Welcome to the winter edition of the Responsible Wood Bulletin. Features include: photo contest winner praises foresters; tick for trans-Tasman forest management standard; nominations open for Richard Stanton Award; architecture contest show diversity of certified wood; students take responsibility for sustainability in business; PEFC sustainable fashion on show in New York… and more. Enjoy the read… Responsible Wood Industry Bulletin…
RESPONSIBLE Wood is calling for nominations in this year’s coveted Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence in Forest Management. This is the fourth year of the award which pays tribute to a man who devoted his life to sustainable forest management in Australia and internationally. Richard Stanton was CEO and national secretary of Australian Forestry Standard Ltd (now Responsible Wood),…
AUSTRALIA and New Zealand are closer to developing a joint trans-Tasman standard for forest management following a joint meeting between the boards of Responsible Wood and the New Zealand Forest certification Association (NZFCA) in Wellington last week. Responsible Wood and the NZFCA operate PEFC-endorsed sustainable forest management systems in Australia and New Zealand respectively. A significant outcome of the meeting…