Kingfisher shared their sustainability journey and ‘Forest Positive’ approach, built on a 30 year heritage of responsible sourcing.
Our sustainability journey began in 1993 with the realisation that responsible commercial forest management and deforestation required collective action. This led B&Q to work with WWF, the Rainforest Alliance and others to found the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) to improve forestry practices and provide greater confidence to our consumers.
In 2011, our British banner, B&Q, first achieved its goal of only using timber from responsible sources. Today, Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with 11 retail banners operating across eight countries. Each banner and the products we sell bring their own set of supply chain sustainability challenges which we’re working to solve.
A new, ‘Forest Positive’ agenda
At the end of 2020, we committed to becoming ‘Forest Positive’ and creating more forests than we use by the end of 2025.
Tackling climate change, eliminating deforestation and enhancing the livelihoods of communities in our supply chains are all key to our commitment to lea
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