www.brasilcertificado.com.br 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL OVERVIEW .......................................................................................... 3 VISITORS................................................................................................................ 4 PROGRAM.............................................................................................................. 4 MARKET FORUMS ................................................................................................... 4 FSC CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT ................................................................................... 6 FURNITURE AND INTERIOR DECORATION OBJECTS EXHIBIT.......................................... 6 PARTNERSHIPS .................................................................................................... 7 ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL RESULTS .................................................................. 8 FUND RAISING ........................................................................................................ 8 SOURCES OF FINANCING ......................................................................................... 8 SPONSOR QUOTAS ................................................................................................. 8 SUPPORTERS ......................................................................................................... 8 GENERAL ANALYSIS............................................................................................ 9 POSITIVE ASPECTS ................................................................................................. 9 ASPECTS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT ........................................................................ 9 PROMOTION ........................................................................................................ 11 MEDIA SUPPORT (SOCIAL COMMUNICATION) ............................................... 13 ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT ...................................................................................... 13 PRESS RELEASES ................................................................................................. 20 APPENDICES ....................................................................................................... 41 FLOOR PLAN OF THE TRADE FAIR............................................................................ 41 LIST OF EXHIBITORS .............................................................................................. 42 SURVEY DATA..................................................................................................... 46 www.brasilcertificado.com.br 2 General Overview Certified Brazil Trade Fair is a joint initiative of Imaflora (Instituto de Manejo e Certificação Florestal e Agrícola – Institute for Agriculture and Forest Management and Certification), Imazon (Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia – Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region) and of the National FSC Initiative in Brazil (Conselho Brasileiro de Manejo Florestal - Brazilian Council for Forest Management, FSC-Brazil). The objective of this trade fair is to promote the Brazilian forest sector that is committed to sustainability. The first trade fair took place in April 2004 and its success was a clear indicator of the large market potential for certification in Brazil. It brought together 50 exhibitors, all of them forest enterprises and forest communities with FSC certification. In three days it received approximately 4500 visitors, with 117 representatives from 27 different countries. This success encouraged the institutions involved to organize the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair and I Latin American Fair of FSC-Certified Products in the period April 18 – 20, 2006, at Frei Caneca Convention Center (Centro de Convenções e Eventos Frei Caneca, Rua Frei Caneca, 569 – Cerqueira César – São Paulo - Brazil). This time the fair had the participation of 56 exhibitors1 and received 6.125 visitors, of which 45 were from abroad. The visitors were able to learn about forest projects committed to sustainable development, establish institutional and commercial contacts, and participate in satellite events, such as Market Forums and the FSC Certification and Design Exhibit. The trade fair was open to the general public and the opening ceremony was led by the Brazilian Minister for the Environment, Ms. Marina Silva, who visited all the exhibition booths. Other government authorities were also present, among them Mr. Jorge Viana, Governor of Acre State, who announced the certification of another two operations in his state: Equator Community and the Antimary State Forest, and Mr. Eduardo Jorge, Secretary for the Environment and Green Areas of the city of São Paulo. Other relevant participants were: Mr. Chris Van der Goot, member of the FSC Board, Bonn, Nando Reis, member of the renowned Brazilian band Titans, and many representatives of the Brazilian forest sector. During the event the president of the Bank for the Amazon Region (BASA), Mr. Mâncio Lima Cordeiro, and the president of the Orsa Group, Mr. Sérgio Amoroso, signed an agreement for financing forest management projects of the company Orsa Florestal in the Jari river basin, between the states of Pará and Amapá, which will benefit four thousand families of 98 communities. The signing ceremony of two books: “Biodiversity: is it something we eat, put on, or paste on our hair”? (“Biodiversidade: é para comer, vestir ou passar no cabelo?”), published by IIEB, and “Beyond timber: certification of non-timber forest products”, published by CIFOR, also contributed to make the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair an excellent place for visitors to establish commercial contacts and carry out business meetings. As a result, this event became recognized as a commercial and political/institutional reference for those committed to the responsible use of forest resources in Brazil. 1 Please, check the complete list of exhibitors on page 38. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 3 . Moreover, this second edition of the trade fair showed a significant increase in the range of certified forest products available in the Latin American market, namely sawn wood, furniture, pulp and paper, books, wood based panels, interior decoration objects, souvenirs, and non-timber forest products (food, cosmetics, oils, fragrances). In order to assess the results, a survey was carried out among exhibitors of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair. The results confirmed that the trade fair met their expectations, not only with respect to the volume of sales, but also in relation to the quality of the business contacts they were able to make and the visibility they gained with their respective target audiences. The great majority of the forest enterprises present at the Frei Caneca Convention Center is planning to take part in the third edition of the trade fair and, more than that, they would like to have this event organized every year. Visitors Total number of visitors: 6.125 Countries represented: 19 – Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, and Vietnam. Brazilian States: 20 – Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Pará, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo. Program Market Forums The market forums, attended by representatives of all phases of the production chain, were focused on connecting manufacturers of FSC-certified products to specific market opportunities in Brazil and abroad. The discussions demonstrated that it is possible to transform raw material from certified forests into final products of great appeal to consumers. Participants were able to share strategies for sustainable wood purchasing and learn about successful cases of companies that had included FSC certification in their buying policies. In addition, representatives of the private sector, government agencies, consumers’ organizations, financial institutions, and financing agents were able to explain their respective roles and discuss the challenges involved in implementing responsible wood purchasing policies. The market forums aimed to bring FSC certification closer to the general public, by demonstrating practical cases that were close to the daily routine of enterprises, government agencies, and final consumers. Participants were able to learn that certification is really not a distant and inaccessible concept, but is part of the day-to-day life of everybody. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 4 Topics addressed at market forums: April 18, Tuesday 1 PM – 3 PM: Opening - Executive Secretaries of Imaflora, Imazon, and FSC Brazil; - Chris Van der Goot, Member of the Board, FSC International Center; - Eduardo Jorge, Secretary for the Environment and Green Areas, City of S. Paulo; - Marina Silva, Brazilian Minister for the Environment 3:30 PM – 6 PM: Responsible wood purchasing (corporate and governmental) - Opening: Ernani Pilla, USAID; - Amadeu Costa, Real ABN Amro Bank; - Valéria D’Amico, Government, State of São Paulo; - Maluh Barciotte, Akatu Institute; - Moderator: Rachel Bidermann, GVCes. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Market for certified products - Roberto Waack, Orsa Florestal; - Adalberto Veríssimo, Imazon; - Ivone Satsuki Namikawa Fier, Klabin; - Moderator: Mario Monzoni, GVCes. April 19, Wednesday 2 PM - 4:30 PM: The pulp and paper industry (room 1) - Abertura: Liza Murphy, Rainforest Alliance; - César Mendes, Suzano; - Nelson Vido, Geográfica; - Moderator: Lineu Siqueira, Jr, Imaflora. 2 PM – 4:30 PM: Products available from the forest - beyond timber (room 2) - Sergio C. Gonçalves, GCPC; - Janice Casara, Natura; - Patrícia Shanley, CIFOR; - Moderator: Luis Meneses, WWF-Brasil. April 20, Thursday 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Certified furniture and corporate souvenirs (room 1) - Juliana Llussá, Llussá Carpentry Shop; - Fernando Crivelenti, Studio Vero; - Guido Otte, Butzke; - Moderator: Wandréia Baitz, Imazon. 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Sustainable Architecture and Building Construction (room 2) - Marcelo Takaoka, Grupo Takaoka; - Ecolog representative; - Terry Campbell, Forest Products Solution (consultant, FSC US); www.brasilcertificado.com.br 5 - Moderator: Fabiana Toyama, Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSCBrazil). FSC certification exhibit This exhibit, based on the book Brazil Certified published by Imaflora in 2005, showed posters and photos describing the history and recent developments of FSC certification in Brazil. The objective of this exhibit was to explain to the general public what is FSC certification and point out the benefits that it can bring to the environment, forest communities, and civil society, so that consumers are able to choose certified products. Furniture and interior decoration objects exhibit The history of ecological design and forest certification The basic theme of this exhibit was the evolution of design since the concept of sustainable development was introduced at the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Environment. The exhibit focused on furniture and interior decoration objects created by designers that are committed to the protection of the environment, who exclusively used raw material produced by certified forest management operations. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 6 Partnerships The organization of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair involved professionals of the three partner institutions, in addition to the entire team of WR São Paulo – the company in charge of the event, which had already organized its first edition. In order to streamline activities, two committees were set up: Technical Committee: Organizing Committee: Imaflora: André de Freitas Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto FSC-Brazil: Ana Yang Imazon: Adalberto Veríssimo Imaflora: Priscila Mantelatto Iracilda Rossini Simoni Picirili FSC Brazil: Fabiana Massae Toyama Imazon: Wandreia dos Santos Baitz WR São Paulo: Rita Mazzotti!! Imaflora - Instituto de Manejo e Certificação Florestal e Agrícola (Institute for Agriculture and Forest Management and Certification) – Imaflora is a non-profit, nongovernmental organization, whose objective is to contribute to the sustainable development of Brazil. The Institute has a national scope and its structure is based on five programs that reflect its areas of work: Forest Certification Program, Agriculture Certification Program, Public Policy Development Support Program, Market Development Program, and Training and Capacity Building Program. Imazon - Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia (Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region) - Imazon is a non profit research institution, whose mission is to promote sustainable development in the Amazon Region through research, information dissemination, and capacity building. During its 15 years of existence, Imazon has published over 200 technical papers. Conselho Brasileiro de Manejo Florestal (Brazilian Council for Forest Management, FSC-Brazil) - FSC-Brazil is a national initiative recognized by FSC International Center (FSC IC). It is an organization independent from the FSC IC, with its own administrative structure. Its objectives include the coordination of processes for establishing national forest management standards, managing the use of the FSC trade mark, and promoting the forest certification concept in Brazil. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a forest certification system that promotes responsible management of all types of forests, through the accreditation of independent certification bodies so that they can grant forest management and chain of custody certification to forest operations. As part of this objective, it also has the role of endorsing national standards for forest management certification. