- Securing a stable and reliable supply of wood raw materials from legal and

sustainable sources is essential to ensure the development of a thriving

forest products industry.
- There are various interpretations of green supply chains and therefore of
eco-certification, but from the private sector's point of view, the objective is
to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
- Green supply chains must be practical. They need to define a common
concept of legality, an agreed set of documentation and clear and common
rules of the game, and they must be mutually recognized by timber
producers and consumers in order to promote mutually beneficial
approaches.
- Incentives, access to finance and a fair taxation system are all essential
factors in creating an enabling environment for green supply chains that
encourage much-needed investments in the forest sector (for example. in
forest management, forest restoration and technological improvements in
wood processing), thus promoting other businesses.
- The influence of the significant purchasing power of domestic and
international markets could incentivize good eco-certification practices and
legality compliance in tropical timber producing countries, while increasing
demand for legal and/or sustainable forest products among end consumers,
thus creating a virtuous circle.