Precious Woods Holding AG

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Timber 
5 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
0 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
3 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
3 out of 5
Sector 
Construction, Forestry
Segments 
Producer, Trader, Processor
HQ 
Switzerland
Total revenue (in million USD)
$44 (2015)
Company type 
Public listed

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
No
Consumer Goods Forum member
No

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This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

Profile 

Precious Woods is a Swiss based company involved in the cultivation, processing and trading of tropical timber. It manages forests in both Brazil and Gabon. In 2016, its Brazilian forestry concessions amounted to more than 500,000 hectares, making Precious Woods one of the largest Brazilian forestry companies. In Gabon, Precious Woods’ forestry concessions total more than 600,000 hectares as of 2016. The company has sawmills and manufacturing facilities in both regions, which processed more than 200,000 cubic metres of timber in 2015. Precious Woods is also a major timber trader in Europe.

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