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 7 Analysis of financial results Fund raising The planning and organization of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair took about one year and involved efforts of staff members of Imaflora, Imazon, FSC-Brazil and WR São Paulo. In order to make the event financially viable, the Organizing Committee entered into a number of partnerships and established quotas for potential sponsors and supporters. In addition, booth spaces at the trade show were sold to exhibitors. Sources of financing Imaflora institutional funds: Ford Foundation, Hewlett, Icco e Novib Imaflora specific projects: GTZ Institutional funds: Imazon e FSC Brasil Sponsor Quotas Real Bank- www.bancoreal.com.br BASA - www.basa.com.br Orsa Group - www.grupoorsa.com.br Masisa – www.masisa.com.br Minister for the Environment – www.mma.gov.br Natura Cosmetics– www.natura.net Suzano Papel e Celulose – www.suzano.com.br Tok Stok Furniture Company – www.tokstok.com.br Supporters EcoLeo - www.ecoleo.com.br USAID (United States Agency for International Development.) - www.usaid.gov ICCO (Interchurch Organisation for Development Co-operation) - www.icco.nl Novib - www.oxfamnovib.nl Ford – www.fordfound.org www.brasilcertificado.com.br 8 General Analysis Positive Aspects • Event organization, as a result of the good level of integration among the organizing committee, exhibitors, and the company in charge of the trade fair; • Determination of the organizers in promoting the event and making it viable; • Diversity of enterprises and products, thus ensuring representation of the various components of the forest production chain; • Effective participation of exhibiting companies, which invested in the trade fair and helped by promoting the event to their target audiences; • Partnership with other NGOs in promoting the trade fair; • Infrastructure and venue: the convention center chosen for this second edition met organizers’ expectations and pleased visitors; • Duration of the trade fair; • Presence of Minister Marina Silva and other relevant personalities and representatives of the forest sector; • Satellite events contributed to the success of the trade fair, making it an excellent place for establishing commercial contacts and holding business meetings; • Market forums discussed challenges and new developments in forest certification in various sectors; • Media coverage; • Quality of visiting participants, national and international, with results of commercial contacts above expectations; • Future of the trade fair: in the survey carried out on the last day of the trade fair, exhibitors expressed their interest in participating in future editions. Some suggested that it could be organized every year!!; • Electronic registration of participants; • Quality of final promotional materials. Aspects that need improvement • Partnerships for promoting the trade fair at the international level; www.brasilcertificado.com.br 9 • Trade fair lay-out (arrangement of exhibition booths); • Invitation to international buyers groups; • Greater participation of exhibitors from Latin America. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 10 Promotion NATIONAL COLOR CODE ST Promotion 1 phase – exhibitors nd Promotion 2 phase - visitors Permanent promotion – exhibitors and visitors ACTIVITIES Mar/ 05 Apr/ 05 May/ June/ July/ Aug/ Sept/ Oct/ 05 05 05 05 05 05 Nov/ 05 Dec/ 05 Jan/ Feb/ 06 06 Distribution of Mailings and Stickers (exhibitors and supporters) Distribution of materials at Feicom/Brazilian Furniture Trade Fair / Fimma and China Trade Fair Bulk E-mail mkt 01 – Launching of the trade fair Bulk E-mail mkt 02 – First sponsors confirmed Proposals for sponsorship Portuguese and English sales’ catalogue Bulk E-mail mkt 03 – targeting exhibitors Bulk E-mail mkt 04 - targeting exhibitors Bulk E-mail mkt 05 - targeting exhibitors Advertising in the journal Referência Advertising in the journal Primeiro Plano Advertising in the journal Formóbile Advertising in the journal Móbile Lojista Advertising in the journal Adiante Interview published by the journal Referência Web page II Certified Brazil Trade Fair Articles published by CESFGV Distribution of materials at Femafe and Hannover Distribution of Mailings and Stickers Distribution of materials at UBA Distribution of materials at Fenavem Distribution of materials at the Belém Trade Fair Notice about signing of the book Certificado by Saramago Distribution of materials at Mercado Floresta Trade Fair Distribution of materials at the FSC General Assembly Banner in home pages of partners and supporting orgs. Banners in electronic newsletters announcing events Social Communication Services (media support) Training in communication for exhibitors Distribution of materials at Fenam and Cologne Electronic banner attached to all e-mails sent out by Imaflora Bulk E-mail mkt 06 - Invitation (sent to those in mailing lists of Imaflora, FSC, WR and other partners) Press Release for Note Esalq Distribution of Mailings and Stickers to exhibitors Printed invitation Placing banners at paid sites (if necessary) Invitation to consulates and embassies Partnership with other NGOs for promoting the Fair (IIEB, SOS Mata Atlântica, Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the Earth, among others) Coverage of Fair by journal Referência and Catalogue of Exhibitors Outdoors placed around the city of S. Paulo Bike Banners Partnership with other communication channels www.brasilcertificado.com.br 11 Mar/ 06 Apr/ 06 INTERNATIONAL COLOR CODE ST Promotion 1 phase – exhibitors nd Promotion 2 phase - visitors Permanent promotion – exhibitors and visitors ACTIVITIES Mar/ 05 Apr/ 05 May/ 05 June/ July/ 05 05 Aug/ 05 Sept/ 05 Oct/ 05 Nov/ 05 Dec/ 05 Jan/ 06 Feb/ 06 Bulk E-mail mkt 01 targeting LA certified companies Distribution of materials at Feicom/Brazilian Furniture Trade Fair /Fimma and China Trade Fair Proposals for sponsorship sent to LA companies Support from FSC Latin America Social Communication Services (media support) Distribution of materials at the FSC International Garden Furniture Forum Notice published in web site of FSC International Publication in News and Notes of FSC International Mailings to FSC Latin America Invitation sent to FSC Latin America Bulk E-mail mkt 02 – Invitation to LA certified companies Advertising in the journal Referência Mailing to LA certified companies Web page II Certified Brazil Trade Fair Distribution of materials at Femafe and Hannover Banner in home pages of partners and supporting organizations Banners in electronic newsletters announcing events Mailings to FSC Nis in other countries!! Invitation to FSC Nis in other countries!! Invitation to certified companies from abroad Bulk E-mail mkt 03 - Invitation to certified companies from abroad Mailings to certified companies abroad Sales’ catalogue sent to FSC and certified companies in LA Bulk E-mail mkt 04 – Sent to FSC NIs and certified companies in LA and other countries Distribution of materials at Fenam and Cologne Partnerships with other NGOs Invitation to consulates and embassies Placing banners at paid sites Coverage of Fair by journal Referência and Catalogue of Exhibitors www.brasilcertificado.com.br 12 Mar/ 06 Apr/ 06 Media support (social communication) Activities carried out Consulting Company: Officium Projetos Especiais/Núcleo de Conteúdos Ambientais (Nuca) (Officium Special Projects/Center for Environmental Subject Matters) This social communication consulting company started working for the trade fair in the second half of February, 2006. In this first phase, it collected data to be used in the preparation of press releases and its representatives took part in the preparatory meeting held on February 21st at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas Administration School, São Paulo. Also present at this meeting were representatives of the social communication departments/media support of exhibitors Contact with press representatives and distribution of promotional material started in the beginning of March. As a result of these media support activities, the trade fair was featured in: • • • • • • • • • • • 24 articles published in newspapers 4 articles published in magazines and journals 7 articles published in web pages of general interest to the public 21 articles published in web pages specializing in environmental matters 28 articles published in web pages of special interest to various sectors 11 articles published in web pages of NGOs 2 articles published in web pages of international organizations 6 articles published in web pages of different institutions 2 articles published in web pages of radio stations, reproducing material of radio programs 4 articles on related subjects, published in newspapers during the period of promotion of the trade fair 4 prime time TV spots in Brazilian news programs with national coverage The trade fair was also featured in: Radio programs: Eldorado, CBN, Jovem Pan, Band News and Radiobrás TV programs: Globo – Jornal Nacional News (tape enclosed) and Globo Rural -, Channel 21 – Jornal 21-, Record – Jornal da Record, Cultura, Rural Channel, RIT-TV Promotional materials were sent to and interviews were published in the following written media: • • • • • Diário do Nordeste (Northeast Daily) Revista da Amazônia (Journal of the Amazon Region) Revista Bons Flúidos (Good Vibes Journal) Revista Casa Cláudia (Claudia House Journal) Revista Arquitetura e Construção (Building Construction and Architecture Journal) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 13 • Revista El Mueble y La Madera - M&M (Wood and Furniture, journal of the wood and furniture sector, Colombia) Newspapers • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A Tribuna (The Tribune, Vitoria, Espírito Santo State) – Jornal da Família – Consumo engajado (Family Journal – Responsible Consumers) (03/26) A Tribuna de Piracicaba (The Piracicaba Tribune) – Feira apresenta “Brasil Certificado” em São Paulo (Trade Fair presents “Certified Brazil” in São Paulo) (03/11) DCI (Industry and Commerce Daily, São Paulo) – Selo internacional consegue dobrar preço de madeira para exportação (International label doubles the price of wood for export) (0412) Diário da Região (Regional Daily, São José do Rio Preto) – Caderno Bem-Estar – Consumo Engajado (Well-Being Supplement - Responsible Consumers) (0326) Diário de S. Paulo (São Paulo Daily) – Mostra conta a história da certificação e do design ecológico (Trade Fair tells the history of certification and ecological design) (04/09) Folha de S. Paulo (São Paulo Paper) – Sustentável – Feira reúne empresas que usam madeira certificada (Sustainable – Trade Fair brings together companies that use certified wood) (04/16) Folha de S. Paulo (São Paulo Paper) – Certificação de madeira cresce 154% (Wood certification increases 154%) (04/23) Folha de S. Paulo (São Paulo Paper) – Legalidade aumenta custo de certificada (Complying with legal requirements increases the cost of certified wood) (04/23) Gazeta Mercantil (Financial Gazette, São Paulo) – Um Brasil com certificação (a Brazil with certification) (04/18) Gazeta Mercantil (Financial Gazette, São Paulo) – Opinião/Agenda – Feira Brasil Certificado (Opinion/Agenda – Brazil Certified Trade Fair) (04/19) Jornal da Tarde (Evening Newspaper, São Paulo) – Muita mobília ecológica (A lot of ecological furniture) (04/04) Jornal da Tarde (Evening Newspaper, São Paulo) – Seu Dinheiro/Feiras & Eventos – Naturais (Your money/ trade fairs and events – Nature) (04/11) Jornal da Tarde (Evening Newspaper, São Paulo) – Feira mostra diversidade de produtos certificados (Trade fair shows diversity of certified products) (04/21) Jornal do Commercio (Commerce Daily, Manaus) – Orsa expõe na BR Certificado (Orsa is one of the exhibitors at Certified Brazil) (04/04) Jornal do Commercio (Commerce Daily, Manaus) – Crodamazon tem meta para dobrar sua produção (Crodamazon sets goal to double production) (04/04) Jornal do Commercio (Commerce Daily, Rio de Janeiro) – Selo verde chega a dobrar preço de madeira (Green label can double wood prices) (04/12) O Estado de S. Paulo (The State of São Paulo Newspaper) – Oportunidades/Agenda – II Feira Brasil Certificado (Opportunities/Agenda – II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) (04/09) O Estado de S. Paulo (The State of São Paulo Newspaper) – Exploração controlada de floresta rende US$ 2,6 bilhões (Controlled logging brings in US$ 2.6 billion) (04/12) O Estado de S. Paulo (The State of São Paulo Newspaper) – Só 2% da produção de madeira é certificada (Only 2% of wood production is certified) (04/12) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 14 • • • • • O Globo (The Globe, Rio de Janeiro) – Revista – Consumo engajado (Supplement – Responsible consumers) (03/26) O Liberal (The Liberal, Belém) – Brasil sobe no ranking de certificação florestal (Brazil increases its ranking in forest certification) (03/27) O Regional – (The Regional Daily??) A luta por produtos certificados (The struggle for certified products) (0404) O Rio Branco (The Rio Branco, Acre) – Feira mostrará avanços da certificação florestal no Brasil (Trade fair will show advances in forest certification in Brazil) (03/08) O Rio Branco (The Rio Branco, Acre) – Marina Silva abre II Feira Brasil Certificado (Minister Marina Silva opens II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) (04/25) Journals and magazines • • • • Arquitetura & Costrução (Architecture and Building Construction) – Floresta Legal [Cool (legal) Forest] (March/2006) Caras – Agenda – II Feira Brasil Certificado (Caras magazine – Agenda II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) Feiras & Congressos – Centro de Convenções Frei Caneca – Brasil Certificado (Congresses and Trade Fairs – Frei Caneca Convention Center – Brazil Certified) (April/2006) Referência – II Brasil Certificado – Catálogo Oficial da Feira FSC (Journal Reference – II Certified Brazil Trade Fair – Official Catalogue) (April/2006) Radio • • Jovem Pan – Minister Marina Silva participates in event in São Paulo (04/18); Band News – Certified Products Trade Fair (04/07). Sites – General • • • • • • • Estadao.com – Agribusiness – Agenda – Certified Products (04/18) InterCidadania – Exhibit tells the history of ecological design and certification (04/06) O Regional Online – The struggle for certified products (04/04) Portal Bonito – O WWF-Brazil invites for briefing (04/08) Portal ORM – Forest Management in Pará makes national news (0420) Revista In Online – WWF-Brazil shows the forest that is present in the city (04/17) Terra – Who is eating the Amazon Region?? (04/17) Sites – Environment • • Ambientebrasil – Agenda – II Certified Brazil Trade Fair and I Latin American Fair of FSC-Certified Products Ambientebrasil – Brasil sobe no ranking da certificação florestal (Brazil improves its ranking in forest certification) (03/27) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 15 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ambiente Já – Feira mostrará avanços da certificação florestal no Brasil (Trade fair will show advances in forest certification in Brazil) (03/10) Bolsa Amazônia – Certified Brazil Trade Fair (02/24) Cauxi – Feira Brasil Certificado abre em tom de esperança quando?? às florestas (Certified Brazil Trade Fair opens on a hopeful note with respect to forests) (04/18) Centro de Estudos em Sustentabilidade – Boletim Eletrônico (GVCes Electronic Newsletter) – O que faz a certificação chegar ao consumidor (What makes certification reach consumers) (08/02/2005) Centro de Estudos em Sustentabilidade – Eventos (GVCes – Events) – 2ª Brasil Certificado (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) Centro de Estudos em Sustentabilidade – Eventos (GVCes – Events)– Fórum de Mercado 2006 (Market forum 2006) Compradores de Produtos Florestais Certificados – (Certified Forest Products Buyers) Studio Vero dá escala industrial a brindes com material reciclado (Studio Vero produces corporate souvenirs with recycled material) (03/20) EcoAgência – Radar (03/31) Envolverde – Área de florestas certificadas cresceu 70,25% em dois anos (Area of certified forests increases 70.25% in two years) (03/10) Envolverde – Produtos FSC: ao alcance do consumidor brasileiro (FSC products available to Brazilian consumers) (04/06) Jornal do Meio Ambiente – Exposição traz história do design ecológico e da certificação (Exhibit tells the history of ecological design and certification) (04/05) Manejo Florestal – Feira Mostrará avanços da certificação florestal no Brasil (Trade fair will show advances in forest certification in Brazil) (03/08) Manejo Florestal – Studio Vero dá escala industrial a brindes com material certificado (Studio Vero produces corporate souvenirs with certified materials) (03/20) Manejo Florestal – Fórum de Mercado 2006 mostra oportunidades de negócios (Market Forum 2006 shows business opportunities) (04/07) Manejo Florestal – Marina Silva abre II Feira Brasil Certificado (Marina Silva opens II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) (04/19) O Eco – Salada Verde (Green Salad) (04/19) O Eco – Música certificada (Certified Music) (20/04) Rede Ambiente – Madeira brasileira certificada ganha mercado externo (Certified Brazilian wood gains export market) (04/12) Terra da Gente – Acessórios de madeira certificada ganham mercado internacional (Objects made with certified wood gain international markets) (04/07) Specialized Sites • • • Agrosoft – Certificação florestal em alta no Brasil (Forest certification advances in Brazil) (04/11) Agrosoft – Fórum de Mercado 2006 mostra oportunidades de negócios sustentáveis (Market Forum 2006 shows opportunities for sustainable business) (04/11) Carbono Brasil – Agenda - II Feira Brasil Certificado e I Feira Latino-Americana de Produtos Certificados FSC (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair and I Latin American Fair of FSC-Certified Products) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Casa Cláudia – Notícias da Semana - Brasil Ecológico (Weekly News – Ecological Brazil) Celuloseonline – Agenda – II Feira Brasil Certificado ( II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) (11/03/2005) Celuloseonline –Cresce área de florestas certificadas no Brasil (Area of certified forests increases in Brazil) (03/13) Celuloseonline – Orsa mostra parcerias na Brasil Certificado (Orsa presents partnerships at Certified Brazil) (03/27) Celuloseonline –II Feira Brasil Certificado terá Fórum de Mercado (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair will have Market Forum) (04/18) Celuloseonline – Orsa participa da II Feira Brasil Certificado (Orsa participates in II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) (04/18) Celuloseonline – II Feira Brasil Certificado começa hoje em SP (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair starts today in SP) (04/18) Celuloseonline – “Referência” é catálogo da II Brasil Certificado (Journal Reference is the catalogue of II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) (04/19) Celuloseonline – Brasil conta com 247 linhas de produtos com FSC (Brazil has 247 lines of FSC products) (04/19) Celuloseonline – Área de florestas com FSC cresceu 70% em 2 anos (Area of FSC-certified forests increased 70% in 2 years) (04/19) Design em Dia – Agenda ?? E Móbile – Feira de certificação (Certification trade fair) (03/24) Editora NE Brasil – WWF-Brasil mostra que a floresta está na cidade (WWF-Brazil shows the forest that is in the city) Grupo Maranhense de Decoração – Empresa cria acessórios pessoais e peças de decoração aliando crochê e madeira certificada (Company creates personal accessories and objects for interior decoration combining crochet and certified wood) (04/10) Formóbile – Design Sustentável (Sustainable Design) (04/24) Madeira Total – Feira mostrará avanços da certificação florestal no Brasil (Trade Fair will show recent developments of forest certification in Brazil) (03/09) Madeira Total – Florestas Certificadas. Madeireiras são as que mais investem (Certified Forests: Lumber Companies are the ones that invest the most) (03/16) Meio & Mensagem on line – Empresas de diversas áreas ?? por produtos certificados (Companies from different sectors by certified products??) Perfuradores.com – Fórum de Mercado 2006 mostra oportunidades de negócios sustentáveis (Market Forum 2006 shows opportunities for sustainable business) (04/12) Referência – Entrevista – Mudança de Direção (Interview - Changing Direction) (April, 2005) Referência – Feira Mostrará avanços da certificação florestal no Brasil (Trade Fair will show recent developments of forest certification in Brazil) (March, 2006) Revista dos Eventos – 2ª edição da Feira Brasil Certificado e 1ª Feira LatinoAmericana de Produtos Certificados (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair and I Latin American Fair of FSC-Certified Products) (03/24) Revista MundoDez – Grupo Orsa mostra parcerias na Brasil Certificado (Orsa Group presents partnerships at Certified Brazil) (03/24) Revista ViverBem – II Feira Brasil Certificado (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 17 • SuperObra.com – Evento – II Feira Brasil Certificado – I Feira Latino-Americana de Produtos Certificados FSC (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair and I Latin American Fair of FSC-Certified Products) NGOs Sites • • • • • • • • • • • Amda – Agenda Brasil – II Feira Brasil Certificado e I Feira Latino-Americana de Produtos Certificados – FSC (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair and I Latin American Fair of FSC-Certified Products) Greenpeace – Greenpeace apóia o FSC na II Feira Brasil Certificado em São Paulo (Greenpeace supports FSC at the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair in São Paulo) (04/20) GTA – Grupo de Trabalho Amazônico – Brasil terá feira de certificação florestal (Brazil will have forest certification trade fair) Instituto Akatu - Certificação florestal garante ao consumidor origem sustentável do produto (Forest certification ensures consumers that products come from sustainable operations) (03/23) ICV – Instituto Centro de Vida – Áreas de florestas certificadas cresceu 70,25% em dois anos (Area of certified forests increased 70.25% in two years) (03/10) ICV – Instituto Centro de Vida – II Feira Brasil Certificado será realizada em São Paulo (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair will be held in São Paulo) (04/03) Instituto Ethos – II Feira Brasil Certificado reunirá produtores e compradores de matéria-prima e produtos florestais produzidos de maneira sustentável (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair will bring together producers and buyers of raw material and forest products produced in a sustainable way) (03/13) Instituto Socioambiental – Agenda Socioambiental – II Feira Brasil Certificado (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair) Instituto Socioambiental – Manchetes Socioambientais (Socio environmental headlines) (04/12) Instituto Socioambiental – Manchetes Socioambientais (Socio environmental headlines) (04/24) Vale Verde – Brasil sobe no ranking da certificação florestal (Brazil improves its position in the ranking of forest certification) (28/03) International Sites • • Pravda.RU – Área de florestas certificadas cresceu 70,25% em dois anos (Area of certified forests increased 70.25% in two years) (03/12) Pravda.RU – Começa a Feira Brasil Certificado (II Certified Brazil Trade Fair begins) (04/19) Sites of Professional and Trade Associations • • • • • CREA-SP (Engineering and Architecture Regional Council – São Paulo) Comunidade Real (Real Community) Conselho Regional de Biologia (Biology Regional Council) OswaldoCruz.br Sociedade Brasileira de Silvicultura (Brazilian Society for Silviculture – SBS) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 18 • Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State University) Other Related Subjects • • • • Bom Dia (Jundiaí) – Assentamentos causam 15% da devastação (Land distribution projects cause 15% deforestation) O Estado de S. Paulo (São Paulo) – Produção certificada melhora (Certified production improves) (02/26) O Estado de S. Paulo (São Paulo) – Projeto apóia negócios da floresta (Project supports business of the forest) (04/02) SócioBiodiversidade (Fórum Permanente Caxambu – Movimento Socioambiental em Defesa da Água) – Takaoka viabiliza desenvolvimento sustentável (Takaoka makes sustainable development viable) (Fall, 2006) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 19 Press releases Before and during the trade fair, the media support team prepared and distributed 18 press releases plus two write-ups for Band News FM radio station, as described below: Area of certified forests increased 70.25% in two years Between 2004 and 2006, the total area certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) went up from 40 million hectares to 68.1 million hectares, representing an increase of 70.25%. In this period, the number of countries with FSC certification increased from 59 to 66, and the number of certified forests, from 600 to 775. According to data obtained from the FSC International Center (FSC IC), in Brazil the number of certified forests increased from 35 to 64 in two years. As of January, 2006, it is the Latin American country with the largest number of certified operations and with the largest certified area, 3.5 million hectares in 17 states. Runner up Bolivia has two million hectares of certified forests. FSC-certified areas in the world include 55.76% of natural forests, 11.11% of plantations and 33.14% of natural forests and plantations. Brazil Certified Trade Fair More details on the recent developments of forest certification in Brazil can be checked at the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, to be held at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, April 18 – 20. This event will bring together producers and buyers of forest products and raw materials produced in a sustainable way: saw mills, pulp and paper industries, wood based panels, furniture manufacturers, non-timber forest products (foods, cosmetics, oils, fragrances), designers, artisans and community producers. They share a good asset: all of them have received the FSC label, the forest certification system with greatest international credibility. FSC-certified products have their sustainability ensured because they come from operations that are environmentally adequate, socially fair, and economically viable. This trade fair is a joint initiative of the Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), the Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSC Brazil), and the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon). It will be open to the general public, free of charge, and will include a design exhibit where furniture and interior decoration objects made with certified wood will be shown. In addition, a series of discussions on market challenges and opportunities for FSC-certified products will be held at the satellite event Market Forum 2006, with attendance limited to those previously registered through the Internet (www.brasilcertificado.com.br). Exhibitors will included: A.W. Faber Castell, ABN Amro Real, Araupel, Arte Forma, Beraca Sabará, Braspine Madeiras Ltda, Cikel Brasil Verde, Cooper Floresta, EcoLeo/Leo Madeira, Ecolog Indústria e Comércio, Fênix Indústria de Móveis Itatiba, Floresteca Agroflorestal, Greenpeace, Indústria Brasileira de Molduras, Indústria de Madeiras Guilherme Butzke, Masisa, Mil Madeiras Itacoatiara, Natura, Orsa Florestal, Piatan Interiores Indústria e Comércio, Sebrae Acre, Secretaria de Floresta do Estado do Acre, Suzano Bahia Sul Papel e Celulose, WWF-Brasil. