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p.3 // editorial
p.4 // Change the product story of the wood used in yacht building
p.5 // wood forever pact:
changing the yachting story along the supply chain
p.6 // Legal reasons to sign up the Wood Forever Pact
p.8 // The first european member: Viareggio SuperYachts - vsy
p.10 // A Case Study: Burger Boat Company
p.11 // plant conservation and teak project
editorial
In September 2010, the Prince Albert II of Monaco
Foundation, with the support of the Monaco Yacht
Show, launched the Wood Forever programme
to promote the use of timber from sustainably
managed forests for yacht building. In 2012, we
have decided to offer the programme a fresh impulse by implementing a new communications strategy and, therefore, the Wood Forever Programme
becomes as of now the Wood Forever Pact.
The commitment remains the same: the boat
builders make a pact for the protection of the
forest. As explained in Philippe Mondielli’s interview, the first step consists of an evaluation by
our technical partner, The Forest Trust, so as to
reveal the real story behind the wood used in the
construction of their yachts. In a second step,
the builders commit to promoting and using certified wood in their shipyards.
Through our new communications campaign
around the Wood Forever Pact, the power and the
extent of the commitment are being reinforced.
As part of this branding strategy, we have created
a new logo, as well as a stamp of approval for
members and partners. This stamp will enable
Wood Forever Pact supporters to promote their
involvement, providing them added value within
the framework of the new European legislation.
From March 3rd, 2013, European importers must
be able to prove the legal origin of their timber.
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We have expanded our scope of action by providing
information concerning the Wood Forever Pact to a
specialized audience through an exclusive awareness campaign in the magazine Boat International.
In this context of change and dynamism and after
celebrating Burger Boat Company’s membership
last year, we are glad to introduce you to the latest
member of the Wood Forever Pact: Viareggio
SuperYachts.
HE Mr Bernard Fautrier
Vice-President and CEO
Wood Forever Pact:
changing the yachting story
along the supply chain
Philippe Mondielli / ©PA2F
The Wood Forever Programme, now named the Wood
Forever Pact, aims to accompany the yacht builders
towards the use of timber from sustainably managed
forests.
In order to do so, each yacht company involved in the
program will work closely with our technical partner
The Forest Trust (TFT) using the VTT model: value,
transparency, and transformation.
Philippe Mondielli,
Scientific Director at the Prince Albert II of Monaco
Foundation, explains the environmental and economic advantages of joining the Wood Forever Pact.
Why is the Foundation interested in the yachting
business?
Culturally and historically, the Principality of Monaco
has always had close ties with the sea, and today it
is a world-level yachting capital. The Foundation
naturally wanted to achieve coherence between its
international work and the Principality’s business
activities. While the yachting industry has already
done much to limit energy consumption and the
use of pollutants, we find that there is a big knowledge gap with regards to the origin of much of the
timber used in yacht building.
Can you say more about certified timber?
Wood is an essential material in yacht construction.
The species used - teak, mahogany, ebony etc. - are
selected for their technical, mechanical and aesthetic properties. These tropical woods are used for
decks and exterior fittings, interior decor and furniture. In recent years and in many countries, the wood
products story has often involved illegal logging and
deforestation by players who take no responsibility
for their actions. The Foundation is convinced that this
story is changing. Companies no longer want to be
linked to deforestation. They want to deliver products
that are respectful of tropical forests and local populations. This is the reason why the Foundation and its
technical partners launched the Wood Forever Pact.
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This process allows TFT to bring concrete changes
on multiple sectors on which they worked. The problems encountered in the yachting sector are specific but not overwhelming.
Case Study
What is the Wood Forever Pact?
Wood Forever Pact is a programme dedicated to
combating deforestation worldwide. We aim to make
those involved in yachting aware that if deforestation is to be halted, only certified wood from sustainably managed forests should be used in construction.
Wood Forever Pact offers companies the opportunity to learn the real story behind their timber and
make a conscious choice.
What is the financial impact for a company wishing
to join Wood Forever Pact?
