The Italy Pavilion is the structure with the highest percentage of wood coming from sustainably managed forests, in relation to its volume, as part of the sustainability policy of Expo 2025 Osaka.
Such excellence was reported by the organizers of the universal exhibition who had summoned PEFC Italy (Programme for the endorsement of forest certification schemes), the Italian branch of the agency outlining the rules for the sustainability and traceability of forest products.
"We had a meeting with pavilion representatives", explained Antonio Brunori, secretary general of PEFC Italy.
"Out of 60 structures, 24 were in wood, and out of these 24 only six" were built with wood supplied from sustainably managed forests, explained Brunori.
He added that, "out of the six, Italy had the highest quantity of wood and came top in terms of traceability and sustainability".