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 20 The I Brazil Certified Trade Fair was held in April, 2004 and showed a great potential for forest certification in Brazil. It brought together 50 exhibitors; all of them forest enterprises and forest communities with FSC certification. In three days it received almost 5,000 visitors, 117 from abroad, representing 27 countries. In this second edition it will be possible to follow, in Brazil and abroad, the large increase that occurred in just two years in the market for FSC-certified products, FSC Label After the boycott campaigns of the 80’s did not work, FSC-certification started in 1993, mainly as an intelligent answer to the destruction of tropical forests around the world. One of the reasons that boycott campaigns failed is that many times, like the situation in Brazil, the producing country is also a large consumer of tropical woods. The central idea behind this initiative of the pioneer group - which included lumber companies, silviculturists, environmentalists, social movements, indigenous peoples, and artisans of 26 countries – was that forests would only be maintained if there could be an economic utilization of their resources, based on social and environmental criteria that could ensure their long term sustainability. However, in its 12 years of existence, FSC certification made much more progress in areas of temperate natural forests than in the tropics. For example, Sweden has the largest area of certified forests in the world, over 10 million hectares. The reason for this is the greater social and environmental complexity presented by tropical forests, besides the problems related to land tenure rights, which are the greatest impediment to the certification of natural forests in Brazil. As a result, tropical forests make only 12.77% of the total area of natural forests certified by FSC, while 44.64 are boreal forests and 42.77, temperate forests. This gap has led to backed up demand in the world for certified wood from tropical forests. According to data made available by Cypress Associates, Brazil, which is the largest producer of tropical wood, produced 24.5 million cubic meters in 2004. However, more than 60% of this volume came from illegal sources, i. e., without official documentation or documents obtained through illegal means, or using manpower not complying with labor laws. Only 2% of all tropical wood produced in the country came from certified forests. Today the FSC label has the highest value in the domestic and international markets; it covers the largest area of certified forests and it is the only one accepted everywhere. The FSC certification scheme has the highest level of credibility with civil society (non governmental organizations and, especially, consumers). This is so because it is the only volunteer system, with the effective participation of representatives of the three sectors – economic, social and environmental - with independence, transparency, and social participation. In contrast with other systems, FSC gives high priority to the socio environmental performance of forest operations, rather than relying on bureaucratic procedures. Moreover, in addition to its balanced sectoral representation, FSC ensures the North/South balance in all levels of decision – technical and political. Market Forum Program April/18, Tuesday 1 PM – 3 PM: Opening 3:30 PM – 6 PM: Responsible wood purchasing (corporate and governmental) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 21 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Market for certified products 8:30 PM: Opening Cocktail April 19, Wednesday 2 PM - 4:30 PM: The pulp and paper industry (room 1) 2 PM – 4:30 PM: Products available from the forest - beyond timber (room 2) 8:30 PM: Cocktail and book signing ceremony: “Beyond timber: the certification of nontimber forest products” – CIFOR – Upon invitation only April 20, Thursday 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Certified furniture and corporate souvenirs (room 1) 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Sustainable Architecture and Building Construction (room 2) II Certified Brazil Trade Fair April 18 – 20, 2006 From 1 PM to 9 PM Frei Caneca Convention Center Rua Frei Caneca, 569 São Paulo – SP Free admission FSC Products: available to Brazilian consumers Brazil already has 247 lines of forest products with the FSC label, which guarantees the sustainability of their sources For Brazilian consumers, forest certification is not a distant possibility anymore. It used to be restricted to wood going to foreign markets, but now there are 247 lines of products bearing the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) label available in the domestic market. Products such as building construction materials, furniture, interior decoration objects, home accessories, gifts, souvenirs, cosmetics, office and school supplies, plus books and even foods, have now a guarantee that their sources are environmentally adequate, socially fair, and economically viable. In the world the number of product lines with the FSC label has already reached 5,115. Those adopting the path of certification include a wide range of organizations, from small forest communities in the Amazon Region to large industrial and financial corporations, such as Suzano Papel e Celulose, Faber Castell, Banco Real and Natura Cosmetics. This is possible not only due to the dramatic increase during the last years in the area of certified forests, but also to the growing number of chain of custody certification labels granted to manufacturers, sellers or distributors of forest products. This certification consists of tracking the raw material from the forest up to the final consumer, therefore ensuring him the certified origin of the product. In other words, chain of custody certification is a guarantee that the product, be it made with wood from natural forests or from plantations or with non-timber forest products (such as fruits or nuts, for example) has been obtained from sustainable sources. For a product to exist as FSC-certified, its entire production chain must have the FSC label. Between 2004 and 2006, the area of FSC-certified forests in the world increased from 40 to 68.1 million hectares, which represents a jump of 70.25%. During the same period, the number of countries with FSC-certified forests increased from 59 to 66, and the number of www.brasilcertificado.com.br 22 certified forests, from 600 to 775. In Brazil, the number of FSC-certified forests increased from 35 to 64 in two years. Brazil is today the country in Latin America with the largest number of certified operations, totaling 3.5 million hectares in 17 states, as of January 2006. Moreover, Brazil is the only tropical country that can be classified as producer and also consumer of certified forest products. Brazil Certified Trade Fair A good sample of certified products that the Brazilian consumer can find on the shelves of stores can be seen during the period April 18 – 20, at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo, at the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair. This event will bring together producers and buyers of forest products and raw materials produced in a sustainable way: saw mills, pulp and paper industries, wood based panels, furniture manufacturers, non-timber forest products (foods, cosmetics, oils, fragrances), designers, artisans and community producers. They share a good asset: all of them have received the FSC label, the forest certification system with greatest international credibility. This trade fair is a joint initiative of the Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), the Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSC Brazil), and the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon). It will be open to the general public, free of charge, and will include a design exhibit of certified products, organized by designer Nagib Orro. In addition, a series of discussions on market challenges and opportunities for FSC-certified products will be held at the satellite event Market Forum 2006, with attendance limited to those previously registered through the Internet (www.brasilcertificado.com.br). Exhibitors that have confirmed their presence at the trade fair include: A.W. Faber Castell, ABN Amro Real, Araupel, Arte Forma, Beraca Sabará, Braspine Madeiras Ltda, Cikel Brasil Verde, Cooper Floresta, EcoLeo/Leo Madeira, Ecolog Indústria e Comércio, Fênix Indústria de Móveis Itatiba, Floresteca Agroflorestal, Greenpeace, Indústria Brasileira de Molduras, Indústria de Madeiras Guilherme Butzke, Masisa, Mil Madeiras Itacoatiara, Natura, Orsa Florestal, Piatan Interiores Indústria e Comércio, Sebrae Acre, Secretaria de Floresta do Estado do Acre, Suzano Bahia Sul Papel e Celulose, WWF-Brasil. FSC Label FSC-certification started in 1993, mainly as an intelligent answer to the destruction of tropical forests around the world, after the boycott campaigns of the 80’s did not work. One of the reasons was that many times, like the situation in Brazil, the producing country was also a large consumer of tropical woods. The central idea behind this initiative, started by a select group of people that included lumber companies, silviculturists, environmentalists, social movements, indigenous peoples, and artisans of 26 countries, was that forests would only be maintained if there could be an economic utilization of their resources, according to social and environmental criteria that could ensure their long term sustainability. However, in its 12 years of existence, FSC certification made much more progress in areas of temperate natural forests than in the tropics. For example, Sweden has the www.brasilcertificado.com.br 23 largest area of certified forests in the world, over 10 million hectares. The reason for this is the greater social and environmental complexity presented by tropical forests, besides the problems related to land tenure rights, which are greatest impediment to the certification of natural forests in Brazil. As a result, tropical forests make up only 12.77% of the total area of natural forests certified by FSC, while 44.64% are boreal forests and 42.77%, temperate forests. This gap has led to the backed up demand in the world for certified wood from tropical forests. According to data made available by Cypress Associates, Brazil, which is the largest producer of tropical wood, produced 24.5 million cubic meters in 2004. However, more than 60% of this volume came from illegal sources, i. e., without official documentation or documents obtained through illegal means, or using manpower not complying with labor laws. Only 2% of all tropical wood produced in the country came from certified forests. Today the FSC label has the highest value in the domestic and international markets; it covers the largest area of certified forests and it is the only one accepted everywhere. The FSC certification scheme has the highest level of credibility with civil society (non governmental organizations and, especially, consumers). This is so because it is the only volunteer system, with the effective participation of representatives of the three sectors – economic, social and environmental - with independence, transparency, and social participation. In contrast with other systems, FSC gives high priority to the socio environmental performance of forest operations, rather than relying on bureaucratic procedures. Moreover, in addition to its balanced sectoral representation, FSC ensures the North/South balance in all levels of decision – technical and political. Learn about some chains of custody The next paragraphs present some examples of chain of custody already certified in Brazil: a) Buriti fruit (Acrean community) – oil industry - (Croda or Beraca) – cosmetics industry (Natura) – consumer. b) Eucalypt plantation (Suzano) – pulp industry (Suzano) – paper industry (Suzano) – book (Geográfica) – consumer. c) Eucalypt plantation (Suzano) – Pulp industry (Suzano) – paper industry (Suzano) – Banco ABN Amro Real. d) Pine plantation (Faber Castell) – pencil manufacturer (Faber Castell) – consumer. e) Amazon Forest (Mil Madeiras or Cikel) – plywood (Cikel plant) – lumber yard (EcoLeo) – building construction (Takaoka) - consumidor. f) Amazon Forest (Mil Madeiras or Cikel) – furniture, frame, souvenir manufacturer (Arte Forma) – consumer. g) Amazon Forest (Xapuri communities) – sawn wood (Acrean Cooperative) – lumber yard (EcoLeo) – Carpentry Shop (Piatan Marcenaria) – consumer. h) Teak plantation (Floresteca) – Teak EGP (Floresteca) – lumber yard (EcoLeo) – consumer. Exhibit tells the history of ecological design and forest certification A brief history of how design has evolved since the concept of sustainable development was introduced at the Stockholm Conference on the Environment, 1972, will be the theme www.brasilcertificado.com.br 24 of the exhibit History of the Ecological Design and Forest Certification, to be held April 1820, from PM to 9 PM at Frei Caneca Convention Center. This exhibit is part of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, which will bring together producers and buyers of forest products and raw materials produced in a sustainable way. The objective of this exhibit, whose curators are designers Nagib Orro and Paula Dib, is to take the visitor through the various phases of development of design in recent times until today, when furniture pieces and interior decoration objects are able to receive the label of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the green label with highest credibility in international markets. “We will follow a timeline will to mark the measures and conferences focusing human and physical environments, since the concept of sustainable development was created until the present days. This timeline will present the evolution of the universal thoughts, while we show objects of designers that became influenced by those thoughts and come up with a work that respects nature”, explains Paula. The pieces select for this exhibit give a general idea of the evolution