Social Responsibility

Coolaroo Umbrellas Timber FSC Strategy

• The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international, non-profit association whose membership includes environmental and social groups and progressive forestry and wood retail companies working in partnership to improve forest management worldwide
• FSC accredited certification means that the forest of origin has been independently inspected and evaluated according to environmental, social and economic principles and criteria agreed by the FSC
• High profile retail supporters of the FSC strategy include Home Depot, Lowes, Costco and B&Q in the USA, Kingfisher in the UK and Bunnings nationally in Australia
• Once accredited with a Chain of Custody (COC) certificate, we will feature The FSC logo on product and in promotional material
• All of the Coolaroo Timber Umbrellas will feature the FSC logo, identifying them as products which contain wood from responsibly managed forests independently certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council, A.C.

Gale Pacific Social Responsibility

Coolaroo Umbrellas Timber FSC Strategy

• The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international, non-profit association whose membership includes environmental and social groups and progressive forestry and wood retail companies working in partnership to improve forest management worldwide
• FSC accredited certification means that the forest of origin has been independently inspected and evaluated according to environmental, social and economic principles and criteria agreed by the FSC
• High profile retail supporters of the FSC strategy include Home Depot, Lowes, Costco and B&Q in the USA, Kingfisher in the UK and Bunnings nationally in Australia
• Once accredited with a Chain of Custody (COC) certificate, we will feature The FSC logo on product and in promotional material
• All of the Coolaroo Timber Umbrellas will feature the FSC logo, identifying them as products which contain wood from responsibly managed forests independently certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council, A.C.

Read more about Coolaroo's Timber FSC Strategy

Australian Packaging Covenant

Gale Pacific Limited (Gale) is a publicly listed Australian Company and is a signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant. We remain committed to the concept and principles consistent with the objectives of the Australian Packaging Covenant. Gale will continue its obligation to the goals of product stewardship, packaging sustainability, and making a difference to minimising the environmental impacts of packaging.
We are committed to:

• Protect and deliver goods efficiently with minimum environmental impact.
• Use resources (including materials, water and energy) more efficiently.
• Reducing the amount of waste and litter generated by packaging through facilitating the waste hierarchy – Avoid, Re-use, Recycle, Recover, Contain, Dispose.
• Minimising negative impacts of packaging and packaged products on humans and the natural environment.
• Ensuring effective and clearly documented practices are in place to address environmental concerns of packaging and packaged products in the Product Development and Review process.

This document outlines a detailed Action Plan including Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to be implemented by Gale Pacific Limited over the next 5 years. We look forward to a continued partnership and to see the success of the Australian Packaging Covenant.