A quick response to the forest friendly furniture guide
The Forest Friendly Furniture guide released last month has made a splash almost straight away - and that’s before we’ve sent it out to the 40,000 Greenpeace members.
The Warehouse scored well and lost no time on making sure that fact didn’t escape their customers.
Smiths City on the other hand didn’t score so well and initially cried foul but they have since moved forward with a change to their wood product buying policy. As well, in a meeting with Greenpeace they have committed to stock only FSC certified outdoor furniture by 2009 and they will start making those changes in 2008.
This will see Smiths City move from up to a C+ (on the improve) rating and a new position in the guide just above BBQ Factory and just below Placemakers. That’s a good start and a great result! Read more »