of design, showing the various possibilities of ecological design applied to various areas of human activities. These pieces include furniture, lamps, jewelry and many others, created by renewed designers such as Zanini Caldas, Maurício Azeredo, Carlos Motta, André Marx, Pedro Petry, Nildo Campolongo, Maria Lúcia Barbosa, Baba Vacaro, Jualiana Lussá, Lars, Fabíola Bergamo, Nagib Orro, Christian Ullmman, Renata Mendes, Paula Dib, Emile Badran, Ivo Pons, N´o Desing, Virgínia Morais, Domingos Tótora, Alberto Pretel, Lara Mantana, and Lina Bo Bardi. Toys from the Orsa Foundation and a piece from Tok Stok furniture manufacturer, which is the exhibit’s sponsor, will also be shown. In addition, a series of photos and posters, based on the book Brasil Certificado (Certified Brazil) published by Imaflora in 2005, will tell the history of forest certification in Brazil. Visitors will be able to learn about the FSC label, what it is, how it was established and what are its benefits. Brazil Certified Trade Fair Participants of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair will include saw mills, pulp and paper industries, wood based panels, furniture manufacturers, non-timber forest products (foods, cosmetics, oils, fragrances etc.), designers, artisans and community producers. They share a good asset - all of them have received the FSC label that ensures that their products came from operations that are environmentally adequate, socially fair, and economically viable. This trade fair is a joint initiative of the Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), the Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSC Brazil), and the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon). It will be open to the general public, free of charge, and will include a Market Forum that will discuss challenges and opportunities for FSC-certified products. Attendance will be limited to those previously registered through the Internet (www.brasilcertificado.com.br). History of Ecological Design and Forest Certification Exhibit II Brazil Certified Trade Fair April 18 – 20, 2006 www.brasilcertificado.com.br 25 From 1 PM to 9 PM Frei Caneca Convention Center Rua Frei Caneca, 569 São Paulo – SP Free Admission Faber-Castell is present at the II Brazil Certified Trade Fair The largest manufacturer of wooden pencils in the world, and historically committed to the protection of the environment, Faber-Castell could not stay out of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair. This event is the result of a partnership among the Brazilian Council for Forest Management – FSC-Brazil, Imaflora and Imazon. It will take place at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo, from 1 PM to 9 PM, April 18 – 20. In its second edition, this trade fair, in addition to Brazilian exhibitors, will be expanded to also include the participation of producers from other Latin American countries, thus being referred to as the I Latin American Fair of FSC-Certified Products. The only company in its sector to hold an FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification, in this trade fair Faber-Castell will have special booth with 24 square meters, where it will show products made from certified materials in the areas of cosmetics and corporate souvenirs, basically different kinds of pencils. The company sees this trade fair as an excellent opportunity to present their projects and generate new business. Large Brazilian and foreign companies use Faber-Castell products of its cosmetics and corporate souvenir lines because they recognize the company’s product quality and social environmental responsibility. Faber-Castell has solid social environmental policies that are recognized nationally and internationally. Besides the FSC label, the company has also received ISO 14000 certification, which indicates the success of Faber-Castell in joining the quality and productivity of its operations to the responsible care for the environment. All wood used today by Faber-Castell comes from plantations and its manufacturing processes are based on the multiple use of the forest raw materials (pencils, energy, particleboard, bedding for chicken farm, nursery, landscape etc.) In addition, the company maintains total integration with the environment and local communities through its social environmental programs: Animalis, Arboris and ECOmunidade, besides monitoring water resources and soils. Faber-Castell SAC: 0800-7017068 Site: www.faber-castell.com.br II Certified Brazil Trade Fair - Faber-Castell, Booth 35, Frei Caneca Convention Center Rua Frei Caneca, 569 - April 18 – 20, from 1 PM to 9 PM Trade Fair shows specialty products with sustainable ecodesign Eco Group is present at the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, showing products that combine certified wood and ceramic pieces from traditional communities www.brasilcertificado.com.br 26 A pioneer in corporate gifts and souvenirs made with certified wood, the Eco Group is present at the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, showing its new line of eco-social products offered to corporations and export companies. Products are made with Amazon woods with the FSC label, from plantations or forest management operations, with an exclusive and modern design that capitalizes on Brazilian art, culture and biodiversity. Eco Group products follow a concept of sustainable ecodesign, by combining objects made with certified wood with decorative and useful pieces of Marajoara ceramics, from Pará State, and from Serra da Capivara, Piauí State. They include vases, mugs, cups, dip dishes, marmalade dishes, and fragrance containers made by artisan communities with hundred year-old stories and legends that reflect the local culture and lifestyle. In addition to the two main materials, wood and clay, forest seeds and residues are also used to make the products. All pieces come from socio environmental projects also developed by Eco Group, which provides training and capacity building to communities by means of improving and optimizing production processes, design, quality of the products and their packaging, in order to render them more adequate and attractive for marketing. Commercialization of these products contributes directly to generating jobs and income to all people involved. During the event, which will be held April 18 – 20, from 1 PM to 9 PM, at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, the Eco Group will present its line of products for export, which will hopefully contribute to an Amazon Region that is viable and sustainable. This concept is based on the publicity, promotion and commercialization of certified products from community projects, with a strong social and ecological appeal, which are the artistic and cultural manifestations of traditional forest peoples. “The project related to exports intends to also show that the sustainable use of the Amazon forests is economically more interesting than predatory exploitation. In other words, we have to prove that the forest is more valuable if we keep the trees than if cut them down”, explains Davis de Luna Tenório, president of the group. The company has developed a complete line of utensils and decorative objects, such as trays, suplats??, vases, and cutting boards that combine high product quality and fine design with responsible environmental management. Moreover, Eco Group will present creative solutions for corporate gifts and souvenirs to be used in marketing and promotional campaigns that follow the concepts of corporate and social responsibility, besides contributing to the enhancement and preservation of the Brazilian biodiversity. The products to be shown at the trade fair include objects such as pen holders, tea bag boxes, picture frames, key chains, tie racks, note paper holders, desktop pads, and also the first agenda with a cover made of certified wood. Enterprise creates personal accessories and objects for interior decoration combining crochet and certified wood After studying and working in São Paulo for quite some time and after a two-and-a-half year trip abroad (living in New Zealand, Australia, England and Spain), ad man Wender Lemos Martins, 29, returned to Brazil with the idea of setting up his own export business. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 27 When he came across the crochet work made by Uruguayan Ivone Cáceres and the artisan work of Wagner Andrade, known as Patropi, from São Paulo, with metal, semiprecious stones and wood, he decided to bring the two together and combine crochet and wood to make high quality products. In order to bring his project to life, Martins went back to his birthplace and established his own company, Amazon Hands, in Palmas, capital of Tocantins state, taking along the two artisans. This happened last year and during six months, they worked on product development and bought manufacturing equipment. Their concern in producing something of high quality and of sophisticated design – “people are impressed by the quality of the lining attached to the wood without showing any seams”, explains the entrepreneur – was passed on to the environmental aspects of the project. “When we started to develop our products, we used to buy the wood from regular suppliers but we didn’t know whether the wood had been produced by legal or illegal operations. As we were focusing mainly on export markets, we had to ensure that the origin of the wood was legal; we couldn’t afford running any risk on this”, explains Martins. As he was searching for a certification system with international acceptance, Martins came across the Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora) and, through Imaflora, he learned about the FSC label. “Our company was born certified, as in the same week that we received our state taxpayer identification number, in December 2005, we received the first shipment of FSC-certified wood from Cikel, who also helped us to select the types of wood that were more adequate to our products. Since last month we also have the FSC chain of custody certification that attests to the origin of the wood we use”, explains Martins again. As it is the case with all manufacturers that utilize certified Amazon native woods, Amazon Hands use many types of woods, not only those traditionally accepted by the trade. This brings more diversity to its production, based on woods such as tabajuba, pau-amarelo, jatobá, piquiá, roxinho, ipê, muiracatiara, angelim-pedra and sucupira-preta. These woods are combined with crochet work in articles such as handbags, necessaries, toiletry cases, suplats??, table runners, light fixtures, lamps and lamp shades, and many others. With samples already sold to the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel, Martins is looking forward to his participation at the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, which will take place at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo, April 18 -20, in order to bring more visibility to his products and open new markets. “Our costs are high, since our articles are made by hand, with socio environmental responsibility, not only with respect to wood certification, but also with the work rights of our 15 artisans. This does not mean that we are not interested in the Brazilian market. We hope to close business deals with order of more than 5 thousand pieces per month”, says the entrepreneur. Market Forum 2006 presents opportunities for sustainable business The objective of the Market Forum 2006 is to show to corporate consumers that they can include socio environmental responsibility in their business by specifying responsible purchasing of forest products. This forum of discussions will take place as a satellite event of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair and of the I Latin American Fair of FSC-Certified www.brasilcertificado.com.br 28 Products, which will take place at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo, April 18 - 20. These events are a joint effort of three organizations: Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSC-Brazil), and Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon). They point out solutions that are already available in the market, demonstrating that the option for products of sustainable origin is no longer a task of idealistic pioneers, who need to carry out lengthy research work and depend on expensive and complicated logistics. We want to show corporate consumers that certification is not a distant and inaccessible concept, but that it is already part of the daily life of large companies, who have already included in their responsible purchasing policies the specification for certified products when they buy paper, corporate souvenirs and furniture. In addition to final products like these, certified material is also used as building components, such as the certified wood that went into the construction of Gênesis II development, of Takaoka Group. In these market forums, companies will describe their practical experiences on how the FSC certification was included in their corporate strategies, and the reasons that led them to bank on this marketing tool, says Ana Yang, direct of the Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSC-Brazil) and one of the organizers of the event. The program for the Market Forum 2006 is geared to meet the demand of different sectors that are large consumers of forest raw materials, such as the paper industry, the furniture sector and the building construction sector, the largest consumer of Amazon woods in the country. Participation in the Market Forum is free of charge but, due to limited space, those who make registration before the event through the Internet (www.brasilcertificado.com.br) will have priority. The fact that a market forum is being organized as a satellite event to the trade fair gives the possibility to participants to verify the application of the concepts presented in the discussions in actual life, by exchanging