ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STATEMENT
Porta Enterprises Pty Ltd is committed to the use
of timbers within its operations that are sourced
from forests which are managed sustainably
and meet the following criteria:
- We will at all times source timbers from environmentally sustainable forest resources.
- We will give preference to timbers sourced from
certified forests, and/or forests compliant with international standard
ISO 14001. Only certification systems with international credentials
and scientifically supported standards such as the PEFC
,FSC or equivalent, will be recognised by Porta.
- We will work towards the implementation of ‘Chain
of Custody’ (CoC) practices within the
enterprise and require its suppliers to adopt CoC
systems in order to provide our customers with assurance of the environmental
sustainability of our products.
For
further information on certification:
Australian Forestry Standard (AFS)
Program
for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC)
Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC)