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WFI, with a history of credible sourcing and from our roots in Vermont, has a longstanding commitment to responsible forestry practices and has developed a WFI Sourcing Policy - PDF which we have chosen to make public.
WFI strongly believes that wood is an environmentally-sound building material and flooring choice. Besides being renewable, wood is non-toxic, energy-efficient to grow and manufacture, recyclable and biodegradable. Wood - The Ideal Building Material
WFI supports responsible wood use and forestry practices through our manufacturing and sourcing. To assist us in implementing our commitment to responsible sourcing, WFI is a member of World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) North America Forest and Trade Network (NA-FTN). WWF's NA-FTN
At the highest level, the goal of our Sourcing Policy is to phase out wood from sources that, from an environmental standpoint, are high risk or undesireable while increasing our supplies of wood from credibly certified well-managed forests.
While many make vague environmental commitments without substantiating their claims or following through with demonstrable results, we publish our progress in the implementation of our Sourcing Policy, utilizing North America Forest and Trade Network (NA-FTN)'s step-wise approach and definitions. WFI's Stepwise Sourcing History |