ideas with exhibitors and with the organizers of the exhibit on the History of Ecological Design and Forest Certification. Program April/18, Tuesday 1 PM – 3 PM: Opening 2 PM: FSC-certified corporate souvenirs, by Fernando Crivelenti, Studio Vero founder 3:30 PM – 6 PM: Responsible wood purchasing (corporate and governmental) 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Market for certified products 8:30 PM: Opening Cocktail April/19, Wednesday 2 PM - 4:30 PM: The pulp and paper industry (room 1) 2 PM – 4:30 PM: Products available from the forest - beyond timber (room 2) 8:30 PM: Cocktail and book signing ceremony: “Beyond timber: the certification of nontimber forest products” – CIFOR – Upon invitation only April/20, Thursday 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Certified furniture and corporate souvenirs (room 1) 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Sustainable Architecture and Building Construction (room 2) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 29 Exhibit brings history of ecological design and forest certification A brief history of how design has evolved since the concept of sustainable development was introduced at the Stockholm Conference on the Environment, 1972, will be the theme of the exhibit History of the Ecological Design and Forest Certification, to be held April 1820, from PM to 9 PM at Frei Caneca Convention Center. This exhibit is part of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, which will bring together producers and buyers of forest products and raw materials produced in a sustainable way The objective of this exhibit, whose curators are designers Nagib Orro and Paula Dib, is to take the visitor through the various phases of development of design in recent times until today, when furniture pieces and interior decoration objects are able to receive the label of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the green label with highest credibility in international markets. “We will follow a timeline will mark the measures and conferences focusing human and physical environments, since the concept of sustainable development was created until the present days. This timeline will present the evolution of the universal thoughts, while we show objects of designers that became influenced by those thoughts and come up with a work that respects nature”, explains Paula. The pieces select for this exhibit give a general idea of the evolution of design, showing the various possibilities of ecological design applied to various areas of human activities. These pieces include furniture, lamps, jewelry and many others, created by renewed designers such as Zanini Caldas, Maurício Azeredo, Carlos Motta, André Marx, Pedro Petry, Nildo Campolongo, Maria Lúcia Barbosa, Baba Vacaro, Jualiana Lussá, Lars, Fabíola Bergamo, Nagib Orro, Christian Ullmman, Renata Mendes, Paula Dib, Emile Badran, Ivo Pons, N´o Desing (Design??), Virgínia Morais, Domingos Tótora, Alberto Pretel, Lara Mantana, and Lina Bo Bardi. Toys from the Orsa Foundation and one piece of Tok Stok furniture manufacturer, which is the exhibit’s sponsor, will also be shown. In addition, a series of photos and posters, based on the book Brasil Certificado (Certified Brazil) published by Imaflora in 2005, will tell the history of forest certification in Brazil. Visitors will be able to learn about the FSC label, what it is, how it was established and what are its benefits. Brazil Certified Trade Fair Participants of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair will include saw mills, pulp and paper industries, wood based panels, furniture manufacturers, non-timber forest products (foods, cosmetics, oils, fragrances etc.), designers, artisans and community producers. They share a good asset - all of them have received the FSC label that ensures that their products came from operations that are environmentally adequate, socially fair, and economically viable. This trade fair is a joint initiative of the Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), the Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSC Brazil), and the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon). It will be open to the general public, free of charge, and will include a Market Forum that will discuss challenges and opportunities for FSC-certified products. Attendance will be limited to those previously registered through the Internet (www.brasilcertificado.com.br). www.brasilcertificado.com.br 30 History of Ecological Design and Forest Certification Exhibit II Brazil Certified Trade Fair April 18 – 20, 2006 From 1 PM to 9 PM Frei Caneca Convention Center Rua Frei Caneca, 569 São Paulo - SP Free admission www.brasilcertificado.com.br Governor of Acre visits II Brazil Certified Trade Fair this Thursday This coming Thursday (04/20), on the last day of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, Mr. Jorge Viana, the Governor of the State of Acre, will visit the fair after 5 PM. Author of the expression "florestania", created to defend his government focused on the rights of people that live in the forests, Viana shall announce at the exhibition booth of his state, at 6 PM, the FSC-certification of two new forest operations in Acre: Equator Community, which is part of the Cooperfloresta (Community Forest Producers Cooperative), and Antimary State Forest, with 66,346 hectares, in the municipalities of Bujari and Sena Madureira, at the border with the Amazon state. Established only eight months ago, Cooperfloresta, consisting of eight communities and 68 families, is participating in the Brazil Certified Trade Fair and has already signed two contracts for partnership during this event: the first one with Iiba Forest Products, a design and carpentry shop enterprise established in the capital city, Rio Branco, and the second with Brasilianfaces, an exporter and commercial representative. Cooperfloresta will supply Iiba with certified wood and, in turn, receive technology transfer for the production of small wooden objects. According to Ricardo da Silveira Carvalho, Cooperfloresta’s superintendent, Brasiianfaces will represent them in foreign markets. “The idea is to look for clients that are willing to pay a little more for our wood that, in addition to being certified, comes from community production. We want to find a market niche that is able to understand that our costs are higher than those of large lumber companies, since we harvest a smaller volume of wood per hectare”, he explains. Participants of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair and of the I Latin American Fair of FSCCertified Products will include producers and buyers of forest products and raw materials produced in a sustainable was: saw mills, pulp and paper industries, wood based panels, furniture manufacturers, non-timber forest products (foods, cosmetics, oils, fragrances etc.), designers, artisans and community producers. They share a good asset - all of them have received the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label, the forest certification system with the highest degree of credibility in international markets. This label ensures that their products came from operations that are environmentally adequate, socially fair, and economically viable. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 31 This trade fair is a joint initiative of the Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), the Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSC Brazil), and the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon). It will be open to the general public, free of charge, and will include an exhibit on design with certified products. Program for Thursday (04/20) 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Certified furniture and corporate souvenirs (room 1) - Juliana Llussá, (Llussá Marcenaria), Fernando Crivelenti (Studio Vero), Guido Otte (Butzke), Wandréia Baitz (Imazon) 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Sustainable Architecture and Building Construction (room 2) Marcelo Takaoka (Grupo Takaoka), Terry Campbell (Forest Products Solution consultant, FSC US), Fabiana Toyama (FSC-Brazil) Marina Silva opens II Brazil Certified Trade Fair Event in São Paulo will show, during three days, forest products with FSC label that are available in Brazil The II Certified Brazil Trade Fair was opened this afternoon (04/18) at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo, by Marina Silva, Brazilian Minister for the Environment, who celebrated the improvements observed in the forest sector since the first edition of the Trade Fair, in 2004. For the Minister, the fight against illegal wood, the increase in the planted area (from 300 million hectares to about 550 million hectares), and the approval of legislation dealing with Management of Public Forests are relevant milestones of the joint work carried out by government, productive sector and civil society. In the period April 18 – 20, this event brings together producers and buyers of forest products and raw materials produced in compliance with the requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label, the forest certification system of highest international credibility. These are products whose sustainability is ensured by their environmentally adequate, socially fair and economically viable origin. Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto, executive-secretary of the Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), one of the organizers of the Certified Brazil Trade Fair, stressed its role in the promotion of business for sustainable forest products, as well as in making the general public aware of the FSC label. “The greatest achievement of this edition of the Trade Fair in relation to the first one is the increase in the number of visitors and in the diversity of available products. We have here various production chains of the forest sector, from logs up to final products, and also certified operations of all sizes, from large corporations to small rural communities” he said. During the opening ceremony, Mr. Mâncio Lima Cordeiro, president of the Banco da Amazônia (Basa), and Mr. Sérgio Amoroso, president of the Orsa Group, signed an agreement for financing projects for the certification of management of Orsa natural forests, in the Jari river basin, between the states of Pará and Amapá, that will benefit about 4 thousand families and 98 communities. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 32 The opening ceremony was attended also by Mr. Eduardo Jorge, Secretary for the Environment and Green Areas of the city of São Paulo, Mr. Chris Van der Goot, member of the Board of FSC International, Miss Ana Yang, and Mr. Adalberto Veríssimo, researcher from the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon). The ceremony also installed the satellite event Market Forum 2006, whose objective is to show corporate consumers the various market options available to those interested in practicing socio environmental responsibility. During the three days that it will be open, the trade fair is expected to receive about 5 thousand visitors and 750 of them shall take part in the discussions of the market forums. Representatives of 13 countries, besides Brazil, have already registered for the event: Bolivia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay, and Vietnam. The themes to be discussed on the first day of the Market Forum are: Responsible Wood Purchasing and Markets for Certified Products. For the next days, April 19 and 20, the program is the following: April 19, Wednesday 2 PM - 4:30 PM: The pulp and paper industry (room 1) - César Mendes (Suzano), Nelson Vido (Geográfica), Lineu Siqueira Jr. (Imaflora) 2 PM – 4:30 PM: Products available from the forest - beyond timber (room 2) – ICCO representatives, Sérgio C. Gonçalves (ABIHPEC), Janice Casara (Natura) e Patrícia Shanley (CIFOR) 8:30 PM: Cocktail and book signing ceremony: “Beyond timber: the certification of nontimber forest products” – CIFOR – Upon invitation only April 20, Thursday 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Certified furniture and corporate souvenirs (room 1) - Juliana Llussá (Llussá Carpentry Shop), Fernando Crivelenti (Studio Vero), Guido Otte (Butzke), Wandréa Baitz (Imazon) 2 PM - 4:30 PM: Sustainable Architecture and Building Construction (room 2) - Marcelo Takaoka (Takaoka Group), Terry Campbell (Forest Products Solution, consultant FSC/US), Fabiana Toyama (FSC Brazil) Real Bank presents credit line for forest certification Consistent with its financing policy for socio environmental projects, that have more favorable interest rates and terms of payment, Real ABN AMRO Bank will be one of the participants of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, to be held in the period April 18 – 20, from 1 PM to 9 PM, at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo. “The highlight of our exhibit booth will be our credit line for financing forest certification projects”, explains Carlos Nomoto, superintendent of the Sustainable Development and Education department of the bank. The participation of a financial institution in FSC-certified forest products event can be justified, according to Nomoto, because it is the only event of certified products in the country that is also geared to the retail sector. “Bringing together a wide range of producers, from large paper industries to community producers, the trade fair expands the www.brasilcertificado.com.br 33 awareness of corporations and consumers about the benefits related to the sale and purchase of products that take into account the sustainable management of the forest”, he states. The second reason, according to the superintendent, is that this wide range of exhibitors and visitors open opportunities for the dissemination and materialization of sustainable business, thus contributing to the expansion of markets for certified products. “We support this initiative and also participate as promoters