Who is TFT?

Who is TFT?

Founded in 1999, we are a UK Registered non-profit (charity)

• ~100 staff (80% in field locations, >20 different nationalities)

Offices in 14 countries

• UK, Switzerland, France, US

• Indonesian, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, India, Laos

• Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Republic of Congo

• Brazil

We are a MEMBERSHIP based organization

• > 85 member companies – retailers, manufacturer, suppliers – growing rapidly

Please visit us at www.tft-forests.org

What do we do?

We change products for good!

We are your responsible sourcing partner

What does “responsible” mean?

People

The environment

Shareholder value

For good!

TFT’s Supply Chain Model

TFT Model •8th April 2010 •

Raw Material

Producer

Customer

NGO

Donors $$

$$

$$

TA, Comms

Tech.

Assistance

Comms

$$

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Manufacturer

Raw

materials

Retailer

Finished

product

Qu

alit

y

Time

A company’s actual journey

Responsible

products

Certification

External recognition (Awards, PR etc.)

baseline commitment and

start of journey with us

How do we do it?

A journey of continuous

improvement

1

Values

RSG, Policies, Principles

“Define YOUR product story”

Values

Product/Social/Environmental

expertise on the ground

“Change YOUR product story”

Transformation

Supply chain mapping,

Traceability, SURE

“Know YOUR product story”

Transparency

TFT’s model

for change

Transparency Transformation

Qu

alit

y

Time

Responsible

products

1 Values

1

RSG, Policies,

Principles

“Define YOUR

product

story”

2 Transparency

2 Supply chain

mapping,

Traceability,

“Know YOUR

product story” 3 Transformation

3 Product/Social/Env

expertise on the

ground

“Change YOUR

product story”

TFT Product Groups

Wood

Palm Oil

Pulp & Paper

Leather/Shoes

Stone

Social Compliance (cross cutting)

Cotton

Soy

Others – cocoa, shea, minerals…

TFT’s “VTT” Model works with any commodity

TFT People

Foresters Agronomists Mediators

Retail specialists Supply chain specialists

Comms experts Hand Holders Biodiversity folk

Sociologists Project Managers

Accountants Auditors Capacity Builders

etc……We are Doers

We work in the shadows, the back-room, to change product stories

So…finally, who is TFT?

Cartoon by Michael Leunig

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