Joint Statement on the role of forest management in the upcoming taxonomy regulation for sustainable investments

In the context of the European Commission’s ongoing work on developing a classification system for sustainable investments, EUSTAFOR and 6 other organizations have expressed their views on the topic of forest management in the proposed taxonomy regulation to the members of the Commission’s Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG). Sent on 19 February 2019, the joint statement notably addresses the first round of climate mitigation activities drawn up by the TEG.

The signing organizations are:
European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR)
Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF)
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
European Farmers and European Agri-cooperatives (COPA COGECA)
European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois)
European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS)
BIOENERGY EUROPE