Our technical partner, The Forest Trust (TFT), conducts
a study of the company’s wood supplies, tracking
back to source to make sure that the timber has
been logged sustainably. This mapping exercise cost
amounts to €12,500. Neither the Foundation nor
TFT make profit from this. TFT is a global non-profit
organisation that helps companies and communities deliver responsible products that respect the
environment and improve people’s lives.
What is the extra cost of using certified wood?
Some certified woods cost the same as wood of
unknown provenance because there are fewer
intermediaries. However the cost of certified wood
can sometimes be 20% higher than non identified
wood. That seems a lot but as a proportion of the
finished product (with the wood worked, treated and
installed), the extra cost is negligible.
Why joining Wood Forever Pact?
Becoming a member of the Wood Forever Pact means
making a commitment to an environmentally and
socially responsible approach to sourcing your wood
products.
The Foundation and TFT help Wood Forever Pact’s
member companies to map their supply chain and
analyse the associated risks. Together, we have the
means to write a new and virtuous story for the wood
used in the yachting industry.
Implementation of the model
1// The first step of the partnership between a yacht
builder and TFT is to define jointly the company’s
values and action plan regarding sustainability. The
sustainable process to which a company is committed as a member of the Wood Forever Pact can be
presented as so:
Responsible
products
2 ///
transparency
Supply chain
mapping
traceability,
“Know your
product story”
quality
“change the
product story
of the wood
used in yacht
building”
This model is based on three main actions:
• To define the values of the company thanks to a
sustainable purchasing policy;
• To bring transparency to the supply chain thanks
to a complete cartography;
• To transform history and to make it sustainable
thanks to appropriate actions on the ground.
1 /// VALUES
rsg, policies,
principles
“Define your
product story”
3 ///
transformation
Product/Social/Env
expertise
on the ground
“Change your
product story”
Time
Three steps for a responsible product / ©TFT
2// The company then decides internally of a sustainable purchasing policy for the wood and specifications for the buyers of the raw materials (decking).
3// TFT and the yacht builder create jointly a questionnaire intended for the suppliers in order to collect a
maximum of information concerning the supply chain
and the wood traceability.
4// TFT then does a mapping of the builder’s supplies in order to have a comprehensive view of the
actors linked to the supply chain. Based on this
cartography, TFT makes a first risk analysis (illegality, social and environmental risk)
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5// TFT makes a specific research for each supplier
to evaluate if their traceability system is valid or not
(based on the legality or sustainable management
of the forest certification Forest Stewardship
Council FSC).
6// Without any guarantee concerning a specific
product (for example Decking made from Myanmar
Teak), TFT has to look for replacement possibilities
with another type of wood species or another type
of teak offering guarantees of sustainable management of the forest as well as similar technical
characteristics as Burmese Teak.
measures available to the EU and its Member States
to tackle illegal logging in the world’s forests.
This plan is divided in two parts: the Voluntary
Partnership Agreements and the EU Timber
Regulation.
The Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) are
bilateral agreements between the European Union
and timber-exporting countries, which aim to guarantee that the wood exported to the EU is from
legal sources and to support partner countries in
improving their own regulation and governance
of the sector. As the name suggests, these agreements are voluntary for exporting countries. However, once entered into force they become legally
binding on both parties. Each agreement is unique
and adapted to the country, based on existing
control mechanisms to be reinforced and on the
country’s legislative framework.
Legal reasons
to sign up the
wood forever pact
The illegal logging of the forests exists all over the
world. It refers to situations where timber is produced in contravention of national and international
laws on cutting, processing, transporting or exporting
wood. The main cases of infraction are the felling of
trees in national parks or protected areas; the nonpayment of royalties, taxes or custom duties on a
cargo; or the felling of trees without the agreement
of the authorities.
Moreover, certain species are protected by the CITES
(Convention on International Trade of Endangered
Species). This convention is a list of all the species,
both vegetal and animal, which need to be protected.
There are now two main legislations: the Lacey Act
(American legislation) and the Regulation n°995/2010
(European Union legislation).
In 2008, the US Congress amended the Lacey Act,
a law passed in 1900 to combat wildlife crime, to
include protection of plants by outlawing illegal
logging. Due to the amendment, importers must
now declare the geographic origin where the wood
was harvested and the species names of all plants
contained in the products.
