Dr Mark Wright of WWF UK Global Forests and Trade Network looks at the practical implications of the WWF ‘Are you sitting comfortably?’ report for the furniture sector.

The European Commission's recently published new criteria on EU Ecolabels for wood, cork and bamboo based floor coverings, require chain of custody certificates issued by an independent third party certification scheme such as the Forest Stewardship Council.

FSC Italy just finalised their draft for the new Forest Management Standard for Italy, which is now undergoing Policy and Standards Unit (PSU) approval. Despite a third of their territory being covered by forests, Italy is still among the major importers of timber in
the world.