Brooks Bros and the environment
Brooks Bros' buying policy is proactively influenced by the environmental responsibility of trading in timber as a renewable, natural resource. Where possible, product is sourced from proven and legally farmed forests, and through this Brooks Bros has attained the highest levels of independent certification.
As a member of the Timber Trade Federation, Brooks Bros (UK) Ltd is a signatory to its Responsible Purchasing Policy, referred to by numerous organisations including the UK Government. It is a management tool used to improve performance to obtain legal timber.
Brooks Bros has fully implemented this systematic approach to collecting information on all its sources...developing a preferential suppliers list. Target setting and independent auditing guarantees a continuous improvement in volumes of legal and responsibly purchased timber.
Brooks Bros is committed to supplying
certified timber products where chain of
custody can be verified.
We follow closely, the UK Government's Timber Procurement Policy set out by CPET (Central Point of Expertise for Timber Procurement Category A evidence) guidelines, that only 'legal' or 'legal and responsibly purchased ' timber can be specified for government contracts.
CPET is funded by the Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and
is operated by ProForest, an independent
company with wide experience in
responsible purchasing.
PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) is an 'umbrella scheme' which endorses national schemes. The Canadian (CSA) and the North American (SFI) schemes have been endorsed by PEFC. The Malaysian MTCC was assessed by CPET and found to only meet its' legality' criteria. The new Malaysian standard, MTCS meets the 'responsibly purchased ' criteria and has now also been endorsed by PEFC.
Email: environment@brookstimber.co.uk
