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or</li> <li>Forests which are in areas of armed conflict or civil unrest where there is a direct relationship between the forest products trade and the funding of such conflicts.</li> </ul> <p>To ensure that these goals are achieved Immediate will:</p> <ul> <li>Scrutinise all suppliers of forest products purchased by the business;</li> <li>Seek information as to the source of all forest products;</li> <li>Evaluate this information against our stated policy;</li> <li>Continuously review the level of compliance against these policies, with annual reviews, reports and actions agreed with our suppliers;</li> <li>Work with and encourage suppliers and forest sources who are actively engaged in a process of time bound, transparent, step-by-step commitment to credible certification (such as WWF Producer Group members); and Work with key stakeholders to ensure that best practice is followed.</li> </ul> <p>Immediate will abide by all local, state and national laws and international conventions (including but not limited to the (Illegal) Timber Regulations EU No 995/2010, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), World Heritage Convention (WHC), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)), moratoria on logging, declarations of protected areas, forestry laws, environmental protection legislation, and labour and social laws.</p> <p>Immediate will never knowingly become involved in, collude with or purchase timber from illegal logging operations. 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