International Wood Products Association (IWPA)
Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Wood Trade Compliance Training and Due Diligence Tools
Register TODAY for the September 21st course at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town at www.IWPAwood.org. 2017 dates will be announced soon!
- A comprehensive review of the Lacey Act and other laws relevant to trade in wood products.
- Covers compliance challenges, strategies and resources to successfully meet those requirements, and collaborative activities to stimulate dialogue among course participants.
- A day-long course that will arm those buying and selling wood products with the latest information about resources to tailor a successful compliance system to their company's market niche.
- For CEOs, CFOs, buyers, compliance staff, customs specialists, sales staff, overseas producers and exporters involved in the wood trade.
"IWPA has developed our due diligence resources and training course to empower compliance professionals working to meet the due care requirements of the Lacey Act and other laws and provide them with the tools they need to successfully fulfill their role in sourcing decisions." — IWPA Executive Director Cindy Squires
"The World Resources Institute is pleased to be supporting IWPA in developing the Wood Trade Compliance Training and Due Diligence Tools Course, and in turn thanks the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), our supporter and partner in the Forest Legality Alliance (FLA) initiative. IWPA has been a leading voice among FLA's 130 members, and this course came out of discussions amongst both IWPA and FLA members concerned with practical and effective measures to build industry capacity for compliance with the Lacey Act and other wood legality measures." — Charles Barber, Director, Forest Legality Alliance and Government Relations, Forests Program, World Resources Institute