of these markets when we offer credit lines to finance certification.” The Real Bank hopes also to strengthen existing relations and to create new ones with clients that take into account social, environmental and economic aspects together in their business decisions. In addition to offering specific credit lines to the market of certified forest products, the Bank encourages its suppliers to improve their processes by adopting the certification of their chains of custody. However, for Nomoto, the challenge is to expand this awareness among consumers, those who decide what to buy or not to buy. “We can choose between buying a product coming from good forest management or not. We must demonstrate the benefits and the need to make personal and corporate decisions that promote sustainable development. That little label, be it FSC or from any other credible entity, must be taken into consideration every time consumers and corporations buy forest products. Events such as this Certified Brazil Trade Fair, which is part of a strategy coordinated by different organizations, are making an effective contribution to a better understanding of forest certification.” Recycled Paper Among the successful initiatives of ABN AMRO Bank in the area of socio environmental sustainability is the decision to make exclusive use of recycled paper in all corporate activities. This initiative led to the establishment of an important partnership among Real Bank, the NGO Ecofuturo Institute, and the Suzano Paper and Pulp Company, with the objective of developing a kind of recycled paper that could comply with all technical requirements of printing shops that supply the bank and of also individual printer users, which could be in line with the sustainability concepts adopted by the bank. This partnership brought good results to all parties. On one hand, the bank would benefit from the advantages of using recycled paper in all its activities and would be responsible for its wide dissemination in all applications that previously required virgin paper. On the other hand, Suzano Company would benefit not only from the large volumes involved (production and commercialization scale) required by Banco Real, but also from the promotion and advertising of the availability of such paper to the entire market. This partnership led to the development of a kind of paper with ecological and innovative characteristics: use of recycled raw material and a production process that is less aggressive to the environment than the conventional process (chemical treatment without using chlorine, which results in paper of darker color). This project took two years (2002 to 2004) to finish and involved aspects of the entire value chain: adaptation of the production processes (since this is an innovative product in the market), technical adaptation of the recycled paper to fit conventional printers, and change of paradigm on the part of users, in addition to the organization of paper collection by means of cooperatives of paper gatherers. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 34 EcoLeo supports event on sustainable use of forest resources Leo Madeiras’ Division is the first retailer in Latin America to offer certified wood São Paulo, April, 2006 - EcoLeo company (www.ecoleo.com.br), the first retailer to sell certified wood in Latin America, is one of supporters and participants of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, which will be held at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, from 1 PM to 9 PM, April 18 - 20. This event will promote the integration between producers and buyers and will allow consumers to learn about certification and how a forest operation can use its forest resources in a sustainable and responsible way. EcoLeo, trade mark of Leo Madeiras (www.leomadeiras.com.br), will occupy a prominent space in the trade fair, with an exhibition booth of 50 square meters that will show its complete line of ecological products. “Our clients are quite satisfied with the expansion of this line, and a trade fair such as this, bringing together many certified forest companies, is a clear demonstration that the struggle for the sustainability of natural resources has been consolidating with long-lasting and practical actions”, states Karla Aharonian, EcoLeo’s manager. In addition to well known panel products, such as MDF, plywood and particleboard, EcoLeo will show other types of products of its ecological line, like sawn wood from various species (muiracatiara, sucupira, roxinho, piquiá, cumaru, catuaba etc.). Edgeglued panels (EGP) produced from plantation wood, namely teak, pine, and eucalypt will also be shown”, adds Karla. All companies participating in this trade fair have a common asset: they have received the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label, the ecolabel with highest international credibility. “This label attests to the company’s responsibility and commitment to work only with products coming from forest operations that are controlled and managed in a sustainable and beneficial way”, she explains. The process to obtain this label, known as chain of custody, is quite complex: companies of all levels of trade of a given forest sector must have a certificate that ensures that the operation is legal, responsible, adequate, and that it allows for forest regeneration. “It is a challenge to become a certified company, but the positive results in terms of market access are undeniable. Just to give an idea how this market is expanding, since 2004 forest areas certified by FSC increased more than 70%”, states Karla. EcoLeo is part of this chain of custody. The company was the first in the country to assist in creating this market niche and to encourage practices that are environmentally adequate and socially beneficial. Just as an example of how this awareness is being spread, EcoLeo’s sales increased 100% in 2005. Products of its ecological line, established by the EcoLeo project that involved initial investments of about one million reais, can be found in the main store located in the Pinheiros region, city of São Paulo, and in all stores of the Leo Madeiras chain. Certified Brazil Trade Fair is a great opportunity for consumers to find out which companies follow the sustainable management model. This event is an initiative of the Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), in partnership with FSC-Brazil and the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon). The first edition of the trade fair, organized in 2004, received just about 5,000 www.brasilcertificado.com.br 35 visitors. “In Brazil alone, the number of certified forests increased from 34 to 65”, celebrates Karla. About EcoLeo On the eve of celebrating its third year of activity, EcoLeo wants to increase the share of its business in Leo Madeiras sales for 2006. In 2005 the company had a sales increase of 100%. EcoLeo has expanded its line of ecological products as a way to raise the awareness of professionals of the carpentry trade. FSC-certified edge-glued panels (EGP) made with eucalypt and teak are the shining stars of this line. The FSC eucalypt panel is an exclusive export grade, solid wood piece that is ideal for making counter tops, shelves, tables, paneling, trays, and decorative objects. On the other hand, the teak panel is produced with narrow pieces obtained from plantation teak. In addition to these certified products, EcoLeo sells other materials with ecological appeal, such as recycled roof tiles and panels, and compressed coconut fiber. EcoLeo is one of the successful cases described in the publication “Corporate Commitment with the Environment – Corporate Environmental Agenda and Sustainability of the Forest Economy”, edited by the Ethos Institute and winner of the Planeta Casa Award in 2004. Orsa Group presents its partnerships at Brazil Certified Trade Fair The Orsa Group, owner of the largest area of certified natural forests in Brazil, will be one of the main participants of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair (www.brasilcertificado.com.br) which will be held at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo, April 18 – 20. Located in northern Pará, border with the state of Amapá, this area of 545 thousand hectares is also the largest natural tropical forest in the world certified by FSC. In addition, the Orsa Group has about 400 thousand hectares of certified eucalypt plantations, also in Pará, mainly for supplying raw material for pulp production. These forests account for approximately 80% of the company’s production; the remaining 20%, now undergoing certification, consists of pine plantations in southern Brazil. “For the Orsa Group, certification is not only a market tool but also a guarantee that the entire forest operation of the company is in line with the Group’s principles, which are based on three Ps: people, planet, and profit. No corporate activity makes any sense without these principles”, declares Roberto Waack , president of Orsa Florestal, the Group’s division for natural forests, and also the president of the Association of Certified Producers of the Amazon Region. The presence of the Orsa Group in the Certified Brazil Trade Fair has the objective of demonstrating their commitment with sustainability, through concrete examples such as the work carried out by the Orsa Foundation, the social arm of the Group. This foundation supports projects that use forest raw materials to provide jobs and income to members of local communities, in addition to showing products from Orsa Florestal forest management and products from plantations, especially pulp. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 36 According to Waack, the Group will also bring to the trade fair some organizations that are part of the Orsa business network, such as the Ybios Company, a joint venture established a year-and-a-half ago with Natura Cosmetics and Centro Flora, a producer of natural extractives, with the objective of carrying out research and development on non-timber forest products. The Orsa Group exhibition booth will also show its partnership with Etel Carmona, designer of exclusive, high-end furniture, who only works with certified wood. “We believe that the concept of forest sustainability cannot be attained by isolated actions; we need a network that includes a number of players: companies, universities, NGOs and communities. That is what we want to show in the trade fair, complements Waack. Forest Products Market evolves toward certification, says Masisa Executive The trend is for certification to become almost mandatory in the forest products trade. The increase in the area of FSC-certified forests in the world, from 40 million hectares in 2004 to 68 million hectares in 2006 proves this trend. This is the opinion of Adhemar Villela Filho, forest director of Masisa do Brasil, a company that has fully invested in this direction, with 100% of its forests in Brazil certified by FSC. With its activities oriented towards this triple goal, management standards that take into consideration social, environmental and economic aspects, Masisa is one of e sponsors of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, which will take place at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo, April 18 – 20. The company will show the products of its Solid Wood Division (moldings and door components) that have received chain of custody certification and also those of its Panel Division (reconstituted panels), now undergoing certification. “The objectives of the Certified Brazil Trade Fair are in line with the way Masisa conducts its business and it will be an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas with other FSCcertified companies”, mentioned Villela. For him, the FSC label is a clear response of forest companies to current issues of public opinion concern, such as global climate change and social inclusion. “With respect to consumers, certification represents a guarantee that the products they buy are made from raw materials originating from sources that comply with those demands.” Masisa do Brasil has a total of 13,118 hectares of certified planted forests, owned or leased, distributed among 14 municipalities of the state of Parana. These forests supply raw material to the Panel Division, located in Ponta Grossa (PR). There are additional 13,205 hectares that supply the Solid Wood Division, in Rio Negrinho, state of Santa Catarina, also 100% FSC-certified. A subsidiary of the Nueva Group, Masisa has already invested about 95 million reais in its forest program. History of Masisa’s commitment to sustainability www.brasilcertificado.com.br 37 Founded by Swiss entrepreneur Stephan Schmidheiny, a pioneer in the defense of sustainable development, the Nueva Group is a conglomerate formed by over 40 companies related to the building construction sector, operating in 17 countries of Latin America under two parent companies: Amanco and Masisa. In every country they are present these companies are fully committed to social responsibility and eco-efficiency. Schmidheiny was the founder, in 1990, of the Worlds Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), which congregates 165 large corporations from all over the world, including Brazil. He also founded, in 1994, the Avina Foundation, with the objective of establishing partnership with leaders of civil society and businessmen to support initiatives geared to sustainable development in Latin American countries. Studio Vero increases production of corporate souvenirs to industrial scale In the market of corporate souvenirs and gifts for the last eight years, Studio Vero, a Brazilian company that creates and manufactures its own products, two years ago received FSC certification attesting to the use of certified wood in its products. The FSC label is a plus in strengthening its market differential, firmly established already due to its exclusive design based on functionality, style, and Brazilian culture. The result of