Green Practices Guideline for Forest Operation

TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATION 3 TERMINOLOGIES 4 FOREWORD 6 ABOUT THE GUIDELINE 7 PART I INTRODUCTION 8 1.1 About the Sector 9 1.2 Scope and Application 11 1.3 Motivation to Sustainability 12 1.3.1 Climate Change 14 1.3.2 Circular Economy 19 1.3.3 Impacts of ESG Towards the Industry 21 1.3.4 Sustainable Developments Goals 22 1.4 The Need for Green Practices 24 1.4.1 What are Green Practices (GP)? 24 1.4.2 Green Practices in Forest Operations 24 1.4.3 Existing National Policies & Guidelines 27 1.4.4 Benefits of Green Practices 30 1.5 Outcome from Green Practices 32 PART II ASSESSMENT 33 2.1 About the Assessment of Green Practices 34 2.2 Guideline Implementation 35 2.3 Indicators 37 2.3.1 Materials 38 2.3.2 Waste 39 2.3.3 Energy 40 2.3.4 Innovation 42 2.3.5 Management 44 PART III IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN PRACTICES 46 3.1 Indicator Alignment 47 3.2 Towards Green Recognition 50 3.3 Way Forward 51 REFERENCES 52 CASE STUDIES 53 APPENDIX 55