With Easter upon us, Responsible Wood is on the lookout for family friendly activities to do close to home. Below is a post shared from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), one of our PEFC members in North America… With schools around the world temporarily closing to slow the spread of the Coronavirus disease COVID-19, we’ve assembled this list of (free!)…
Responsible Wood Timber Feature, page 43 of the Master Builder Victoria magazine… The Portsea Surf Life Saving Club, described by the Herald Sun newspaper as ‘once in a generation’ project has been featured in the January-March 2020 edition of Master Builders Victoria. Built by Ireland Brown Constructions and the club building features large commercial grade Blackbutt timber supplied by Boral…
PEFC in New Zealand has a new online home with the announcement by the New Zealand Forest Certification Association (NZFCA) of a new website promoting PEFC forest certification for New Zealanders… The new website will keep New Zealanders abreast with all things PEFC and will feature important stories that are relevant to New Zealand. Reflecting on the new website, NZFCA…
Dear Members, Certificate Bodies and Chain of Custody certificate holders, Re: Implementation of the 2020 PEFC Chain of Custody Standard and Trademark Usage You will be now be aware that the 2020 revisions to the PEFC documents below are now available; Chain of Custody Standard (ST 2002) Trademark Use Rules (ST 2001) Certification Body Requirements for Chain of Custody (ST…
This communication is for Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs), providing certification for Chain of Custody audits under AS 4707:2014 Chain of Custody for Forest Products and Chain of Custody, the PEFC International Chain of Custody Standard PEFC ST 2002 and provides guidance on the conduct of Chain of Custody during the COVID-19 pandemic. This communication has been endorsed following communication with…
‘Representatives from Australia and New Zealand meet to discuss AS/NZS 4708 as historic Trans-Tasman forestry standard moves a step closer…’ Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, representatives from up to 26 different organisations participated in a teleconference instead of face to face due to New Zealand travel restrictions. Following three full days of meetings, March 16 to March 18 2020, Responsible Wood…
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 11/03/2020 PEFC’s guidance for chain of custody auditing of PEFC certified companies affected by restrictions due to COVID-19. Due to the spread of COVID-19 worldwide, travel and medical restrictions are affecting auditing activities. In order to give some flexibility to certification bodies and certified companies affected by the disease, we have issued the following guidance: COVID-19: Guidance…
TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND – 13/03/2020 The kiwi is New Zealand’s unmistakeable national icon – a bird cherished by all New Zealand cultures and especially treasured by Māori… Two hundred years ago, an estimated 12 million kiwi roamed New Zealand’s forests and the night air echoed with their distinguishable calls. Today, the kiwi is under threat with the population now numbering…
New website to support Responsible Wood members and certificate holders carrying PEFC claims on forest products… Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, has launched a new ‘PEFC Australia’ website promoting PEFC forest certification in Australia. Reflecting on the new website, Responsible Wood Marketing and Communications Officer Jason Ross, emphasised the growing awareness and footprint of PEFC in Australia and…
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – 12/03/2020 ‘UQ Student Bridget Scanlan announced as winner of the inaugural Responsible Wood Civil Engineering prize’ A GRADUATE structural engineer at the University of Queensland has been awarded the inaugural Responsible Wood Civil Engineering Prize for excellence in timber design. Bridget Scanlan is investigating computational tools for residential timber design for her final-year thesis at the University…