TFT is a UK-registered non-profit founded in 1999 with over 100 staff members across 14 offices worldwide. They work with over 85 member companies in retail, manufacturing, and supply to promote responsible sourcing. TFT helps companies map their supply chains, increase transparency, and transform their products and sourcing through on-the-ground expertise to improve social and environmental standards over time. They work across various commodity supply chains like wood, palm oil, paper, leather and more to create responsible products through a model of continuous improvement, certification, and external recognition of companies' journeys.

1. Who is TFT?

2. 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

3. What do we do?
We change products for good!
We are your responsible sourcing partner

4. What does “responsible” mean?
People
The environment
Shareholder value
For good!

5. TFT’s Supply Chain Model
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Donors
Comms
NGO
Customer $$
TA, Comms
Retailer $$ $$
Tech.
Assistance
Finished $$
product Manufacturer
Raw Raw Material
materials Producer
TFT Model •8th April 2010 •

6. How do we do it?
Responsible
products
A journey of continuous
improvement
Quality
External recognition (Awards, PR etc.)
Certification
A company’s actual journey
baseline commitment and Time
start of journey with us

7. TFT’s model
for change Values
Transformation Transparency
1
Values Transparency Transformation
RSG, Policies, Principles Supply chain mapping, Product/Social/Environmental
“Define YOUR product story” Traceability, SURE expertise on the ground
“Know YOUR product story” “Change YOUR product story”

8. Responsible
products
2
Supply chain
mapping,
1 Traceability,
RSG, Policies, “Know YOUR 3 Transformation
Principles product story”
“Define YOUR
Quality
product 3
story” Product/Social/Env
expertise on the
ground
“Change YOUR
2 Transparency product story”
1 Values
Time

9. 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

10. 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

11. So…finally, who is TFT?
Cartoon by Michael Leunig

12. THANK YOU