Cork Supply Helps Form Alliance to Conserve Threatened Forests

OPORTO, Portugal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cork Supply has joined with other concerned companies to form the WWF Global Forest & Trade Network-Iberia (GFTN-Iberia), an alliance of 20 Portuguese and Spanish companies aiming to halt illegal logging practices, promote FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification to aid forest conservation efforts and provide sustainable natural cork products from responsibly managed forests.

“This is an important move to help stop illegal and other unsustainable practices that threaten the loss and degradation of our forests,” said Isabel Allegro, General Manager of Cork Supply cork production headquarters in Portugal. “By forming this alliance and endorsing FSC certification, Cork Supply is taking proactive steps to ensure our forests are managed responsibly and that the forest products our customers receive from us are ecologically, economically and socially sustainable.”

The WWF GFTN-Iberia is a representative group of the WWF Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN). Its mission is to transform the global marketplace into a force for saving the world’s valuable and threatened forests, while providing economic and social benefits for businesses and people that depend on them. The WWF GFTN network is present in over 30 countries in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

The FSC is an independent, not for profit, non-governmental organization that provides standard setting, trademark assurance and accreditation services for companies and organizations interested in responsible forestry. FSC's mission is to promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests. The FSC system is supported by numerous environmental organizations, including WWF, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, as well as major companies, trade unions and social groups worldwide.