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Hornbach puts an end to the contract with Austria’s Holzindustrie Schweighofer

By Anca Bernovici
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The Romanian branch of German DIY retailer Hornbach has announced is dropping the commercial relations with Austria’s Holzindustrie Schweighofer, as of January 2017, a press release informs on Thursday.

This decision comes following an Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) investigation implicating the company in illegal logging and after the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) placed Schweighofer ‘s certification under probation.

The decision comes in the context of which Hornbach wants all wood materials and timber products purchased by the group to come from “sustainable forestry”.

“We have been closely monitoring the recertification process of Schweighofer and we decided to stop working with this company on the segment of wood for construction and planing wood,” Mugurel-Horia Rusu, General Manager Hornbach Romania stated.

Recently, FSC has decided to place the Schweighofer Group on probation for possible disassociation for involvement in irregularities and illegalities in its timber trade operations and in illegal logging by its Romanian forest land enterprise.

According to Hornbach, the wood from regions outside the EU should have compulsory at purchase the FSC certification. For the wood from European Union, it is applied the European law. In this case, the company accepts also other evidence about the legal and undeniable origin of the products from forests exclusively managed in a sustainable way.

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Anca Bernovici

Anca Bernovici

I started my way in life with the intention to pursue a teaching career. But, after graduating from the Faculty of Letters – the University of Bucharest in 2004, my first job as a reporter at one of the leading newspapers in Romania changed my perspective. I have specialized in communication and communication campaigns, following the Master's courses at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies (FJSC), attending a BBC Communications scholarship.
I’ve represented several important publications in Romania as business journalist, being accredited in the finance and banking field. In 2015, I had the opportunity to interview the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Romania, Andrea Schaechter. As business journalist, I also had the opportunity to interview ministers for Economics and Commercial
Affairs offices within different embassies in Romania or officials of large companies investing on the domestic market.
After almost 15 years of journalism, I still want to explore new ways, to inform and stay updated. That’s why The Romania Journal project fits me so well.
Today I describe myself as a passionate about the history of world culture, having a PhD in Hebrew Culture and Civilization, after a scholarship at the University of Haifa International School, as a language addict, an environmental activist, pet lover and traveler.

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