• Environmental Policy
• Good Supplier Program

In a time where the world’s tropical forests are threatened by illegal and uncontrolled logging, it is essential for DLH to know the origin of all the wood products we trade. To help ensure this we have established the Good Supplier Program.

GSP is the backbone of DLH’s environmental policy and is used to collect and evaluate information on the origin of timber and wood products from our suppliers. At the same time, our suppliers are requested to respect DLH Basic Values on human and social rights. Presently, we apply the Good Supplier Program in all tropical countries as well as Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. More than 900 suppliers are participating in the program.

The information on the suppliers is based on a 1 pages questionnaire with 5 questions;

• Does the supplier have own forests/ concessions? 
• What percentage of the source is from known origin to the level of forest name or concession number?
• Is the supplier able to supply certified timber?
• Is the supplier able to supply verified timber?
• Does the supplier respect DLH Basic values?

The DLH Basic Values concern human rights and health and safety and can be downloaded from the box on the right.

The Good Supplier Program is based on self declaration. Our local staff evaluate the information based on their knowledge of the supplier and country in question. The information is used to measure our progress and performance on meeting our environmental targets and to make strategic decisions by senior management. Still, the program should not be seen as a substitute for more scrutinizing third party verification. As a result we encourage our suppliers to obtain verification of legality from an independent 3rd party, or alternatively encourage them to aim for full certification in accordance with an international certification scheme.