1. THE FOREST FOOTPRINT DISCLOSURE PROJECT General Presentation Autumn 2009 Forest Footprint Disclosure James Hulse Director FFD

2. Forest Footprint Disclosure A special project of the Global Canopy Programme, based in Oxford, UK Charitably funded Started in 2008, just launched our fourth cycle of requests Announced merger of operations with CDP from 2013

3. The Heart of the Matter The problem: deforestation The causes: cattle, timber, palm oil, soya The solution: reduce demand

4. The Power & the Glory 75 endorsing asset owners & managers, inc Legal & General, AXA, CalSTRS, Schroders: over $7 trillion of assets We send a questionnaire to 450 companies asking them to disclose their policies on these commodities Companies chosen for their use of these commodities and their importance in the supply chain

5. The Name of Action Certification schemes for commodities to ensure traceability and sustainability Business case: reputational risk, operational risks & opportunities, security of supply Legislative drivers: Lacey Act, FLEGT, Dutch ban on non-certified palm oil from 2015

6. 87 Participating Companies

7. We thank the Institutions below for their financial support: CLUA The Waterloo Foundation The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation The Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation Department for International Development (DfID)