RPP Hub

The TTF offers guidance and advice on a whole host of technical and trade issues at the heart of the UK timber industry.

For many years, Members of the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) have been at the forefront of the industry, purchasing timber products responsibly and marketing the benefits of such products to customers.

With growing awareness of the threat and consequences of illegally-felled timber and false-declared products, companies are increasingly required to demonstrate steps to assess and mitigate the risks of illegal timber entering their supply chains.

In response to this, the TTF’s Responsible Purchasing Process (RPP) was developed for its Members in 2003, with a mandate by TTF Members in 2008 that a due diligence system should be compulsory for all TTF Members.

Since then it has also been adapted for higher risk products and countries to allow for an auditing process to confirm compliance with other regulatory requirements such as the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).

The RPP continues to be enhanced to capture wider sustainability concerns on a voluntary basis through the TTF Forests Forever Committee.

The TTF’s Core Criteria for Procurement Due Diligence outlines what the TTF expects of a Member’s due diligence system, whether they use the tools provided via the RPP or their own system.

The chart below outlines the Core Criteria of a Procurement Due Diligence system and will be used as the basis for monitoring TTF Members’ implementation of Clause 3 of the TTF Sustainability Code of Practice.