Following the recent UN resolution, the PEFC Council Board of Directors has issued a statement today clarifying that all timber originating from Russia and Belarus as ‘conflict timber’ and therefore cannot be used in PEFC-certified products.
Did you know, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has a free service available to confidentially report information about suspected breaches of Australian biosecurity laws?
The AFA is currently working closely with the Department and various stakeholder groups to finalise the Australasian Furnishing Due Diligence Toolkit to assist businesses with this complex matter.
Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012: Furniture and Furnishing Specific Tailored Due Diligence Tools for the Furniture and Furnishing Industry
On the 30th November 2014 the Australian Government introduced new regulations which require Australian timber importers to carry out due diligence on imported timber products.