eco-certifications
Keep a look out for these third party certifications. They are your guarantee of
ethically sourced, sustainable materials and practices.
AUSTRALIAN FOREST CERTIFICATION SCHEME
Enables users and consumers of timber and wood-based products to
be assured that the origin of timber or wood-based products are
derived from sources that have been independently, third-party
certified from sustainably managed forests. The Australian Forest
Certification Scheme covers both forest management (FM) and chain
of custody (CC) certification.
THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC)
Promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and
economically viable management of the world’s forests. FSC® chain
of custody (CoC) tracks FSC certified material through the production
process - from the forest to the consumer, including all successive
stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing and distribution.
BMP CERTIFIED COTTON
BMP is the Australian cotton industry’s guide for growing cotton in
harmony with our natural environment. The Australian BMP Cotton
trademark is a consumer guarantee that the branded textile product
they are buying is made of Australian cotton grown under Best
Management Practices by growers who care for our environment.
GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL CHOICE AUSTRALIA (GECA)
Australia’s only independant, not-for-profit, multi-sector ecolabelling
program and is the only Australian member of the Global Ecolabelling
Network (GEN). GECA’s scheme enables consumers to choose from
thousands of certified products and services and have confidence that
they have a lower impact on the environment and human health and
address important social considerations.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHOICE NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand’s official environmental label, initiated and endorsed by
the New Zealand Government, although independently operated. A
member of GEN, the Global Ecolabelling Network.
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