There are two components to a violation of the
Lacey Act: the violation of a law of the USA but also
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At the centre of each Voluntary Partnership Agreements is a Legality Assurance System (LAS). Its
function is to identify, monitor and license legallyproduced timber, and insure that only legal timber
is exported to the European Union. However, the
partner countries may also choose to establish a
system that ensures legality of timber to all markets,
rather than just be confined to exports to the EU.
An effective system ensuring timber legality includes verification of forest operations as well as the
control of timber transport and processing through
different owners, from harvesting to the points of
export.
In addition, for the wood coming from countries
without agreement, there is the EU Timber Regulation. From March 3rd, 2013, it will prohibit placing
illegally harvested and produced timber products
on the EU market, requiring operators to practice
due diligence to minimize risk.
The operators will have to set up systems that insure
that the timber is from legal origin. The EU Commission will recognize private entities, meeting
certain criteria, which apply to become “monitoring organizations”. These organizations will guide
operators on how to exercise due diligence and
comply with the new legislation. Operators can
decide if they want to use their own due diligence
system or if they want to subscribe to the service
of a monitoring organization and use the system
provided.
The EU Member States are responsible for the
enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation and the
setting of penalties for non-compliance.
For more information:
• Lacey Act: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
• Regulation n°995/2010: http://eurlex.europa.eu/
of other states, including tribal laws, and, the trade
of the illegal wood from/to the US.
It is now a crime for a company to use illegally
harvested timber in any form of trade, including
possession, transportation, and distribution, even
if a company used illegal wood unknowingly. Therefore, companies must trace the origins of their
timber and be able to provide this information to
the authorities. The Act will force members of the
logging industry to use sustainably managed wood
in their supply chains.
The aim of this Act is to withdraw all illegal timber
from the chain of custody. Therefore, the companies should decide to have a better knowledge of
their chain of custody and suppliers in order to
create a long-term relationship and simplify the
supply chains.
A good way to prove that you have due care practices is to only use certified wood. The certificates
are not the proof that your wood is legal, but it
proves that you are showing a good will to avoid
the illegality.
The European Union (EU), on its side, started to
launch the FLEGT plan (Forest Law Enforcement,
Governance and Trade) in 2003. It sets out a range of
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Because Humans matter
Stella Marris / ©Viareggio SuperYachts
Our commitment involves also human beings and
human resources. We believe people, products and
environment are all part of one system. The more
they are harmonized and integrated, the more they
can go fast forward together.
the first european member:
viareggio superyachts - vsy
Cristiana Longarini, MD and Director of Marketing and Communication
answered our questions.
Why VSY joined the Wood Forever Pact?
We are honoured to be the first shipyard in Europe
to sign the Wood Forever Pact.
We want to make our commitment even more
meaningful and our meeting with the Prince Albert
II of Monaco Foundation is one of the important
steps that VSY takes on a new perspective of integrated action with respect to the determinants of
environmental, economic, social responsibility and
responsible management of resource use, as expressed by the declaration of sustainability that has
recently followed the historic commitment of the
shipyard in relation to quality, safety and environmental management.
For us at VSY, eco-sustainability is a long-term
commitment, goal basis approach rather than a
prescriptive, with its roots in the shipyard’s past
and it has always been our aim to diminish the
environmental impact of our vessels - from the choice
of materials and suppliers to both reduction and
compensation of atmospheric emissions - among
many others.
We believe it is necessary to seriously re-think the
way we develop and live the interaction humankind-environment with an eye to the future, directing
both human and industrial activities towards the
greatest energy-saving, the minimum consumption
of prime materials and the complete recycling of
waste produced.
the objectives we, at VSY, have set ourselves are
to reduce environmental impact and improve our
“green footprint” through constant commitment
and financial backing of future supporting activities - focused for the moment mainly in the Mediterranean Sea.
This is our small contribution for a better world both for future generations as well as our own.
