Because the survival of a timber processing company depends largely on sustainable forest resources, we do not lurk in the conservation of our forest reserves/concessions. Our success is founded on the principle that only collaborative action will result in significant change. As a result, we work closely with local peoples, FSD, regional, national and international conservation groups and companies to ensure that our practices are sustainable.

This is evidenced by our forest certification program, which ensures that all our forest operations meet Sustainable Forest Management Standards (i.e. environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable). Community education programs have also been embarked upon to curtail all illegal chainsaw activities within our operational areas. We seek to ensure that in the very near future, our customers and other consumers of our products are buying from a source that complies with sustainable forest management practices and thereby providing an incentive for responsible forest management.

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As part of our commitment to sustaining our natural resources, we have put in place measures to restore our forests for the next generation. We have teams that collect seeds of varying tree species and with the help of Forestry officials, we plant and maintain trees in our chosen areas of afforestation.

Apart from planting and maintaining trees in afforestation areas, our teams are also engaged in re-planting and monitoring the growth of trees in our concessions after harvesting is complete.

We have planted more than 250,000 trees in the past five years.