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IKEA
IKEA's long-term goal is to source all wood in the IKEA range from verified well managed forests, i.e. forests that have been certified according to a forest management standard recognised by IKEA. To reach this long-term goal, IKEA has decided to work with a staircase model with four levels to find a pedagogic and effective way of stepwise putting higher demands on the wood used in the IKEA range.
The staircase model is applicable for suppliers delivering or producing IKEA articles that contain solid wood, veneer, plywood or layer glued wood."
Download IKEA's Position on Forestry with its staircase model(PDF)
B&Q
All virgin wood bought by B&Q will come from forests of known location where the supplier has given us sufficient reassurance that the forest is well managed and independently certified as such. Certification must include the ability to trace the wood from the forest to the final processor with certified 'Chain of Custody'. B&Q recognises that FSC currently has the best available standards and certification procedures and so will only buy products certified under the FSC scheme. B&Q strongly encourages all schemes and suppliers to work towards achieving FSC certification or mutual recognition.
The Home Depot
The Home Depot (as stated in it's policy) will give preference to the purchase of wood and wood products originating from certified well-managed forests wherever feasible; eliminate the purchase of wood and wood products from endangered regions around the world by year-end 2002; promote the efficient and responsible use of wood and wood products; promote and support the development and use of alternative environment products; and it expects its vendors and their suppliers of wood and wood products to maintain compliance with laws and regulations pertaining to their operations and the products they manufacture.
IKEA's long-term goal is to source all wood in the IKEA range from verified well managed forests, i.e. forests that have been certified according to a forest management standard recognised by IKEA. To reach this long-term goal, IKEA has decided to work with a staircase model with four levels to find a pedagogic and effective way of stepwise putting higher demands on the wood used in the IKEA range.
The staircase model is applicable for suppliers delivering or producing IKEA articles that contain solid wood, veneer, plywood or layer glued wood."
Download IKEA's Position on Forestry with its staircase model(PDF)
B&Q
All virgin wood bought by B&Q will come from forests of known location where the supplier has given us sufficient reassurance that the forest is well managed and independently certified as such. Certification must include the ability to trace the wood from the forest to the final processor with certified 'Chain of Custody'. B&Q recognises that FSC currently has the best available standards and certification procedures and so will only buy products certified under the FSC scheme. B&Q strongly encourages all schemes and suppliers to work towards achieving FSC certification or mutual recognition.
The Home Depot
The Home Depot (as stated in it's policy) will give preference to the purchase of wood and wood products originating from certified well-managed forests wherever feasible; eliminate the purchase of wood and wood products from endangered regions around the world by year-end 2002; promote the efficient and responsible use of wood and wood products; promote and support the development and use of alternative environment products; and it expects its vendors and their suppliers of wood and wood products to maintain compliance with laws and regulations pertaining to their operations and the products they manufacture.
I have noticed a huge increase in awareness of environmental issues over recent years, resulting in rising sales. We can now offer our customers timber from FSC- certified, responsibly managed sources with a guaranteed provenance. For a company such as ours this can only be good news.
Joe Hilton, Managing Director, Ecomerchant, May 2003