Because Forests matter
Our commitment to respect the environment on all
fronts goes even beyond building Total EcoYachts,
obtaining rigorous and prestigious international
Certifications like Rina Green Star Plus Gold and
ABS ES (Environment Safety) and Lloyd’s EP (Environmental Protection)
Our whole plan, besides solidarity projects mainly
focused on Mediterranean people, includes also the
high respect for the shipyard’s workforce health and
safety and the protection of the work environment.
Could you tell us more about your eco-green
vision?
Extreme avant-garde technology, Italian style, top
quality craftsmanship, maniacal attention to details,
timeless design, total fulfillment of the customer’s
wishes, real environmental protection, high respect
for the workforce health and safety: this is the
essence of VSY’s philosophy of work on all fronts.
Since 2004, the shipyard based in Italy’s focal yacht
building area, Viareggio, has been engaged in building
mega-yachts of over 60 metres and is by now widely
recognized as builders of the highest calibre - already
winning prestigious international awards with our
first 62-metre Candyscape II.
The long list of features and care we put into our
Eco-Yachts is impressive:
• wide use of recyclable materials;
• redundancy also for the system of water treatment
able to produce biologically transparent and odorless
discharges running on 2 units;
• electric auxiliary engines for use in harbor and
wherever it is advisable to avoid running of the main
engine, resulting in a vastly reduced environmental
impact, especially in terms of noise;
• a Green Anchoring system to station the yacht by
dynamic positioning in those areas where traditional
anchoring is forbidden because potentially damaging, for example, to coral reefs and Scandinavian
fjords;
• installation of last generation particle filters for the
highest possible smoke reduction in the exhaust
system;
• recycling of the heat from the generator exhausts
to produce hot water on board;
This results in a simple but effective formula:
Maximum Efficiency on Minimum Energy – Limited
Damage to the eco-system. All of this is in pursuit
of VSY’s essential mission: to produce a few but
exclusive super-yachts, totally custom-built, innovative and technologically superlative. We simply
build unique yachts which fully embrace the Yard’s
Eco Green vision, introducing the new exclusive
concept of “deeper luxury”, through an integrated
and global new perspective.
Following the great success of our 62-metre, Candyscape II and Roma, we are now busy completing
our next two super yachts: the 72-metre flagship,
Stella Maris, launched at the end of July 2012 that
is going to debut at the next Monaco Yacht Show in
September and a 64-metre at present awaiting the
discerning client for completion in 2014.
Art and design are important for you, how do
you create a link between these two dimensions and yachts construction?
For us art and design are essential components in
the yachting industry. To illustrate this close link, VSY
decided to open its doors to contemporary art and
culture in an exhibition quite unique in the yachting
world. In fact, on Friday, July 20th, this unusual site
set up a specific show on the 64-metre Duchess of
Tuscany II, still in building. This show was conceived
and organized under the careful guidance of the
MD and Director of Marketing and Communications, and Sergio Risaliti.
The exhibition was set up on the Main, Upper and
Sun decks of this 64-metre yacht. The works of three
Italian artists - Marco Bagnoli, Domenico Bianchi
and Remo Salvadori – are all reminiscent of the
famous painting of Giorgio de Chirico of 1912, “The
Nostalgia of the Infinite”.
For more information, please visit : www.vsy.it
We are aware that half of the timber harvested
worldwide is used to make paper. So it is vital that
everyone makes a commitment to use responsibly
the world’s resources.
For this reason, to print our brochures we always
use an eco-friendly paper certified by FSC (Forest
Stewardship Council) - Mixed Sources. This label
ensures that the timber or fibre in the product comes
from responsibly harvested and verified sources,
which exclude unacceptable forestry.
It is now time for all of us to understand that sustainability is not a luxury but a responsibility and
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• study and definition of an eco-productive maintenance system for continuous integrated monitoring (extended to post-delivery) of the eco-systems
and appliances installed, providing also a dedicated
ergonomic training software platform for the manning of the yacht.
Roma / ©Viareggio SuperYachts
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In the framework of the Wood Forever Pact, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation will give updates on its website about the certified teak forests.
Thailand, which was one of the richest countries in teak, has seen its forests
devastated. The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation decides to communicate
on the Royal initiative of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn which will create
a virtuous circle to give back to this timber its unique place.
