Arbor and other well-known firms such as M&S, Penguin Random House, and Carillion have signed up to WWF-UK’s forest campaign.
WWF is campaigning to close the legal loopholes in the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which mean less than 50% of the value of timber products coming into Europe are confirmed as coming from legal sources.
The Coalition government previously made a commitment to make it a criminal offence in the UK to import or possess illegal timber, but everyday objects such as chairs, books and musical instruments are currently not included in the EUTR.
“We fully believe that British merchants and customers have the right to access legally sourced timber products, and we fully support WWF-UK’s campaign to close the legal loopholes in the European Union Timber Regulation,” said Jason Ostler, commercial director at Arbor Forest Products.
