CPET Sustainable Timber Procurement Workshops

17th Nov 2009 – 25th Feb 2010 12:10

About

The Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) will be hosting regional training workshops to aid and assist central government departments and publically funded bodies such as universities to develop, implement and monitor sustainable and legal timber and paper products procurement policies, in line with UK government policy. The event is open and free to all university staff and their suppliers and contractors.

Sustainability is a topic in which universities are increasingly well versed, and this workshop is made available to help take simple yet effective steps to having a positive impact on the world’s forests and meet sustainable development targets.

CPET is a DEFRA funded body, working to provide practical advice and assistance to Government departments, Local Authorities and Universities on responsible timber product procurement - free of charge. Our website gives more information about the importance of timber procurement and how we can help you and your University, to achieve more sustainable procurement policies.

Content

These will be highly informative workshops which explore how to implement and monitor sustainable timber procurement policies. The workshops cover responsible purchasing, illegal logging, the UK Government Policy, definitions, the types of evidence that are available and how to check them, as well as topics such as contract conditions and implementation. We work through several case studies to examine the types of evidence available, so as to ensure you are confident in assessing and collecting evidence back in the work place.

Schedule

Note that this is only a draft schedule and that this may be subject to change at each workshop.

10.30am Coffee/tea and registration
11 am Background
• Defining legality and sustainability
• The timber procurement policy
• Introduction to model specification and contract clauses text.
• Chain of Custody
1pm Lunch followed by tea and coffee
• Category ‘A’ Evidence
• Forest Certification schemes will be briefly discussed, along with the schemes currently accepted under the policy.
• Category ‘B’ Evidence
• Implementation/monitoring/reporting
• Q & A
4pm Close

Fee

Free to all publically funded bodies and their contractors and suppliers

Location and dates

North West: Government Office for the North West, Manchester 17th November 09

Yorkshire and Humberside: Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber, Leeds 18th November 09

London: DECC, Whitehall Place, London 2nd December 09

East: Government Office for the East of England, Cambridge 6th January 2010

London: DECC, Whitehall Place, London 27th January 2010

East Midlands: Government Office for the East Midlands, Nottingham 10th February 2010

North East: Centre for Life, Newcastle 17th February 2010

South West: Community Enterprise Unit, Exeter 25th February 2010

Please also pass this information onto your contractors and suppliers. More information about the workshops can be found on our website at www.proforest.net/cpet.

We can arrange ad hoc training workshops and awareness raising sessions for university staff and private suppliers and contractors upon request. Please contact us for further details.

Booking forms and further information

Further information and booking forms can be found here on our website.

More information about CPET and the UK government’s policy on timber procurement can be found on our website at www.proforest.net/cpet.

Contact:

Nick Moss
Tel: 01865 243439
[email protected]
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