The document provides an overview of IDH's Tropical Timber Program. [1] IDH aims to accelerate sustainability within commodity markets and mainstream social and ecological sustainability of value chains. [2] Key aspects of IDH include convening public-private partnerships, match funding investments in producer support, facilitating inter-sector learning, and aligning donors. [3] The Tropical Timber Program works to accelerate certification and demand for certified tropical timber through the Tropical Timber Steering Committee and Coordination Meeting.

1. IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative
Tropical Timber Program
Utrecht, TAA partner meeting, 24 November, 2011
Margriet Glazenborg
Senior Program Manager Timber (interim)

2. Agenda
• Short introduction IDH
• The Timber Programs
• Tropical Timber Steering Committee
• Tropical Timber Coordination Meeting

3. Mission of IDH
• Accelerating and up-scaling sustainability within mainstream
commodity markets
• Mainstreaming social and ecological sustainability of
commodity value chains from emerging economies to Western
markets
• Working on Millennium Development Goals 1, 7 and 8

4. Key ingredients of IDH
• High ambitions: market transformation
• Market demand driven programs
• Sustainable Equity Fund
– Investing in source and in market
– Match funding
• Coalitions of the willing: business, NGOs and governments
• Inter sector learning to face international challenges

5. 4 roles of IDH
1. Convene public & private partners in business driven
coalitions to work on sustainable market transformation
2. Upscale programs through match funding of public &
private investments in producer support programs
3. Accelerate sustainable trade through (inter)sector learning
4. Align donors & financial institutions & other programs
Development of Impact on
Accelerate and local
Building of Millennium
upscale entrepreneur
PP coalitions goals
sustainable trade
ship 1, 7 8

6. Match-funding
• Match-funding private sector investments
• In kind contributions matched only if directly
contributing to the program objectives
• Other donors invest in our programs as well
• Maximum 10% overhead costs

7. Timber: one of the critical commodities

8. For a faster more robust certification process…
And the necessary demand alignment...

9. Tropical Timber Steering Committee
• Role of the TTSC
– Strategize
– Approve plans and monitor progress
– Act as a champion, develop business.
– Outreach and secure funding.
• Steering Committee Members
– Jack van Ham
– Hans Hoogeveen
– Anne Schouten
– Roberto Waack
– Ted van der Put (interim chair)
– 1-2 vacancies

10. Tropical Timber Coordination Meeting
• Tropical Timber Coordination Meeting
– To enable practical collaboration on activities relating to
market linking, fundraising and communication
– To prevent duplication or reinventing the wheel and to
facilitate joint learning.
– Interested parties can join the TTCM when appropriate, for
example WWF, ICCO, etc.