ITALY - The 2021 FSC Furniture Awards aim to identify and reward FSC-certified companies that have their headquarters in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, United Kingdom and have product groups W12 (indoor furniture) or W13.1 (garden furniture), or W13.7 (other outdoor furniture and garden products) within the scope of their certificate and have produced and sold with an FSC claim at least one FSC-certified wooden indoor or outdoor furniture product during the last three years.

A dedicated page http://www.fscfurnitureawards.org/ has been created and on June 8 a webinar in English (from 11:00 to 12:30) dedicated to certified companies to explain how to participate was held with three Italian companies winners of past editions who informed their experience: Calligaris, Composad and Roda.

The competition is part of a campaign in the furniture industry to increase awareness and responsibility among companies and consumers, especially in Europe, when it comes to raw materials and products from responsible forest use.

There are a total of around 40,000 FSC-certified companies in the EU, and more than 8,000 of them in the wooden furniture sector. In Germany and Austria alone, 319 companies in the field of furnishing / furniture and 233 in the field of garden furniture are FSC-certified. 23 furniture retailers rely on an FSC advertising license to actively advertise FSC-certified products and to underline their commitment to credibly sustainable forestry.

All participants can compete for one of the 7 competition categories (Home-Living, Home-Office, Office furniture, Retail furniture, Public spaces furniture, Outdoor furniture for home, Outdoor furniture for public spaces), and optionally, for a special mention.