards sustainable timber procurement

10. Mod. 1 –Timber market and the public sector • The importance of the public sector in the timber sector • Group exercise (10 mins) • who already supplies products for the public sector directly or indirectly? • Which products? • What is the business share? [interactive]

11. Why public authorities & forests products? • Market opportunity: In the EU there are about 200 000 PAs which purchase 19%of the timber and paper sold in Europe • Drivers for good practices: PAs can give good example to the private sector and consumers [drivers] • PAs can mobilize greater support for actions against forest related poverty and sustainable forest management (e.g. financing development cooperation projects in forestry sector: FSC, Carbon, Fair Trade).

12. The importance of the public sector in the timber sector • • In Denmark, the total market for wood, wood products, furniture and paper was estimated at USD 4.5 bill. In 2004 of which nine per cent is consumed by the public sector (FAO, 2006) • In France, the public sector market for wood used in the construction could roughly be in the range of EUR 3-5 bill. Tropical timber used in many construction and civil works uses (CIRAD, 2004). • In Belgium the market share of public procurement in forest based products is estimated at 18% (van Orshoven, pers. comm.). (FAO, 2006)

13. PP in your country? • Paper, packaging, billposting, advertising, XX% • Building(offices, public buildings, houses, theaters, stadium, harbours, …) XX% • Road constructions(trafficbarriers, barriersagainstnoises, …) XX% • Furniture(offices, public rooms, schools, …) XX% • Garden furniture(kindergarden, pic-nic areas, …) XX% • Others?NWFPsin schools’canteens menu ??% Possible to complete with national data PA training and raising awareness Place, date

14. PP an tropical timber Tropical Timber consumption of EU countries • 5-10% of all primary tropical timber in the world (excluding secondary processed timber) is imported by EU countries • The average of government purchasing of tropical timber is in the range of 5-20% :France 25%Germany 5%Belgium 10%UK 15%. Source: IDH 2012

15. From timber procurement to Sustainable (Green) Public Procurement of wood products... a quick view at EU level.

16. GPP policies for wood products • GPP criteria for some wood products GPP for timber products in EU countries (1/3) Source: Oliver, 2009; Nielsen, 2011

17. GPP for timber products in EU countries (2/3) Source: FFI, 2009; Nielsen, 2011

18. GPP for timber products in EU countries (3/3) Source: FFI, 2009; Nielsen, 2011

19. How provide Sustainable Public Procurement of wood products? Answer in module 2