Sustainability

What we use today, we replace for tomorrow.

The United Nations defines sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

The Foresta team believes this makes ethical and economic sense and presents boundless opportunities for forward thinkers.

By only sourcing pine trees from certified plantations, we are securing supply for future generations and removing CO2 from the atmosphere the way nature intended.

Our Five Pillars of Sustainability

Sourced from Forests

We only use sustainable plantation forests that are farmed on a 30 year cycle. This means for every tree that we use, another one is planted.

Circular Manufacturing

Our waste products are water and spent wood. The water goes into irrigating our farm and the waste wood can go into making wood pellets that replace coal in heating and power generation plants.

No Waste

We use parts of the tree, such as stumps and slash which would normally be considered a waste product/low value wood. Stump harvesting increases the productivity of the land as it facilitates afforestations.

No petrochemical

For every 1kg of product we produce, that’s 1kg of petroleum products that doesn’t get pumped out of the ground. Our products directly replace petrochemical sources products in the marketplace.

Natural Manufacturing

We extract pine chemicals using low heat, low pressure, water, steam and a natural organic solvent. We don’t use any petrochemicals in the extraction process resulting in clean pine rosin and terpenes.

Carbon Footprint

To further reduce the carbon footprint associated with the supply chain, our facilities are located in areas that minimize the transportation from forest to plant to port. We operate in the most attractive wood fiber regions

NZ Sustainable Forests

According to the New Zealand Forest Service, the country’s planted production forests cover approximately 1.8 million hectares with an average age of 18.7 years.

When fully operational, each Foresta manufacturing site will maximising the value of New Zealand’s exotic pine forest plantations. Better harvesting practices can improve forest yields and maximise the value of biomass fuels and chemicals end products.

We aim to locate future manufacturing sites adjacent to key forest-dense areas that will reduce transportation costs and environmental impact.

Become a Foresta Supplier

Foresta is actively looking for new supply contracts for logs, stumps, and/or whole blocks. We understand that selling your trees can be a big decision, but we are here to help answer any questions you may have and provide you with all the information you need to make an informed choice. We welcome your enquiries.