Le Guide Paris 1.618

Precious Woods, a global leader in sustainable and certified tropical forest management, has launched the Precious Collection to "inspire and connect to a sustainable world through art and design".

Origin

Switzerland

Creation

1989

Sector

Design

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Valeurs et engagements

Precious Woods, the parent company of Precious Collection, a pioneer in certified sustainable tropical forest management, is now recognised as the most influential company in the timber sector in the active fight against deforestation according to the 2020 Forest 500 ranking drawn up by the NGO Global Canopy.

Tropical forests continue to be massively converted into plantations or ranching lands under the pretext of economic development. Precious Woods' mission is to sustainably manage these ecosystems that are so vital to our planet in order to preserve them while offering virtuous development alternatives to the populations concerned.

The only company to have obtained the double certification FSC and PECF in its operations,...

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Histoire

1989

Andreas Gut, the founder, invests in reforestation in Central America Creation of the company : PRECIOUS WOODS

1994

Launch of PRECIOUS WOODS Amazon to implement sustainable forest management benchmarks in the forestry sector (500,000 hectares) to combat tropical deforestation

1998

PRECIOUS WOODS Amazon receives first FSC certificate for the Amazon Forest

2008

Replication of the model in Gabon through the acquisition of the CEB concession (600,000 hectares): pioneer of FSC certification in the Congo Basin

2015

The Paris COP 21 Agreement recognises the contribution of sustainable forest management practices to ecosystem conservation. PW supports forest communities to ensure that their lands are not converted to intensive models

2021

Launch of PRECIOUS COLLECTION

Precious Collection, a line of new and creative products to raise awareness about the future of our planet, our forests and therefore our lungs.

Whether it is by highlighting the knowledge of communities that are grateful for what nature offers them, or by highlighting lesser-known species to prevent them from disappearing, this collection aims to remind us that it is by protecting and enhancing our biodiversity that we will build a better world. Precious Collection also aims to...

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En chiffres

20%

Of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions related to deforestation and forest degradation

50%

Of the world's known species live in tropical forests

UN SDG targets met by Precious Woods

Le mot du comité

Elisabeth Laville

Expert in sustainable development strategies, founder of Utopies

Developed by the Swiss company Precious Woods, which is dedicated to the sustainable management and preservation of tropical forests, this collection of raw furniture pieces designed with committed designers is a compelling tribute to the biodiversity, uniqueness and beauty of tropical forests.

Principales
forces et qualités

Sourcing, traceability and responsible supply chains

Environmental impact and energy consumption

Ethical and social commitments

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L'anecdote de 1.618

The discovery of this company literally amazed us. We didn't know that it was possible to go so far, so well, on such complex subjects, with as first ambition (before finance)
The Common Good.
We will continue to work with Precious Woods to help raise awareness of the fundamental issues at stake in the preservation of forests and the communities that live off them.

"There's more in the forests than in the books."