Environmentally certified wood products: Perspectives and experiences of primary wood manufacturers in Wisconsin
Environmentally certified wood products: Perspectives and experiences of primary wood manufacturers in Wisconsin
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环境认证的木制品：威斯康星州主要木材制造商的观点和经验
作者：
S. Hubbard;S. Bowe
近几十年来，森林和木制品认证受到了全世界的关注。这项研究考察了威斯康星州初级木材制造商报告的认证的显着性和提供激励的能力。自填式调查问卷于 2003 年 2 月邮寄给此类中的 392 家公司。对受访公司报告的认证木制品的采用水平和看法进行了审查。大多数公司没有获得监管链认证。此外，大多数公司表示对此并不熟悉。大多数受访者并不认为认证产品的价格溢价、市场份额和准入的增加以及运营和管理的改进是获得监管链认证所带来的实际好处。一些公司表示，通过获得认证，他们获得了新知识，并提高了公众的可信度。
Certification of forests and wood products has received worldwide attention in recent decades. This study examined certification's salience and ability to provide incentives as reported by primary wood manufacturers in Wisconsin. Self-administered questionnaires were mailed in February 2003 to 392 firms in this classification. Adoption levels and perceptions of certified wood products reported by responding firms were examined. Most firms were not chain-of-custody certified. Further, a majority of firms reported being unfamiliar with it. Price premiums on certified product offerings, increased market share and access, as well as operational and managerial improvements were not perceived by most respondents as realized benefits of becoming chain-of-custody certified. Some firms reported they had gained new knowledge and perceived enhanced credibility with the public by becoming certified.