this work is present at the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair (www.brasilcertificado.com.br), to be held at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo, April 18 -20. Betting on ecodesign has been extremely positive for our company, according to Silvia Rocha, of the Communication and Marketing department of Studio Vero. “We are increasing our market share because we represent a great market differential in relation to competitors, especially pieces imported from China. We are receiving an increasing number of requests from companies concerned with offering their clients gifts that are original and that are made with certified materials; people are very pleased to receive gifts that are not the run-of-the-mill” she adds. The expectation in relation to the Certified Brazil Trade Fair is to repeat the success of their participation in the first edition, when Studio Vero was able to strengthen its trade mark as a company highly committed to Brazil’s social and environmental issues. In addition to presenting its Gift Line 2006, the company plans to reinforce connections with its domestic clients and establish new international contacts and increase exports. For Silvia Rocha, certification is an important component of the evolution of ecodesign. “In the old days, ecodesign meant pieces with a lower degree of sophistication or pieces produced by artisans. We practice ecodesign according to the principles of design (aesthetic function, functionality, materials, symbolism and dimensional proportions), using certified raw material and with the differential of quick response to consumer’s demand, but without hurting the environment.” The II Certified Brazil Trade Fair will bring together producers and buyers of forest principles and raw materials produced in a sustainable way: saw mills, pulp and paper industries, wood based panels, furniture manufacturers, non-timber forest products (foods, cosmetics, oils, fragrances), designers, artisans and community producers. They share a www.brasilcertificado.com.br 38 good asset: all of them have received the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label, the forest certification system with greatest international credibility. FSC-certified products have their sustainability ensured because they come from operations that are environmentally adequate, socially fair, and economically viable. This trade fair is an initiative of the Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), in partnership with the Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSC Brazil), and the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon). It will be open to the general public, free of charge, and will include a design exhibit where furniture and interior decoration objects made with certified wood will be shown. Brazil Certified Trade Fair received more than 6.000 visitors and showed a wide range of products With 56 exhibitors and double the floor space of the first edition (2004), the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, held at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, São Paulo, April 18-20, received more than 6,000 visitors. Participants were able to learn about forest certification and to become familiar with a wide range of products bearing the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label already available in Brazil. During three days, visitors met with representatives of forest companies that are committed to the protection of the environment, took part in the discussions of the Market Forums and got to know about the market for certified forest products, and attended a Design and FSC Forest Certification Exhibit. According to a survey conducted by the event organizers - Institute for Forest and Agriculture Management and Certification (Imaflora), Brazilian Council for Forest Management (FSC Brazil), and the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region (Imazon), this trade fair was a remarkable success. Exhibitors’ expectations were fully met, as they were able to make business contacts with visitors from 20 Brazilian states (Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Pará, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo) and 19 foreign countries (Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, and Vietnam). The event was open to the public free of charge and was attended by prominent visitors, such as Ms. Marina Silva, Brazilian Minister for the Environment, who, in addition to opening the trade fair, visited all the exhibition booths. Jorge Viana, governor of the state of Acre, also visited the fair and announced the certification of two additional forest operations in his state: Equador Community and the Antimary State Forest. Other participants included the Secretary for the Environment and Green Areas of the City of São Paulo, Mr. Eduardo Jorge, a member of the Board of Directors of the FSC International, Mr. Chris Van der Goot, and other representatives of the forest sector. In the WWF-Brazil booth, musician Nando Reis, of the Titans band, played songs on a certified guitar manufactured at Oficina Escola de Lutheria da Amazônia – OELA. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 39 During the opening ceremony, Mr. Mâncio Lima Cordeiro, president of the Banco da Amazônia (Basa), and Mr. Sérgio Amoroso, president of the Orsa Group, signed an agreement for financing projects for the certification of management of Orsa natural forests, in the Jari river basin, between the states of Pará and Amapá, that will benefit about 4 thousand families and 98 communities. Together with the satellite events already mentioned, two book signing ceremonies: “Biodiversity: is it something we eat, put on, or paste on our hair”?, published by IIEB, and “Beyond timber: certification of non-timber forest products”, published by CIFOR, also contributed to make the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair an excellent place for visitors to establish commercial contacts and carry out business meetings. Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto, Imaflora’s executive secretary, stressed the role of the event in the promotion of business for sustainable forest products, as well as in making the general public aware of the FSC label. “The greatest achievement of this edition of the Trade Fair in relation to the first one is the increase in the number of visitors and in the diversity of products now available to consumers. We have here various production chains of the forest sector, from logs up to final products, and also certified operations of all sizes, from large corporations to small rural communities” he said. The first Certified Brazil Trade Fair was organized in April, 2004, and showed the great potential for the certification market in Brazil. With 50 exhibitors, the trade fair received almost 5,000 visitors in the three days it was open. This second edition showed that the potential has materialized, with the presence of a great variety of certified materials, not only raw materials, but also end products of many areas outside the timber market, such as fragrances, oils, and foods obtained from the forest. The third edition of Certified Brazil Trade Fair is in the planning stages for 2008. A full report of the II Certified Brazil Trade Fair, including photos, will be available at its web site (www.brasilcertificado.com.br) beginning May 20, 2006. www.brasilcertificado.com.br 40 Appendices Floor plan of the trade fair www.brasilcertificado.com.br 41 List of exhibitors Agência de Florestas e Negócios Sustentáveis do Amazonas Home-Page: www.florestas.am.gov.br Amazon Hands Ltda. Home Page : www.amazonhands.com.br Associação Civil Greenpeace Home-Page : www.greenpeace.org.br Associação dos Artesãos de Boa Vista do Ramos – AABVR Associação Comunitária, Agrícola e de Extração de Produtos da Floresta - ACAF E-mail: www.oela.org.br Associação dos Produtores Florestais Certificados na Amazônia - PFCA Home Page: www.pfca.org.br Atina Ativos Naturais S/A Home Page: www.atina.com.br A. W. Faber Castell S. A. Home Page: www.faber-castell.com.br Banco ABN AMRO Real Home Page: www.bancoreal.com.br BASA - Banco da Amazônia S A Home Page: www.bancoamazonia.com.br Beraca Sabará Químicos e Ingredientes Ltda. Home Page: www.beraca.com.br Braspine Madeiras Ltda. Home Page: www.braspine.com.br Café Ituano – Gazzolla Chierighini Alimentos Home Page: www.cafeituano.com.br Cikel Brasil Verde Madeiras Ltda. Home Page: www.cikel.com.br Compradores de Produtos Florestais Certificados Home Page: www.compradores.org.br Croda do Brasil Ltda. Home Page: www.croda.com.br Ecoleo – Leo Madeiras Home Page: www.ecoleo.com.br www.brasilcertificado.com.br 42 Ecolog Indústria e Comércio Ltda. Home Page: www.ecologflorestal.com.br Ervateria Putinguense Fraternidade Universal Projeto Curumim Home Page: www. curumim.org.br Fênix Indústria de Móveis Itatiba Ltda. Home Page: www.moveisfenix.com.br Floresteca Agroflorestal Ltda. Home Page: www.floresteca.com.br FSC Brasil – Forest Stewardship Council Home Page: www.fsc.org.br Geo - Gráfica Editora Ltda. Home Page: www.geograficaeditora.com.br Gênesis Empreendimentos S/A Home Page: www.takaoka.eng.br Grupo Eco Negócios Sustentáveis / Espírito da Amazônia Comércio Ltda. Home Page: www.grupoeco.com.br Ibersilva - Ence Home Page: www.maserlit.com.uy IFT – Instituto Floresta Tropical Home Page: www.fft.org.br IIBA Produtos Florestais / George Dobre ME Home Page: www.iiba.com.br IMAFLORA – Instituto de Manejo e Certificação Agrícola Home Page: www.imaflora.org IMAZON - Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia Home Page: www.imazon.org.br Indústria Brasileira de Molduras Ltda. Home Page: www.ibmtb.com.br Indústria De Madeiras Guilherme Butzke Ltda. Home Page: www.butzke.com.br Inmad Industria e Comércio de Móveis Ltda. Home Page: www.inmad.com.br www.brasilcertificado.com.br 43 Laminados Triunfo Ltda. Home Page: www.compensadostriunfo.com.br Masisa do Brasil Ltda. Home Page: www.masisa.com Mil Madeireira Itacoatiara Ltda. Home Page: www.preciouswoods.com.br MMA - Ministério do Meio Ambiente Home Page: www.mma.gov.br Mobile Feiras e Eventos Ltda. – Formobile 2006 Home Page: www.formobile.com.br Natura Cosméticos S.A Home Page: www.natura.net Oficina Escola de Lutheria da Amazônia – OELA Home Page: www.oela.org.br Orsa Florestal Home Page: www.grupoorsa.com.br Piatan Interiores Indústria e Comércio Ltda. Home Page: www.piatan.com.br Planeta Orgânico - Programação Visual Zaz Ltda. Home Page: www.planetaorganico.com.br Port Auto Nome La Rochelle Home Page: www.larochelle.port.fr Revista Referência - BM Editora Ltda. Home Page: www.revistareferencia.com.br SEBRAE – Serviço de Apoio as Micros e Pequenas Empresas no Acre Home Page: www.ac.sebrae.com.br Satipel Industrial S/A Home Page: www.satipel.com.br Secretaria de Floresta do Estado do Acre Home Page: www.ac.gov.br SGS JCS Certificadora Ltda. Home Page: www.br.sgs.com Studio Vero - Arte Forma Ind. e Com. De Móveis, Displais e Brindes Ltda. Home Page: www.studiovero.com.br www.brasilcertificado.com.br 44 Suzano Bahia Sul Papel e Celulose S.A Home Page: www.suzano.com.br WWF Brasil Home Page: www.wwf.org.br Tok & Stok – Estok Comércio e Representações Ltda. Home Page: www.tokstok.com.br www.brasilcertificado.com.br 45 Survey data Cities with largest number of visitors*: 65,60% São Paulo 1,81% Barueri Botucatu 1,64% Santo André 1,46% 1,40% Curitiba Guarulhos 1,40% Cam pinas 1,23% Piracicaba 1,17% Osasco 1,11% Rio de Janeiro 0,88% 22,31% Outras * visitors came from 187 different cities States with largest number of visitors*: 89,84% SP PR 2,03% RJ 1,26% MG 1,02% PA 0,90% MT 0,72% DF 0,66% RS 0,66% AC 0,60% SC 0,54% Outros 1,79% * visitors came from 20 different states in Brazil www.brasilcertificado.com.br 46 Countries with largest number of visitors*: Brasil USA 0,35% Vietnã 0,29% Argentina 0,23% Holanda 0,23% Alem anha 0,17% Canadá 0,17% Peru 0,17% Espanha 0,12% França 0,12% Outros 97,38% 0,76% * Visitors came from 19 different countries: Brazil USA Vietnam Argentina The Netherlands Canada Germany Peru France Spain Others 97.35% 0.35% 0.29% 0.23% 0.23% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.12% 0.12% 0.76% (total=100%) Title of visitors: 14,29% Diretor 8,10% Gerente 7,53% Estudante Engenheiro(a) Designer 5,17% 4,59% Arquiteto(a) 3,57% Socio proprietario 3,38% Consultor Coordenador(a) Analista 3,00% 2,94% 2,68% 44,74% Outros Director 14.29% www.brasilcertificado.com.br 47 Manager Student Engineer Designer Architect Owner/partner Consultant Coordinator Analyst Others 8.10% 7.53% 5.17% 4.59% 3.57% 3.38% 3.00% 2.94% 2.68% 44.74% (total=100%) Daily attendance*: 29,88% 18-04-2006 36,09% 19-04-2006 34,02% 20-04-2006 *6.125 visitors Participant profile: Apoio 2,34% Assembleia 0,23% Comissão 0,32% 9,72% Expositor Feira 0,23% 6,46% Forum 4,49% Imprensa M ontadora 1,05% P alestrante 0,55% Reunião 0,18% Serviços 0,50% 73,92% Visitante inscritos local Support Assembly Commission Exhibitor Trade fair Forum Press Car manufacturer Speaker Meeting 2.34% 0.23% 0.32% 9.72% 0.23% 6.46% 4.49% 1.05% 0.55% 0.18% www.brasilcertificado.com.br 48 Services 0.50% Visitors registered at the fair 73.92% (total=100%) Institutions represented by visitors: ONG Universidade 8,29% 5,63% 10,63% Em presa Florestal Estudante 9,04% Instituição Governam ental 3,42% Em preendim ento Agricola 3,10% 63,19% Outros NGO University Forest company Student Governmental agency Agriculture enterprise Others 8.29% 5.63% 10.63% 9.04% 3.42% 3.10% 63.19% (total=100%) Hourly attendance: 12,17% 13:00 a 13:59 Hs 18,31% 14:00 a 14:59 Hs 16,42% 15:00 a 15:59 Hs 12,76% 16:00 a 16:59 Hs 12,28% 17:00 a 17:59 Hs 11,28% 18:00 a 18:59 Hs 10,54% 19:00 a 19:59 Hs 6,25% 20:00 a 20:59 Hs 1 PM to 1:59 PM 2 PM to 2:59 PM 12.17% 18.31% www.brasilcertificado.com.br 49 3 PM to 3:59 PM 4 PM to 4:59 PM 5 PM to 5:59 PM 6 PM to 6:59 PM 7 PM to 7:59 PM 8 PM to 8:59 PM 16.42% 12.76% 12.28% 11.28% 10.54% 6.25% (total=100%) www.brasilcertificado.com.br 50