NEW ORDER ONLINE What we do Products Digital Seminars Product Specification Showrooms Contact Us (0) Home>About Us>Environment Environment Environment What we do Our History Certificates Carbon Calculator Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Core Values Working in Partnership with The National Forest TRADA Member TTBS Supporters Lathams Team The Directors recognise the importance of environmental considerations. As a responsible organisation the James Latham Group seeks to follow, in all areas of its activities, policies which support this. It is considered that with best practices observed, timber and wood products are the ultimate sustainable and recyclable materials, requiring low energy consumption to process and are thermally efficient in use. The Group is an involved supporter of the policies adopted by Forests Forever and a signatory to its recommended policies. Forests Forever is a campaign by Britains timber industry to help safeguard the forests of the world by encouraging improved forest management, responsible trading and the promotion of the positive environmental aspects of using timber. As signatories to the Forests Forever policy, we actively seek from our suppliers evidence of commitment to continuous improvement in environmental performance, information on the source of wood products and evidence of good forest management practice. James Latham will only source materials from suppliers who are operating within the laws of their own country. With the growing public awareness of the environment and environmental issues, and with many customers specifically requesting certified timber, we have made positive moves towards stocking products originating from sustainable and correctly managed forests, and in particular FSC® certified products. (FSC® products have their forest of origin independently inspected and evaluated according to environmental, social and economic criteria agreed by the Forest Stewardship Council AC.) FSC® (the Forest Stewardship Council) is an international, non-profit making association whose membership includes environmental and social groups and progressive forestry and wood retail companies working in partnership to improve forest management world wide. All depots of the James Latham group have now been awarded FSC® accredited certification by BM TRADA. (FSC® Licence number : FSC-C007658) Material is also stocked that has been produced under the Programme for the Endorsement of Certification schemes (PEFC) and the American Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The Group aims to adopt environmental standards at least equal to legal requirements and to integrate environmental considerations into its decision making in such areas as transport, energy usage, treatment plants, waste disposal and health and safety. James Latham and WWF Every two seconds an area of forest the size of a football pitch is destroyed. Yet here in the UK you can still buy furniture, books, cards and other products made from illegally or unsustainably sourced wood. James Latham supports the WWF Forest Campaign to tackle this, follow this link to add your name to this important petition and sign up now. http://www.wwf.org.uk/how_you_can_help/campaign_with_us/forest_campaign/ In 2014 Peter Latham OBE, Chairman of James Latham Plc signed a declaration of official support for the WWF Forest Campaign. This pledges that James Latham will follow business practices that abide by the requirements of the WWF Forest Campaign. Downloads: WWF Forest Campaign Sign Up Form Letter of Lathams WWF support As a responsible supplier in the Timber Industry, James Latham ensure that they follow all the relevant guidelines to protect the environment. If you use a timber end-product, follow this link to learn how the use of illegally sourced timber can affect the environment. http://www.wwf.org.uk/how_you_can_help/campaign_with_us/forest_campaign/#amazing_forests James Latham and The National Forest Direct from the Board Room to the woodlands - James Latham directors, as well as staff and suppliers, carry out thinning, pruning and brash clearing to open up woodlands for the public to enjoy, right in the heart of the Forest. OUR COMPANY PERFORMANCE WWF Forest Campaign results for James Latham : Our EXCELLENT 2018 Results : FSC® - 70% PEFC - 17% 87% of Certified Timber in total Please click here to view our results on the WWF Scorecard James Latham is a member and supporter of the Timber Trade Federation and was the first signatory to the Federation’s Responsible Purchasing Policy.The company has a strong environmental policy with all depots being Forest Stewardship Council (FSC® ) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) certified. In March 2015 James Latham sponsored a Parliamentary Reception, attended by over 200 MP’s, which coincided with the second anniversary of the introduction of EUTR and aimed to raise awareness and debate around the environmental issues that surround commercial use of natural resources including measures to help stop illegally harvested timber entering the EU supply chain. Please click here to view the WWF Forest Campaign Call for Support letter WWF Timber Score Card 2017 To learn more about the WWF, follow this link http://www.wwf.org.uk/about_wwf/. Further information available to download: Environmental Certification Schemes & Timber Purchasing Responsible Purchasing Policy Environmental & Ethical Policy Video - PEFC Explained Back to About Us Contact Us... I would like to opt in to receive marketing communications from Lathams LTD via: Email Phone Post Submit Offers Offers Environment Environment News News Archive Follow Us... Contact Us... View Branches © Copyright James Latham 2021 Sitemap Privacy Policy Contact Us Modern Slavery Act Site by Verto We use cookies to personalise content, provide social media features, analyse our traffic and provide tailored functionality, however, we only do this with your consent. To continue using our website with our recommended cookies please click below or simply close this message. 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