Svedbergs Group strives only to use wood raw material certified according to sustainable forestry standards. This promotes UN Sustainable Development Goals 12 – Responsible consumption and production, and 15 – Life on land. Wood raw material is used in in-house production and in the production of purchased products.
Sustainability goals
Svedbergs Group aims for all the wood raw materials used to certified according to sustainable forestry standards. When forests are managed sustainably they can provide more raw material, important ecosystems are protected and carbon sinks are preserved to a greater extent.
Sustainable forestry
Deforestation affects the climate by reducing carbon sequestration and increasing the risk of biodiversity loss.
Voluntary forest certification is one of several important tools that promotes sustainable forestry around the world and protects forest animals and plants. By using wood raw material from sustainable forestry operations, natural habitats and biodiversity are promoted. This also helps to reduce global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Environmentally certified wood raw material
The certification of forestry and labelling of forest products proves that the products the Group produces come from forests that are managed sustainably.
Svedbergs Group has suppliers of wood and wood products operating in Europe and also imports finished bathroom furniture manufactured in Asia and elsewhere. All European suppliers are evaluated, and are required to meet the Group’s requirements for sustainable forestry and to use only wood from certified sources. To be approved, these suppliers must be environmentally certified and the wood content must be traceable throughout the production chain. The subsidiary in the UK has recently started analysing the wood it uses and has therefore not made as much progress in mapping and setting requirements for suppliers.
