Synopsis

这一系列案例研究旨在显示木材和基于纸质产品的商业购买者，其供应链如何符合美国进口某些类型木材的法律要求。由森林合法性联盟（FLA）编写的案例研究从新兴的最佳实践中汲取了教训，以管理高危环境中的风险。

In this case, WRI worked with IKEA on a demonstration study focused on the production of a composite product (board materials such as particle board, Medium Density Fiber Board, etc). We looked at the controls needed to procure the raw material for this product’s manufacture. The study reviews how IKEA’s internal systems work to ensure that source materials are purchased with an adequate level of due care.

One of the goals of this report is to initiate a discussion with policy makers and the private sector on implementation of due care systems to ensure that materials are sourced legally. Specifically, we hope to address how the United States can import composite products that are largely made up of waste materials and produced by a number of diverse, small producers within a weak local governance system while still showing a high level of due care. One focus is the level of detail that IKEA is trying to achieve. The report looks at this policy’s applicability in the field and its practicability for Lacey Act’s reporting requirements.

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

This study focuses on IKEA and the company’s production of composite products (board materials such as particleboard, Medium Density Fiber Board (MDF), etc.) in China. The study describes the internal systems of IKEA and how they work to ensure that the material sourced can be shown to have been purchased with an adequate level of due care to help ensure legality. Specifically, the study looks at how composite products made up of a large percentage of waste material supplied by diverse small producers within a weak governance context can be imported into the USA while showing that a high level of due care was attained.

该研究表明，宜家如何适应其运营，以满足具有挑战性的采购情况的要求以及公司对如何表现出适当护理水平的理解。

已经确定了四个主要课程，并在本文中进行了探讨：

  • Lesson 1：《莱西法》的实施意味着负责任的采购不再是自愿的，但现在是强制性的。

  • Lesson 2: Each company must understand the supplying country’s laws and associated risks so that it can define its own level of appropriate traceability.

  • Lesson 3: A risk assessment can help determine the level of traceability required to ensure confidence in any forest product supply and ensure that a reasonable level of due care can be shown.

  • Lesson 4: To be able to complete the declaration form, a company needs to understand its supply chain fully. Good information management is key, and a proactive approach to the management of the supply chains is required. It is no longer enough to just rely on trust: a company must now ask questions and back this up with on-the-ground audits.