Simon Dorries
OneFortyOne (OFO) has confirmed that independent forestry auditors have found the company to be fully compliant with the globally endorsed Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management. Source: Timberbiz
Certification is managed by the Responsible Wood Scheme and ensures that OFO’s forests are conserved and managed responsibly to deliver social, environmental and economic benefits now and into the future.
Every nine months accredited forestry experts audit how sustainably OFO is managing its Green Triangle forests against nine key standard criterion and 167 individual requirements.
In particular, the auditors assess how OFO complies with its legal requirements, how it enhances long term regional social and economic benefits, improves the local environment and protects important historical and cultural sites within the forests.
Responsible Wood Chief Executive, Mr Simon Dorries congratulated OneFortyOne on its demonstrated commitment to sustainability certification.
“Over the past five years as a certified forest manager OneFortyOne has devoted substantial effort to ensuring that its forest management meets the requirements of the Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management, and they have been independently audited by an accredited certification body to confirm it,” said Mr Dorries.
OneFortyOne credits its continued certification success to the hard work and dedication of its employees and contractor partners working in the forests every day helping to protect and conserve the Green Triangle forests for the next 100 years.
