Public comment is now being sought on a revised draft for the Australian / New Zealand Standard for Sustainable Forest Management – AS / NZS 4708. The Australian / New Zealand Standard, along with the Australian Standard for Chain of Custody for Forest Products (AS 4707) was developed by Responsible…
As featured by PEFC International The Rye by Tikari Works, a building of ten apartments just outside London, has seen PEFC-certified cross laminated timber (CLT) once again prove a sustainable and structural success. The four duplex apartments are designed with an upside-down arrangement. While the bedrooms are located at entry level,…
As featured by PEFC International Timber as a construction material can do so much more than meets the eye. It looks good and is easy to work with, but also brings enormous benefits for our planet. Did you know that global CO2 emissions could be reduced by 31% if builders used wood…
As featured by PEFC International Regent’s Park Open AirTheatre in London has used PEFC-certified cross laminated timber (CLT) to provide a stunning series of sustainable buildings. Opened in the 1930s, the theatre undertook a re-development project in 2012, using CLT for a series of buildings designed by Haworth Tompkins Architects and erected by Eurban. A…
As featured by PEFC International Responsible Wood has scanned the world for positive stories from the forest. This July, we hear from Kjell Wiklund, a runner up in our 2019 ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest. Kjell tells us about his photo ‘Forest in Furudal’ and why it is so important…
As featured by PEFC International Join us next Wednesday for our latest ‘In conversation with…’ webinar! We’ll be joined by Coen van der Veer from Building and Wood Worker’s International (BWI) to discuss how forest certification improves the lives of the people living and working in the forest. The webinar is…
As featured by PEFC International PEFC is committed to supporting and improving service delivery for our members, certificate holders and stakeholders. Accordingly, we at PEFC are conducting a short survey to get a deeper understanding of what is relevant and important to you in your business when it comes to forest…
As featured by PEFC International By buying PEFC-certified products, we can all help support local communities to continue looking after our forests. Learn more about the importance of supporting sustainable forest management from our CEO Ben Gunneberg! “Although we have already been reaching out to over a million people to safeguard…
Forests play a critical role in regulating the global environment, population and economy. Covered by Jason Ross, Marketing and Communications Officer for Responsible Wood Besides alleviating the effects of climate change and natural disasters, forests represent some of the richest biologically diverse areas on Earth. And when it comes to…
As featured by PEFC International Responsible Wood has scanned the world for positive stories from the forest. This June, ‘Sunset over the forest’, taken by Martin Šebesta is the PEFC photo in the spotlight. Martin tells us more about his photo and why forests and forest certification are so important.…
