Green Options » Lumber wood http://greenoptions.com/tag/lumber-wood Posts tagged 'Lumber wood' Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:00:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Software Technology Provides Chain of Custody Control for Supply Chains in the Food and Timber Sectors http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/09/software-technology-provides-chain-of-custody-control-for-supply-chains-in-the-food-and-timber-sectors/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/09/software-technology-provides-chain-of-custody-control-for-supply-chains-in-the-food-and-timber-sectors/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:00:31 +0000 Amiel Blajchman http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/09/software-technology-provides-chain-of-custody-control-for-supply-chains-in-the-food-and-timber-sectors/ Fair Trade ChocolateHelveta aims to change the way supply chains are managed. With their software platform CI World™, Helveta is providing a solution to extended supply chain industry sectors (their initial two targets are the food and timber sectors) to enable an auditable chain of custody.

What does this mean? Specifically, it allows lumber and wood companies, fair-trade producers, and others to validate claims that their supplies are sustainably harvested, that their supply chain is held to rigorous standards, as well as providing risk assurance on extended supply chain purchases, and even royalty collections.

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