For many wood traders, sustainability is solely about procurement requirements and ticking the right boxes. For others, newly introduced legislation is the key consideration, while for the rest it is a set of voluntary' standards that simply tell the world that they are doing the right thing. Added to this, it is clear that the risks of climate change will become a key feature going forward and progressive companies are now recognizing that their sustainability will be measured and judged by their own carbon footprint in the years ahead. In the context of forest products the modem definition of sustainability will focus less on product source in isolation, and more towards a holistic business view.