{"id":184139,"date":"2023-03-21T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indesignlive.com\/?p=184139"},"modified":"2023-06-08T18:29:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:29:36","slug":"a-new-approach-to-sustainable-hardwood-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indesignlive.com\/cpdlive\/a-new-approach-to-sustainable-hardwood-certification","title":{"rendered":"New approaches with the same grand material: Sustainable hardwood certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Session Synopsis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As it stands, assessing the sustainability of forest products generally involves checking whether they carry a certified forest label. While this is a sound course of action and those taking it can be sure that the products carrying these labels are sustainably sourced, it doesn\u2019t tell the whole story.

The problem is that the assessment methods these certifiers use are limited. They can\u2019t easily be applied to all products, such as American Hardwoods (grown in the US). The fragmented nature of management units and supply chains in the US makes assessment difficult, and means a lot of timber products that are sustainably sourced remain uncertified.

The good news, for specifiers and consumers alike, is that new methods of certification \u2013 which are able to accurately assess these products \u2013 are emerging.

In this session, we identify and examine these new certification schemes. Our speakers outline a new approach and discuss its merits with reference to existing schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of this session, you should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n