Diagnosis and advisory support for responsible sourcing of black walnut and tropical woods United States of America, Canada, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana
FORESTRY 
TRANSVERSAL
Services: Technical assistance, Diagnostics and feasibility studies
Countries: United States of America, Canada, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana
Dates of intervention: 2025/01 - en cours
Amount executed: 61 600 €
Total amount of the service: 61 600 €
Main backer: Confidentiality agreement client
Main beneficiary: Confidentiality agreement
Support provider: SalvaTerra
Experts: Anis CHAKIB, Catherine ANDRE
Context of the service
European regulations on international timber trade and environmental and social reporting are changing.
The traceability of supply chains is more important than ever to ensure that there is no deforestation in supply chains and that social and environmental issues and risks are properly addressed.
As part of its CSR and sustainable and responsible sourcing strategy, the company (confidential) wanted to diagnose and map its supply chains of Black Walnut (Juglans nigra), Sapela (Entandrophragma cylindricum), Makoré (Tieghemella heckelii) and Ebony (Diospyros crassiflora).
A mission of diagnosis, mapping of the sectors and analysis of environmental and social risks has been entrusted to SalvaTerra.
Services provided
SalvaTerra was mandated to:
- Carry out a bibliographic state of the art on each species (range, dynamics, conservation status, types of forest management, threats, etc.)
- Clarify the various existing forest certifications, their advantages and disadvantages, in relation to supply chains.
- Map, describe and analyze the international supply chains of the company's products containing these wood species: identification and characterization of suppliers and processing steps, etc.
- Analysis of social and environmental risks in the different sectors.
- Support, advice and recommendations to strengthen the company's sustainable and responsible sourcing of these wood species.
Summary of the service
Diagnosis and advisory support for responsible sourcing of black walnut and tropical wood (Sapelli, Makoré, Ebony): State of the art of species (distribution, conservation, threats, management); Analysis of forest certifications; Mapping and analysis of the company's product supply chains; Identification of suppliers and processing steps. Social/Environmental Risk Assessment; Recommendations for responsible sourcing.