MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – 28/02/2020 ‘The United Nations Association of Australia announce program for Sustainability Partnerships Forum, Responsible Wood to exhibit in special showcase’ Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, will participate in the 2020 UN & Australia Sustainable Partnerships Forum in Melbourne, April 15 and 16 2020. With a…
Are you an architect or part of a project team that has recognised the many benefits of timber as a construction material? Did you choose certified timber as the main material for your construction project? Then make sure to enter the project for the Best Use of Certified Timber Prize…
‘Special 2019/20 Australian bushfire coverage headlines Summer Bulletin’ BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – 20/02/2020 To all firefighters, the emergency services and many thousands of volunteers involved in the Australian bushfire season, thank you… ‘The latest edition of the Bulletin, a special 20 page stretch edition, features a collection of stories from the…
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – 19/02/2020 Responsible Wood announced as 2020 National Sustainability Conference exhibit as #NCS2020 program is finalised Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, has been announced as a key exhibit at the 2020 National Sustainability Conference in Brisbane. Running Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28 at the…
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – 19/02/2020 In the build up to the 2020 NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards, PEFC New Zealand is running its eyes over the entries… The votes are in, with the NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards programme revealing 54 finalists – all vying for awards across…
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – 12/02/2020 Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, has extended its thanks to all volunteers, fire fighters and timber workers involved in the Australian bushfire season. Following the release of a new video, developed by the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI), the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining…
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – 11/02/2020 ‘Finalists announced as PEFC New Zealand supports peak design awards’ PEFC, the world’s largest forest certification scheme, has thrown its support behind a new Innovation Award – Wood & Fibre Products & Technology Innovation Award – to be presented at a Gala Awards Dinner in…
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – 04/02/2020 Responsible Wood CEO Simon Dorries has released a media statement on the land clearing koala deaths… Following extensive media reporting of the tragic deaths of koalas in Portland, Victoria, Australia’s largest forest certification body, Responsible Wood, can confirm the private landowner is not certified to the…
Responsible Wood is incredibly grateful for the efforts of those battling bushfires and remain primarily concerned for the wellbeing of people and communities affected by the bushfires. Our thoughts are with those affected by the bushfire crisis along with the firefighters, emergency services and the many thousands of volunteers working…
AMSTERDAM, the NETHERLANDS – 19/12/2019 Australia has proven its credentials on the global stage securing the PEFC supported Certified Timber prize at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Amsterdam for the second year in succession. At a gala dinner with over 1,000 attendees in attendance, the Pingelly Recreation and Culture…
