sustainable wood sourcing

The Itoki Group uses wood in a variety of products, including furniture. As a company that uses wood, we have established the Itoki Group Wood Procurement Standards and are promoting sustainable wood procurement that takes into consideration not only biodiversity but also social aspects such as the elimination of illegal timber.

In the supply chain, Itoki is a furniture "seller" and a "secondary processor" that manufactures furniture from lumber, and has obtained business certification as proof that it handles legal lumber. To obtain this certification, Itoki conducts legality surveys of its primary and secondary processors, who are its suppliers, to confirm whether they have business certification, and if they have not, conducts on-site surveys to confirm legality. In order for primary processors who saw lumber to prove legality, legality records from lumber handling businesses are required, and this series of connections ensures traceability throughout the supply chain.

Itoki conducts legal timber surveys of its timber suppliers every year. This helps to avoid the risk of procuring illegally harvested timber and ensures traceability of timber procurement. We will continue to work with our suppliers to ensure legality and business sustainability.