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…
Responsible Wood is an Accredited Standard Development Organisation and has responsibility for developing and maintaining Australian Standard AS 4707 Chain of Custody for Forest Products Responsible Wood announces the commencement of the 5 yearly review of AS 4707. AS 4707 specifies the environmental, economic, social and cultural requirements that must be met to demonstrate good practice and continued improvement towards…
Responsible Wood Timber Feature, page 65 of the Master Builder Queensland magazine The award winning Mon Repos Turtle Centre has been featured in the latest edition of the Master Builder Queensland magazine. Commissioned by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, the centre underwent a $22 million dollar rejuvenation and showcased timber supplied by Responsible Wood Chain of Custody certificate…
As featured by PEFC International PEFC Italy has announced the stunning winners of its 2020 ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest. The images entered into the fourth edition of the contest show the beauty of Italy’s forests, mountains and landscapes. The winning images were chosen taking into consideration the rating of a jury of foresters and photography experts, as well as the…
THE sustainability managers from the construction team behind Sydney Metro Northwest, Australia’s largest public transport infrastructure project in recent years, have accepted the 2019 Richard Stanton Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Forest Management. The award and prize recognises the life of a man devoted to the forest industry, both in Australia and internationally. Awarded for the first time to…