Sustainability overview
Timber, as a fully renewable resource with important carbon capture properties and low embodied energy, is already one of the most sustainable building materials. Russwood, however, is fully committed to further minimising our environmental impact as we believe that we have a responsibility to our customers, employees and other company stakeholders, to operate as sustainably as possible.
Russwood aims to continually improve environmental performance by focusing on the following objectives;
- Avoid the wastage of materials, water and energy throughout the business
- Use materials from renewable sources and recycled or recyclable materials where possible
- Source and supply sustainable products
- Promote the use of timber as a truly sustainable building material