Built by Nature launches Global Campaign for Timber Principles

AMSTERDAM, June 18. Built by Nature launches a global campaign for the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction, and is inviting all stakeholders across the timber value chain to endorse them.

These five Principles provide a shared framework to ensure timber use in construction supports climate, nature, and people:

1. Extending the life of existing buildings
2. Accounting for Whole Life Cycle impacts
3. Ensuring Sustainable Forest Management
4. Maximising the carbon storage potential of wood
5. Promoting a timber building bioeconomy

The Principles will be showcased at COP30 in Brazil, alongside endorsing organisations. They also form the basis of the Built by Nature Prize 2025, celebrating real-world impact.

We thank our partners: Bauhaus Earth, Climate Advisers, and FCLP.

See the Principles and Endorse