The Responsible Purchasing Policy is a toolkit to assist Agents, Importers and Merchants of timber and timber products manage their supply base and in doing so meet the requirements of many modern policies and guidelines within the timber industry today.

In particular, the Responsible Purchasing Policy has been developed to assist companies to show compliance with the Timber Trade Federation Code of Conduct and the UK Government Procurement Policy on Timber.

The Policy has been developed through extensive consultation with both the industry and external stakeholders (Government, ENGOs and Industry Consultants) to ensure that it can be readily assimilated into timber procurement operations.

The Responsible Purchasing Policy is not a certification scheme, but a tool to gather evidence for the legality and sustainability of non-certified timber products!