What does OTTO do to protect the forests?
For many years, OTTO has been active in the protection of tropical forests, which suffer particularly from overfelling. Since 2007, the protection provisions for the furniture buying department have been extended to apply to all forests, because other woodlands, too, are threatened by irresponsible logging, e.g. the boreal forests. This is why OTTO suppliers are required always to provide a certificate of origin for the timber processed. Very often, a second certificate has to be supplied to prove that the timber stems from sustainably managed forests as defined by accepted standards. Whenever possible, OTTO endeavours to get certification according to the criteria set by the Forest Stewardship Council. 7. There are textiles with various different environmental marks in your catalogue. But what exactly is the difference between “kind to your skin – tested for harmful substances” and “certified organic production”. The “kind to your skin – tested for harmful substances” mark means that
