Senator Duniam, the Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries, has agreed to present at the 17th Australian Forestry Standard Limited – Trading as Responsible Wood Annual General Meeting. Responsible Wood CEO, Simon Dorries explains: “Senator Duniam has agreed to address the AGM attendees to provide an update on various Federal Government forestry initiatives albeit noting he is in Parliamentary that…
As featured by PEFC International This September, we hear from Sonia Fantini, the winner of our 2019 ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest. How do you feel about forests, both professionally and personally? I love walking in the mountains and the forests. I believe these places are an essential resource for our survival. I am a nature photographer and a member…
Responsible Wood is sharing the stories from those at the frontline, managing and preserving forests amidst the 2019-20 Australian bushfire season, Black Summer, the impact of those fires and the recovery efforts over recent months. In a special bonus edition, the final in a four-part series, we look to the season ahead. The memory of the bushfire season…
Responsible Wood took centre stage in the latest Tasmanian Timber Webinar Series. Consumers and professionals want to be assured that timber products are coming from responsibly and sustainably managed forests. But with multiple certification schemes available in Australia, how do you know what the best environmental choice is? In the latest Tasmanian Timber Webinar Series, now available for download, Responsible…
As featured in Australian Forests and Timber – 15/12/2015, Melbourne Responsible Wood has taken to the archives as it celebrates the 6th anniversary of this most prestigious prize. AFTER A decade of reflections as a conservation planner seeing both sides of the forest debate, Marie Yee is firm in the belief “we can achieve peace in our forest and a…
As featured by PEFC International ‘Sustainability in Packaging Asia 2020’ is taking place virtually from 21 September until 24 September. The event provides a platform for companies across the value chain to discuss sustainable packaging options that ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’. In two sessions on Wednesday, 23 September, our CEO Ben Gunneberg will highlight how products and materials from sustainably managed…
Tasmanian Timber Webinar Series: Responsible Wood launches Wednesday, the 23rd of September 2020 at 1pm Courtesy of Claire Bennett, Tasmanian Timber Consumers and professionals want to be assured that the timber products they specify or purchase are coming from responsibly and sustainably managed forests. But with multiple certification schemes available in Australia, it’s hard to know what the best environmental…
As featured by PEFC International PEFC Romania has announced the stunning winners of their 2020 photo contest, with the theme ‘Oamenii pădurilor, pădurile oamenilor’ (The people of the forests, the forests of the people). The jury of professional photographers and representatives from PEFC Romania chose the three winners out of 195 photos that entered the contest. The winning images show colourful…
For more than 20 years PineTech has been an important cog in Gympie’s thriving timber industry –specialising in manufacturing door componentry and producing customised products for the cabinetry and shop fit-out industry. Certified under the Responsible Wood Chain of Custody Scheme, the Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management, PineTech primarily uses “Aracauria” but also uses ‘‘Pinus Elliottii’ and ‘Pinus Caribaea’…
As featured by PEFC International We are delighted to present the impressive winning images of Certfor/PEFC Chile’s 2020 ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest. The Chilean jury chose the three winners out of more than 1,700 photos that entered the national contest. The winning images show impressive landscapes and wildlife in Chile’s forests. “I am pleasantly surprised by the quality of…