Extended 16 page edition builds on Responsible Wood’s momentum in the market… Ahead of the autumn release of the Responsible Wood Bulletin, Simon Dorries, CEO of Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, reflected on the shifting perceptions of forest certification in the forest products industry. “For the first time, the Australian Forestry Standard now known as Responsible Wood has developed a…
“Responsible Wood an important consideration when selecting timber for construction projects” Speaking ahead of the Sydney Build’ expo, Responsible Wood Marketing and Communications Officer, Jason Ross, doubled down on the importance of forest certification in supporting responsible forestry. “More and more timber is being identified as a preferred material on construction projects, which is fantastic, however greater awareness must be…
“Week long courses in Forest and Wood Science tailored for the forest products industry” Invited by the Gottstein Trust to present as part of the 2019 Forest Science course, Responsible Wood CEO, Simon Dorries, reiterated the importance of forest certification in verifying the origin of forest products and demonstrating timber legality. “Responsible Wood in Australia, and PEFC throughout the globe,…
“PEFC, forest certification can be used to verify origin of timber for material credits” Meeting with representatives from the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) Responsible Wood Marketing and Communications Officer, Jason Ross, discussed forest certification and how it can be used to verify the origin of timber materials for Green Star and Home Star projects. “When it comes to…
AUSTRALIA is stuck with a seemingly impossible problem when it comes to expanding the nation’s plantation estate. The winning entry in a Timber&Forestry enews contest – held in collaboration with HQ Plantations, FWPA, and Responsible Wood – that asked young minds how the domestic wood fibre supply basket might be filled, has presented a proposal for better utilisation of Crown…
“New Zealand and Australian stakeholders identified, as time frames for joint forestry standard takes shape” Fresh from returning to Australia after a challenging itinerary involving meetings in Wellington, Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, Simon Dorries, Responsible Wood CEO, has been ‘blown away’ by the response of New Zealanders towards developing a new Trans-Tasman forestry standard. “This has been a long time…
Tucked away in the side streets of Tennyson, an inner city suburb in Brisbane, Austral Plywoods is an institution, a leading supplier of premium grade Australian plywood, with origins dating back to 1925. Using 100% Hoop Pine, sourced from HQPlantations, a Responsible Wood certified softwood plantation in South East Queensland, Austral Plywoods manufactures a wide range of panel products, specialising…
“Call for nominations as historic joint standard forest standard remains on course” Responsible Wood is set to travel to New Zealand as impetus builds towards a historic joint Australian and New Zealand standard for Sustainable Forest Management. Meeting with New Zealand government officials, the New Zealand Green Building Council and a range of PEFC accredited Sustainable Forest Management and Chain…
Courtesy of Timber & Forestry enews, Issue 544, January 31 2019 WINNERS of the thinking and writing competition for smart young minds in the forest industry will be announced in two weeks. Co-publisher of Timber & Forestry enews John Halkett says that with the deadline for entries extended until December 15 last year, additional inquiries and entries are needing to…
Responsible Wood is internationally recognised as an endorsed PEFC scheme. Responsible Wood in Australia, PEFC across the world, we congratulate you. 2019 is a very special year for the PEFC family as together we celebrate our 20th anniversary. Before the birth of PEFC, forest certification was designed primarily for large-scale forest owners, managing huge areas of land and able to…