Comments on: Home Depot: Good Wood?

By: Imran Aijazuddin

Imran Aijazuddin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:27:53 +0000

If Home Depot is investing in sustainable wood, then why isn't it educating its customers and employees about the wood? In my opinion, Home Depot (1) prefers selling traditional wood due to lower costs and (2) has only undertaken the sustainable wood initiative to give the impression of environmental concern. While the company does not strike me as a greenwasher overall, the sincerity of this initiative is very questionable.

By: ElizabethUlion

ElizabethUlion — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:27:45 +0000

totally agree! unless they were looking for the certification sticker there's no way a customer would know what it is!

By: Enokidsi

Enokidsi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:46:35 +0000

Yea, just as I thought sounds like they are talking the talk but not walking the walk. If they are gonna pust green in their advertising then they need to practice and push it in their stores. Which doesnt not seem to be the case in the Home Depot you went to. As for the SFI sounds like people need to complain and get that crap out of here so that there will not be any missleading on which wood is practicing susitainability and which is just a ploy.

By: Shae

Shae — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:35:59 +0000

I think it's really important that Home Depot provide an informational booklet on the wood certification process/ideals. Otherwise, what does it mean to consumers?