Where does your timber come from?

Verify your wood products come from legal, deforestation-free sources

As scrutiny on forest-risk commodity sourcing intensifies, companies and regulators need tools that can pinpoint exactly where their products come from, and this is especially relevant for timber. Chemical testing provides independent evidence of geographic origin, helping identify high-risk supply chains, support legality assurance, and demonstrate compliance with regulatory frameworks. Yet many market actors are still unclear on what chemical testing involves, when it should be used, and how it fits within existing due diligence processes.

This webinar will take a step-by-step approach following the journey of chemical testing, from collection in the field to practical application by downstream companies.

In this webinar, we will cover:

• Why does timber testing matter and what problem is it solving for companies and regulators?
• How do we ensure samples collected in the field are accurate and usable for scientific origin verification?
• How do forestry companies support sampling, and what does the process reveal about concession practices?
• How does chemical testing verify origin and how can companies use it as part of their due diligence?

This webinar is free to attend and open to all, however it will be of particular interest to timber buyers, suppliers, retailers, regulators, and anyone looking to strengthen their due diligence to support regulatory compliance and help build reference libraries for timber origin testing.

Speakers

• Samuel Ross, Sustainable Business Project Analyst, ZSL
• Armstrong Mba, Sustainable Business Advisor, ZSL
• Moses Shu, Sustainable Agriculture Manager, ZSL
• Cicely Podmore, Communications Associate, World Forest ID

More speakers to be announced soon.

Read more about our work with World Forest ID, contributing to a global timber reference library.

Attending this event

• This event is free to attend and booking a ticket is required so we can monitor event numbers. Please only register for a ticket if you are planning on attending.
• The event will feature talks from several speakers, followed by a Q&A discussion panel. It will run from 1-2pm, and guests will be admitted to the online meeting shortly before 1pm.
• The event will take place over Zoom Webinar. The meeting link will be included in your confirmation email once registered to attend, and again in a reminder email shortly before the event day.

• Recording disclaimer: The presentations and Q&A session will be recorded, and the recording published on our Science and Conservation YouTube channel afterwards. Please be aware that by attending this event you consent to be filmed or your voice to be recorded during the Q&A session, which will be included in the published video.

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