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco with, from left to right, Jim Bekerbile, Jim Ruffolo, Howard Meyers and Ron Cleveringa from Burger Boat Company
A Case Study:
Burger Boat Company
Burger Boat Company, founded in 1863 and based
in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA, is a designer and
builder of custom motor-yachts. These yachts feature
the latest in technology, system design and construction techniques available. The luxury interiors,
designed by the world’s leading interior designers,
are fabricated by Burger’s craftspeople at Burger’s
dedicated joiner facility.
In 2011, Burger Boat Company became the first yacht
builder to join the Wood Forever Programme, now
named the Wood Forever Pact.
Burger and the Wood Forever Pact, along with its
technical partner The Forest Trust (TFT), performed
an evaluation of Burger’s wood product supply chain.
The desired outcome of this evaluation was to recommend tangible changes to the supply chain and
help assure that wood materials used by Burger
are from legal and sustainable sources.
Report on progress
To date, Burger and TFT have:
• Collected data from several of Burger’s suppliers
and mapped the chain of custody for the materials
provided by these suppliers;
• Identified the supply chain for various materials
back to the supplier country and performed an initial risk analysis;
• Identified suppliers capable of providing proof of
legality and / or sustainability of material via a FSC
Certificate;
• Provided certified sources or alternative species
with similar technical characteristics.
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TFT training and mentoring at Burger
The Wood Forever Pact and TFT actively work with
Burger compliance with US legislation in force, including the Lacy Act regulating the importation of
wood and wood products.
The Wood Forever Pact and TFT continue to work
with Burger to assure the use of legal and sustainable wood products onboard Burger’s custom
motor-yachts. This partnership has evaluated
several products and has helped Burger to identify possible alternatives, when needed. It has also
provided Burger with several tools that its purchasing group utilize to evaluate material sources and
to help them make informed decisions supporting
the corporate goal of using sustainable wood and
wood products.
The plant conservation project under the Royal initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn, started in 1992. It aims at encouraging
the Thai people, especially the villagers and students,
to be aware of the value of the native plant species
and conserve them for the future. There are 1503
schools and over 110 agencies, including government
offices, universities, NGO and local companies who
have joined the project. They are able to assist the
villagers around Thailand to identify, select, propagate and conserve the native plant species in DNA
banks in most of the villages, schools and some
government offices.
As of forestry, the identification, selection, propagation then conservation has been done for many
forestry plants such as teak which is the most
famous timber in Thailand. The teak germplasms,
which have been collected and conserved all around
Thailand, have been considered by the United Nations as the best teak genetic germplasms.
Among the teak clones germplasms, two clones have
a symbolic importance and are outstanding. One is
the world oldest (1,500 years old) and biggest (circon-
©TFT
©Palais Princier
Plant Conservation
and Teak Project
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ference 10.30 m) in the world, named ‘Mahesak’.
The other one, named ‘Sak Siamintra’, is 120 years
old with excellent characteristics and has been
planted by the King Rama 5, the Great.
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has initiated
this project to propagate these two teak trees by
the way of 8.4 million saplings thanks to tissue
culture technology. They will be given to all the village communities in Thailand (7255 communities)
to plant them so as to conserve the rare genetic
materials, to improve community environment, as
well as to create a long-term economic resource for
villagers. They will be planted on public land and
taken care of by the village’s members and committees. Each tree will be given a tag code, and
planting locations will be geolocalized. The trees will
not be cut but the villages will continue to benefit
from them environmentally, socially and economically
by collecting or planting short-term crops underneath such as medicinal plants or food crops.
Plant Genetic Conservation Foundation is organizing the World Teak Conference 2013 from March
25th to March 30 th, 2013.
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HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco on the occasion of the official
donation from Monaco Yacht Show during the Monaco Yacht
Show 2011 with Gaëlle Tallarida, Peter Rigby and HE Mr
Bernard Fautrier © Palais Princier
www.sybass.org
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco on the occasion of the official
donation from SYBass during the Monaco Yacht Show 2011
with Theo Hooning and HE Mr Bernard Fautrier © Palais Princier
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www.atibt.com
www.fsc.org
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www.gepy.fr
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