Enviva, the world's largest producer of industrial wood pellets, has released the latest Track & Trace tracking purchasing data, including its most recent public report for the past year and two years' tracking of the company's sustainable sourcing data to measure, maintain and validate Enviva's A key tool for sustainability practices in the southeastern United States.
'Two years ago we developed a tracking system that provided unparalleled transparency to our supply chain and provided the public with important information about the health of the forests in the southeastern United States,' said John Keppler, chairman and chief executive officer of Enviva.
This remarkable contribution to the supply chain has drawn the attention of experts to the sustainability of the entire forest supply chain, "said Bastien Sachet, CEO of Forest Trust." Tracking has significantly increased business transparency and created the first of its kind among energy producers 'Enviva is committed to innovation and forest conservation,' added Sachet, 'tracking programs are one of the reasons we are proud they are members of the Forest Trust.'
'A public report based on Track & Trace's one-year data is a key milestone for Enviva and from the very beginning we started to provide the public with data about our purchases so that policymakers, customers, partners and others can see Enviva Responsible approach, and the positive impact it generated. In the past year, Track & Trace Tracking the story of the thriving forest environment in the southeastern United States, we're happy to say that this latest dataset continues to support this trend, "said Jennifer Jenkins, vice president and chief sustainability officer at Enviva.
Track & Trace is a proprietary data system that enables Enviva to monitor every car purchased by the company from a forest or sawmill, including the unique characteristics and origin of the wood.
Enviva does not use high-quality wood as they are used to make furniture or construction materials and Enviva does not source timber from land-based forest ecosystems of high conservation value nor convert from land-owner programs to non-forest uses The area purchases timber.
Icon: Enviva does not use high-quality wood Before selling timber to Enviva, suppliers must provide detailed data on the relevant forest routes, including the exact location, area, type of forest, species mix, age, and the timber holdings used for Enviva in each batch, for each individual channel Of the share and other buyer's data.This information must be provided for Enviva to receive the harvested wood and Enviva passes a third party audit to record the data and verify its accuracy.
According to the latest figures, Enviva received 1,183 batches of timber from forestry in 77 counties and 5 southeastern states for the six-month period ending in September 2017. Among them, the southeastern part of the forest continued to thrive and, according to the U.S. Forest Service, Data show that the total forest area has continued to grow from 2011 to 2015. The main supply area for Enviva has increased by 320 to 842 acres and the area's inventories increased by 10% during this period, and the growth rate of forests was significantly higher The speed of harvesting.
'Since our inception, our Track & Trace tracking data has consistently demonstrated that forest land in Enviva's major supply areas is increasing, validating the positive environmental benefits of responsible and sustainable sourcing for wood pellets', Enviva chairman and chief executive Executive John Keppler said.
Icon: Track & Trace data statistics Other findings from the latest Track & Trace tracking data include:
- About 39% of Enviva's wood comes from mixed pine and hardwood forests, 35% from southern pine forests and 5% from highland broadleaf forests. Enviva purchases wood from smaller or 'under' wood, The parts trimmed from large trees, such as the top and side branches, provide additional space for growth of planted pine trees.
- About 20% of the raw materials come from sawdust, wood shavings or other wastes in the manufacture of wood products.
- 2% from lowland hardwood forests, undersized or under timber, and top and side limbs.
Less than 1% of the city's tree resources, such as landscaping and municipal tree maintenance.
- The wood harvested in these areas comes from forests with an average age of 38 years.
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