Sustainability

Timber is considered one of the most sustainable and environmentally favorable construction materials available, due to its ability to absorb carbon dioxide while growing, its adaptability as a product and the fact that, when finished with, it can be recycled or used as a biofuel. However, for this to continue we have to ensure it is sourced from well managed, credibly certified forests so that the risk of deforestation is eliminated. Illegal timber poses a real threat to the timber industry.

As part of Saint-Gobain Construction Products, International Timber operates within its Policy for Sustainability. This policy is designed to continually improve our position as a sustainable provider of building materials by reducing environmental impact, being committed to the well-being of stakeholders and always considering the economic effect of our operations.

Saint-Gobain works closely with its supply-chain to ensure that products produced and supplied to the Group not only meet legislative requirements but also consider important factors like, sustainability of raw materials, lowering the embodied carbon of the products, and ensuring that social conditions for workers meet internationally recognised standards such as the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact – which Saint-Gobain signed up to in 2003.

View the 2020 Environmental Timber Policy

View our Sustainability Statement Sustainability Statement 2020