FSC POLICY STATEMENT
APEC is committed to the principles promoted by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) of environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of forests. All timber is sourced from plantations in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. To achieve FSC objectives a comprehensive management system is in place to ensure:
- Issues are identified through plantation planning and management processes;
- An effective community consultation process is implemented including complaints resolution and feedback processes;
- Involvement and input of workers is valued; and
- Effective monitoring and auditing processes are in place to confirm standards and values are being met and to provide the basis for continual improvement.
APEC is committed to identifying the source of all wood used as an input to its ‘volume credit account’ and in the manufacture of its FSC-labelled product. APEC takes all reasonable measures to ensure that we do not purchase:-
- Timber that has been illegally harvested;
- Timber from genetically modified trees;
- Timber from areas where traditional or civil rights are violated;
- Timber from uncertified high conservation value forests or from endangered forests; and
- Timber from natural forest that has been converted to plantations or non-forest use.
All suppliers of non-FSC certified timber are required to fill in a ‘Timber Source Questionnaire’ to accurately identify the forest of origin and using this information we will make available to concerned parties a list of all the regions from which we source our non-FSC certified wood.
Any claims that wood being purchased by APEC from unacceptable sites will be formally investigated. A Complaints Log will be maintained to confirm the complaints made and actions taken.
This policy statement is available to the public via our web-site.
Managing Director
Hiroyuki (Don) Obuchi
31st July 2009
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