"RONA wants to play an active role in preserving nature as well as the sustainability of natural resources, while helping Canadian consumers adopt responsible consumption habits...and encouraging consumers to buy wood from forests that have been sistainably and responsibly managed" said Normand Dumont, Vice President of Merchandising, RONA.
FSC-certified RONA locations will also be able to provide greater access to FSC-certified products that qualify under the LEED® Materials and Resources Credit 7, 'Certified Wood'. FSC is the only forest certification system recognized by the LEED green building rating system. Building projects purchasing FSC-certified wood from FSC Chain of Custody certified vendors earn one point under the 'Certified Wood Credit'.
Although FSC-certified products can be found in all RONA locations across Canada, the following locations are FSC Chain of Custody Certified:
Distribution centres:
Boucherville, Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Halton Hills, Ontario
RONA Stores
Etobicoke, Ontario
Aurora, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Port Hope, Ontario
Gatineau, Quebec – Matériaux BSRB
Quebec City, Quebec – Quincaillerie Durand
Charlemagne, Quebec
Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec