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Compared to its material counterparts, wood is the most sustainable material due to its natural attributes which benefits the entire supply chain.
The table shows the amount of energy, measured in mega joule, needed to produce one kilogram of finished product. The energy required to produce 1 kg of kiln dried hardwood is monumentally less than the energy needed for an equivalent of plastic or aluminium.
Vinawood is committed to conducting, sourcing, and manufacturing practices that emphasizes sustainable forest management and environmentally friendly coating. We partner with United States and Japanese entities which comply to the rule of law and legally harvest its timber.
We source from suppliers who engage in professional foresters who manage the timberland and exercises sustainable forest management. Certified by the Society of American Foresters, these professionals are integral to ensuring the vendors hardwood forests are collectively growing up to twice as much as it is harvested annually. The U.S. Forest Service’s recent studies confirms this outcome.
Our partner suppliers are members of multiple organizations which commit to sustainable forestry practices such as the following:
The possibility that a hardwood product from the United States is procured from an illegal or unsustainable source is minimal.
The study’s primary results from 2017 Seneca Creek (Assessment of Lawful Sourcing and Sustainability: U.S. Hardwood Exports) offer a transparent and obvious indication of the potential hazards (or, more precisely, the absence thereof) encountered by individuals engaged in the trade of hardwoods from the United States.
Based on the criteria established by the EU Timber Regulation, the Australia Illegal Logging Prohibition, Japan’s Goho program, and the due diligence and risk assessment requirements of certification programs (FSC®/SFI®/PEFC®) that operate within the United States, it can be concluded that all states in the hardwood-producing region of the United States pose a Low Risk of sourcing illegal hardwoods.
From a national or state standpoint, the harvesting rate of hardwoods in the United States that poses a problem for sustained yield is essentially non-existent.
The probability that hardwood forests are being substantially converted to other land uses is minimal.
Low Risk has been definitively assigned to illegally harvested wood, wood harvested in violation of human and traditional rights, and wood from forests where genetically modified trees are planted, according to the FSC U.S. national risk assessment process.
A high degree of adherence to voluntary and regulatory Best Management Practices (BMPs) for safeguarding water quality and other advantageous uses of the country’s streams, lakes, waterbodies, and wetlands is demonstrated by comprehensive monitoring at the state level.
Every hardwood region state has undertaken a comprehensive assessment of its forest resources and formulated strategic initiatives to tackle issues related to forest sustainability.
Every state has formulated a Wildlife Action Plan with the aim of preserving and safeguarding natural habitats and wildlife species, as well as preventing species of concern from reaching a vulnerable status.
Private sector conservation organizations are progressively harmonizing their objectives with those of state and federal agencies, which share a common goal of safeguarding the most imperiled forest types and the species that depend on them.
The data and information compiled for the Seneca Creek report demonstrate that the legality and sustainability of U.S. hardwood supply chains comply with all current due diligence standards.
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