Report Release

The Global Timber Index (GTI) annual report and the Blockchain-based Timber Tracking System technical report (outputs of ITTO-IPIM collaborative projects implemented by GGSC) will be released at the Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum 2023.

Global Timber Index (GTI)

The Global Timber Index (hereinafter referred to as GTI) is compiled based on the survey of leading timber enterprises from the main timber producing and consuming countries. The questionnaire is disseminated to the timber enterprises monthly and the Secretariat of Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (hereinafter referred to as GGSC) organizes the experts to calculate and compile the GTI report, based on statistical analysis of the collected data and information.

With the support of the International Tropical Timber Organization (hereinafter referred to as ITTO), GGSC has set up focal points in the pilot countries from the timber producing and consuming countries. In the initial phase (2022), the GTI platform covered seven pilot countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Brazil, Mexico, and China. The questionnaires will be completed and collected by these focal points from 25th to 30th every month. The GTI reports will be regularly released to stakeholders of global forest products industry.

GTI Annual Report (2022-2023).pdf

Blockchain-based Timber Tracking System（BTTS）

The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), through the Legal and Sustainable Supply Chain Programme (LSSC), supports the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC). ITTO has conducted a Study of the Blockchain-based International Timber Traceability System for Building Sustainable Wood Supply Chain since 2020, initially developing a theoretical framework for the blockchain-based timber traceability system and through case studies, conducting a feasibility analysis on using blockchain technology for legality traceability of timber. In 2022, ITTO embarked on cooperation with the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), for implementing the project "Supporting the Collaborative Trial Operations of the Blockchain-based Timber Traceability System (BTTS) for Building Legal and Sustainable Forest Products Supply Chain", which aimed to conduct multilateral coordinated BTTS trial run in wood producing and consuming countries, and then, to validate the theoretical framework “using blockchain technology for timber traceability” and lay the foundation for its widespread application. The project is executed by GGSC Secretariat.

The Report on Pilot Operation of Blockchain-based Timber Traceability-20231117.pdf