Environmental science and conservation news
Highlights
- Some of Home Depot’s plywood is allegedly sourced from vulnerable forests in Ecuador’s Chocó region and the Brazilian Cerrado.
- A proposal passed requiring the home improvement giant to reevaluate policies related to sustainability certifications of wood suppliers.
- Investors and conservationists have pressured Home Depot to clean up its supply chain.
- Home Depot has around 2,300 locations across North America and a significant wood importer.
- The company doesn’t offer specific figures on how much it imports from where wood comes from, but has no specific limits on where it buys it.
- The proposal doesn’t technically force the company to change its policies, conservationists are confident it will lead to tangible action.