`In Good Company` 2012 will take place in Porto Seguro, Arraial D

PROGRAM
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Arraial D'Ajuda Eco Resort - Porto Seguro / BA, Brazil
27 – 30 September 2012
Why Porto Seguro / Arraial D’Ajuda for the In Good Company 2012?
‘In Good Company’ is FSC’s premier event for key
accounts globally. The event brings key accounts and
partners from around the world to discuss, debate and
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exchange information on important themes within FSC
and in forestry. ‘In Good Company’ 2012 will take place
in Porto Seguro, Arraial D’Ajuda, located in the
southeast of Bahia State, Brazil.
Why Porto Seguro / Arraial D’Ajuda will host ‘In Good Company’ 2012
On 22 April 1500, Portuguese navigators seeking a safe haven to moor 13 vessels on their way to India, sighted a
rounded hill, Monte Pascoal, in the southeast of Bahia State, in a municipality today called Porto Seguro. It is a
tourism based economy and a city with beautiful beaches such as Trancoso and Arraial D’Ajuda, and is an important
Mata Atlântica Forest. historic and natural Brazilian patrimony: the remaining
The region is characterized by different Environmental Protection Areas (APA’s), Private Reserves of Natural
Patrimony (RPPNs) and Ecological Parks, which are a part of the conservation of flora and fauna in the far south of
Bahia. The extreme south of Bahia is where pulp & paper production is concentrated with corresponding high levels
of investments. Silviculture has an important economic role in the region which hosts 400.039,16 hectares of FSC
certified plantation forests, representing one of the largest FSC certified areas in Brazil.
Thursday 27 September 2012
13h30-14h00 - Opening remarks and welcome
Director General of FSC International Center, Andre de Freitas; FSC Brazil and FSC Latin America Regional Office
14h00-15h30 - Plenary session 1
Economic sustainability of tropical hardwood in the FSC world, including promotion and acceptance of tropical timber by
consumers
AMATA
International Woodland
Company
Association Technique Internationale des
Bois Tropicaux (ATIBT)
15h00-15h30 - Coffee Break
15h30-17h30 - Workshops
Workshop 1 - Smallholder and Community Forestry: building supply in the FSC system
COOPERFLORESTA and
ASPEX
Brazilian Forest
Service
Curecautin Chile and Kahrs
Kimberly-Clark
Workshop 2 - FSC and the Green Building Sector: exploring the opportunities
Green Building Council Brazil
FSC US
Mace Limited
Workshop 3 - What is the contribution of FSC to mitigating climate change through responsible forest management?
Cikel
Maderacre
FSC International Center
18h00-18h30 - Cocktail reception
18h30-22h00 - Gala dinner and celebration of FSC Friday
Keynote speaker:
Dr. Michael Conroy, Chairman of the FSC International Board of Directors
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* Dress code: smart casual
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Friday 28 September 2012
08h30-10h30 - Plenary session 2
The role of forests and the pulp & paper-sector in times of a growing world population and fibre needs
Bracelpa
Global Forest and Trade Network
Program – North America
Tetra Pak
SCA Hygiene Products UK
10h30-11h00 - Coffee Break
11h00-13h00 - Workshops
Workshop 4 - FSC’s Plantation Study and the perspective of the global investment community
BNDES
FSC International Center
Credit Suisse Brazil
Workshop 5 - FSC’s online claims platform: transparency and traceability
FSC International Center
Historic Futures
13h00-14h00 - Lunch Break
14h00-16h00 - Plenary sessions
Plenary session 3
Growth markets for FSC – where will the supply be coming from?
FSC Latin America Regional Office
FSC Brazil
FSC International Center
Plenary session 4
How FSC makes a difference on the ground in socially and environmentally sensitive regions? (positive impacts on high
conservation values and indigenous peoples livelihood)
WWF
Consorcio Forestal
Amazonico Peru
FSC International Center
UFMA – Universidade Federal
do Maranhão and IEB
Closing remarks:
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Dr Michael Conroy, Chairman of the FSC International Board of Directors
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29 - 30 September 2012
Field trip to native forests and plantations in the south of Bahia
29 September 2012
07h20 - Departure from hotel
08h10 - Arrival at Estação Veracel
08h30 - 09h30 - Walking trail in the Atlantic Forest (Difficulty level: Low)
09h30 - 11h30 - Informal discussion on local projects and initiatives involving NGO’s, companies and
social organizations to promote better practices in plantations and within smallholder groups
Participants: Fibria, Veracel and Suzano together with Diáologos Florestais and Fórum Florestal
12h00 - 13h00 - Lunch
13h00 - Departure from Estação Veracel
14h00 - Arrival at Veracel
14h00 -15h30 - Demonstration of planting, harvesting, transporting etc.
15h30 - Departure
16h30 - Arrival at AGROVIDA (a social project formed by communities)
17h30 - Departure
18h30 - Arrival at hotel
30 September 2012
07h30 - Departure from hotel
08h00 - Arrival at JAQUEIRA (an indigenous area with important cultural and natural patrimony)
8h00 - 09h30 - Visit of the area including meeting local communities and seeing local indigenous handicraft
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10h00 - Departure
Venue Details:
Arraial D'Ajuda Eco Resort - Porto Seguro / BA, Brasil
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