BELGIUM – Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has announced the winners of the fourth FSC Furniture Awards.

In keeping with its motto “Better living, healthy forests”, FSC rewarded companies in the European furniture sector to recognize their commitment to sustainability. The ceremony was held at the ADI Design Museum in Milan.

“The winners have demonstrated their exceptional commitment to sustainability of their raw materials,” said Alexia Schrott, FSC Italy Marketing Manager and Furniture Awards project manager. “They chose FSC certification to prove that, and FSC recognises their commitment with these awards.”

The official award ceremony took place October 28th  in Milan at the ADI Museum, preceded by a roundtable discussion on challenges and opportunities in the wood-furniture sector.

Award winners in the three main categories:

Commitment – for sustainable procurement policies for wooden furniture products

Manufacturer: Gała Meble Sp. z o.o.  (Poland)

Retailer: T&S Home & Living GmbH (Germany)

Brand – for using FSC brand in a conscious and proactive way

Manufacturer: Kvist Industries A/S (Denmark)

Retailer. llva A/S (Denmark)

Communication – for excelling in promotional activities and advertising campaigns

Manufacturer: Stosa s.p.a (Italy)

Retailer: Pier Import (France)

Special mentions

FSC Manufacturer of the Year

Indoor: Hammerbacher GmbH (Germany)

Outdoor: Euroform K. Winkler s.r.l (Italy)

FSC Retailer of the Year

Otto Group (Germany)

The furniture industry is showing increasing interest in certification. In 2022 there are 5,382 active FSC certificates along the supply chain in Europe (an increase of 4.6 percent compared to 2021). The countries with the highest number of certificates include Poland (905), the United Kingdom (760), Italy (631) and Germany (425).

The FSC Furniture Awards is a competition created by the Forest Stewardship Council to recognize the commitment of FSC-certified companies in the indoor and outdoor European furniture sectors.