sorry. I noticed when i responded to the email it didn’t fully come through.
Resending so it’s in the message board.
Thanks Jason and everyone for great content and discussion. This might be best for the procurement task group, but the Sustainable Packaging Coalition just released a guide to verifying responsibly sourced fiber. Even though the audience is paper and packaging, these same principles, ideas and concepts apply to wood products as well. You can access the guide at this link - https://vrs.sustainablepackaging.org/
I also want to echo Michael’s comment to not start with our map so zoomed in to one spot that we don’t have the view of the full picture. Jason Grant and I exchanged a few emails about this already, but we all know mass timber is not just sourced from the PNW. There is a major manufacturer in Eastern Canada, a few in the Southeast U.S., and a few in Central/Eastern Europe. Product is shipped globally, and something sourced in Eastern Europe does get constructed in North America. Policy, procurement and forestry needs a global perspective. I’d encourage us to think bigger than just U.S. and Canada.
Jason Metnick
Senior Vice President, Customer Affairs
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.