E. O. Burton & Co. Ltd. is a member of the Timber Trades Federation and committed to the Forests Forever campaign, which aims to develop actions that promote sustainable development in the forestry sector both at home and internationally.
The policies of the 'Environmental Timber Purchasing Policy Plus' to which E. O. Burton & Co. Ltd. have signed is reproduced below.

1. Responsibility
   The company recognises a responsibility to the environment, the company's customers, suppliers and staff to base its commercial activities on well-managed forests.
2. Legality
   The company is committed to sourcing all timber and timber products from legal sources.
3. Endangered Species
   The company will not source any timber species prohibited under Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
4. Supplier Monitoring
   The company will regularly obtain from suppliers
   a) information relating to their environmental practices
   b) clearest practicable information regarding the sources of raw material used in the manufacture of the wood products.
   The information received will form part of purchasing decisions and will be made available on request to interested parties.
5. Timber Certification
   This company recognises that the independent certification of forests and the process chain is the most useful tool in providing assurances that the timber comes from legal and well-managed forests. The company will only accept or use labels or certificates which include environmental or sustainability claims if these are supported by publicly available standards drawn up in a fully participatory transparent and objective manner and backed by independent inspection.
6. Avoid Boycotts
   The company will not encourage boycotts or bans on specific species of timber. Notwithstanding this, the company will cease to purchase any timber products whose supply is in breach of commitment 2.
7. Avoid Misleading Claims
   The company will avoid misleading and unsubstantiated environmental claims in relation to wood products supplies.
8. Management structure
   The company has appointed a Director to be responsible for the implementation of this policy and will ensure that environmental issues relevant to the policy are discussed regularly at the highest level of management. The company will ensure that all employees associated with timber purchasing are encouraged to act in accordance with this policy and are given appropriate education and training to do so if required.
9. Reporting & Audit
   The company will report annually to Forests Forever on the activities it is undertaking to satisfy the terms of the Policy in accordance with guidelines issued by Forests forever. The company accepts the principle of external audit and will agree to requests from Forests Forever staff or their appointed representatives to conduct an on site audit of purchasing procedures.
10. Continuous Improvement
    The company will define its own programmes, and establish its own objectives and targets, to achieve continuous improvement in environmental performance in accordance with this policy