GFTN-Malaysia will provide key services to its members according to their needs. These include:
Marketing Channels for Certified Products
GFTN-Malaysia enhances market links between both Buyer and Producer Group members to promote certified forest products. GFTN-Malaysia also helps to establish an effective system to collect trade information that will be easily accessible to all members.
Database
GFTN-Malaysia maintains a reliable up-to-date database on consultants and organisations, and provides vital trade information on certified products and related services in other certification schemes.
Consultation
GFTN-Malaysia helps members find the expertise they need on various issues related to sustainable forest management and certification. It also examines issues faced by members and develops strategies to overcome them. GFTN-Malaysia also assists in the regional development of specialist expertise.
Financial Accessibility
GFTN-Malaysia can identify funding sources, including those from forest-based industries, for its members to tap to improve their capability and capacity to meet certification needs.
Training
GFTN-Malaysia facilitates the design and promotion of training courses tailored to certification requirements. It also helps members source for external consultation to strengthen internal capacity when carrying out certification.
Collective Policy Initiatives
GFTN-Malaysia acts as a collective voice for its members on policy-related issues and thus help members express their concerns to the government and internationally.
Framework and Administration
GFTN-Malaysia establishes a framework and a transparent set of procedures that can be easily followed by the GFTN-Malaysia and its members.