Fresh from presenting to the PEFC General Assembly in Geneva and judging the 2018 World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam, leading Architect and Responsible Wood Director Mark Thomson outlined some of the key issues facing the Australian timber industry… The demand for radical change by the United Nations in October this year to limit global warming to a 1.5 degree global…
What do jazz and rock legends Wolf Mail, Richard Smith, Steve Balbi and Pat Drummond have in common? We asked Mark Gilbert from Mark Gilbert Guitars… Covered by Jason Ross, Marketing and Communications Officer for Responsible Wood Located in the hustle and bustle of downtown Hobart, Mark Gilbert’s Guitar ‘man cave’ is filled with wall to wall posters of the…
Responsible Wood set to deliver important certification and procurement message at National Sustainability Conference in Brisbane… Responsible Wood continues to make waves as forest certification is set to take the floor at the National Sustainability Conference in April 2019. The conference attracts sustainability professionals far and wide with Responsible Wood slated to deliver an important message about timber certification. According…
Tucked away in the Derwent Valley, Butch Booth has seen it all before. He’s been here for the good times, the bad times and he just might bear witness to the resurgence in Tasmanian timber… Covered by Jason Ross, Marketing and Communications Officer for Responsible Wood A 4th generation saw miller, Butch has been plying his trade as a hands on…
Responsible Wood has been featured in the latest ‘Build IT’, which is now available at newsstands Australia wide… With printed circulation numbering more than 10,000, ‘Build IT’ is an invaluable resource guide for environmentally consensus builders and renovators. With demand for timber continuing to rise, specifically within the construction and building sector, the importance of ensuring that timber is sourced…
A HIGH-LEVEL Australian forest industries delegation will be in Tokyo next week for site visits and meetings with Japanese industry leaders and government officials. The mission from December 10 to 13 will include a reception with Japanese industry representatives. The delegation is led by Responsible Wood, the Australian Forest Products Association and the co-convenor of the Parliamentary Friends of Forestry…
Courtesy of The Fifth Estate Tina Perinotto |4 December 2018 Brisbane based architect Mark Thomson has just come back from judging a segment in the World Architecture Festival in Europe. While he was there he also gave two presentations to the PEFC General Assembly in Geneva for global forestry certification and had a big look around at what countries on the far…
Fresh from announcing a new relationship with the Fifth Estate, where Responsible Wood will feature proudly as a ‘Green Lister’ on the The Fifth Estate’s directory for green businesses.
“Legal, Responsible and Tasmanian. Find out how Tasmanian timber is using Responsible Wood Chain of Custody to leave its mark on the world stage”
“As one of five accredited Standards Development Organisations we are subject to regular surveillance audits, this ensures that our scheme is independent, credible, transparent and technically competent” And so the Responsible Wood offices were abuzz with activity as the Standards Development and Accreditation Committee (SDAC) appointed an independent auditor to oversee Responsible Wood’s ‘check compliance’ to Standard Development Organisation (SDO)…