Responsible Wood is delighted to celebrate the tremendous success of our recent Victorian field trip, visiting forests in Gippsland and the Australian Sustainable Hardwoods facilities at Heyfield, which provided an exceptional platform to showcase sustainable forest management and the importance of responsible supply chains. Participants had the opportunity to witness firsthand the remarkable efforts made in managing our forests responsibly…

Responsible Wood wishes to add our voice to the many expressing dismay at the Victorian Government’s announcement to bring forward the end of sustainable native forest management. Sustainable native forest management provides a broad range of benefits to Victorian communities, including well paid employment in regional areas, economic development, recreation facilities and opportunities, all while protecting environmental values for future…

Forest certification is a voluntary procedure in which an impartial third party, known as the “certification body,” evaluates the quality of forest management and production based on a set of predetermined requirements, referred to as “standards,” established by a public or private certification organisation. The purpose of forest certification, along with its associated labelling, is to provide consumers with information…