ForestOne Sustainability Profile

Specifying Responsibly

We’re Australia’s largest independent distributor of plywood, timber, laminate and decorative surface materials for sustainable interior design. We are committed to ethical and responsible sourcing, promoting, and supplying certified forest products.

While we often focus on aesthetics, performance and cost when designing and constructing buildings, beautiful designs do not need to come at the cost to the earth. 

Specifying responsibly means architects, designers and specifiers can reduce the environmental impact of building through careful material selection. They can also make informed design decisions that contribute to the health and wellbeing of all stakeholders in the supply chain.

Responsible specification typically involves selecting ‘sustainable’ products and materials. However, in the current landscape, it can be challenging identifying products and materials that are good for the environment as well as people. Not all ‘sustainable’ products are created equal – few brands are truly committed to reducing adverse environmental and human impacts throughout the entire building lifecycle, and fewer still can back up such claims with verified evidence.

As a natural and potentially sustainable resource, well-managed forests from which forest products are produced provide significant and measurable environmental
 and economic benefits to communities, regions, countries and consumers. Forestry, as the husbandry of these resources, encompasses the protection of biodiversity, maintenance of ecosystems, landscaping and watercourse protection, and also provides socio-economic benefits to local communities.