Policy on Procurement of Wood Material

Policy on Procurement of Wood Material

1) Basic stance

Hokuetsu Corporation promotes the procurement of wood material produced in forests that are sustainably managed to provide products that customers can use with confidence. Based on our Group Fundamental Policy for Raw Materials Procurement, we also only procure wood that has been legally produced in protected, nurtured, and managed forests.

2) Secure supply chains that have been established legally and sustainability

We comply with the laws and social norms of the areas where wood materials are produced, and procure wood materials produced in forests proven to be its legal and sustainable. We work with suppliers to confirm that procurement of wood chips and wood pulp products is done fairly throughout the entire supply chain.

1. Secure the traceability of wood materials

To prove the traceability of wood materials, we confirm the following facts:
Forest certification, Production area, Composition of the wood by Forest classification and by Wood Species, Quantity

2. Proof of legality and sustainability

We promote the procurement of certified materials in order to ensure that procured wood material is produced in forests that establish sustainable forest resources and legally-produced wood material, and confirm that the following wood is not included:
■Illegally harvested wood
■Wood harvested in violation of traditional and human rights
■Wood from forests in which high conservation values are threatened by management activities
■Wood from forests being converted to plantations and non-forest use
■Wood from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted

3. Transparency

We disclose information on wood materials that we procure on our website and in corporate reports.

3) Biodiversity Conservation

We procure wood materials produced in forests that take into account biodiversity conservation. In the forests that we own and manage in Japan and abroad, we run several forest operations taking into consideration　of biodiversity, such as securing conservation forest around water streams, securing protection areas, preserving high conservation value forest, and selecting appropriate planting species according to location.