Business View Oceania | Volume 3, Issue 10

49 50 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 R esponsible Wood has represented the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in Australia and New Zealand since 2007. First established as an independent organisation in 2002, Responsible Wood has worked over the last 19 years to help develop a standards-based system and certification program to verify the sustainable management of forests across both countries. Licensed by Standards Australia, the organisation is accredited to develop, implement, and enforce two standards that relate to responsible forest management; AS 4708, and AS 4707. CEO Simon Dorries and Marketing and Communications Officer, Jason Ross, shed light on what developing, implementing, and enforcing the above Australian Standards entails. Mr. Dorries explains, “AS 4708, titled Sustainable Forest Management, essentially sets the requirements for what a sustainably managed forest is. With over 300 performance requirements that must be met and demonstrated by forest managers in order to obtain and maintain the certification, AT A GLANCE RESPONSIBLE WOOD WHAT: Organisation representing the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification for Australia and New Zealand WHERE: Responsible Wood is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia WEBSITE: PEFC Australia: https://www.pefcaustralia.org.au/ Responsible Wood: https://www.responsiblewood.org.au/ RESPONSIBLE WOOD Representing the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification