Why our wood is traceable to its plot of origin
By Jeremy Fain, founder of Restelys. Updated 17 October 2026. 2 sources cited.
The EU deforestation regulation requires proof that wood does not come from destroyed forest. We apply it without waiting for it to concern us.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products requires companies to show that certain materials, including wood, do not come from deforested land, going all the way back to the plot where they were harvested.
According to the Commission’s impact assessment, without this law European consumption and production of these materials would cause the loss of almost 250,000 hectares of forest a year by 2030. The regulation is expected to cut the carbon emissions linked to European consumption of these products by at least 32 million tonnes a year.
Our boards, trays and hangers are made of FSC-certified wood, and we ask our workshops for the traceability data required by this regulation, even though its application date does not yet concern us.
Sources
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products.
- European Commission, presentation page of the regulation on deforestation-free products.
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