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DHA joined industry leaders and the U.S. Forest Service in signing a formal memorandum of agreement that will help document the carbon benefits of wood products and help us all market wood products in today's climate-conscious building industry. This data will be essential in the coming years as we compete against fake materials with higher carbon emissions for government and commercial projects.

The beauty and enduring value of decorative hardwood products were recently recognized by Frontdoor.com as the most popular and sought-after home feature. This isn't a surprise to our industry. We know the beauty and value of hardwood products and are committed to continuously promoting and defending hardwoods. This is a key part of DHA's mission that we accomplish through architect education, the Real American Hardwood Campaign, and pushing back on fake "wood" products.…

We are pleased to announce the release of DHA's American National Standard for Due Diligence in Procuring / Sourcing Legal Timber (ANS LTDD 2.0 2023). This updated standard is available for free download on DHA's website. Members of DHA are proud of their sustainability and efforts to reduce deforestation and ensure the legality of our supply chain. This standard…

As we start 2024, we are pleased to learn that DHA's challenge to the misleading marketing of laminate as "wood" has been recognized by Wood Floor Business as one of the top two stories for all of 2023. This is just one example of the importance of DHA's work and accomplishments in 2023 and shows why it is important to be a DHA member in 2024.

For the final eNews of 2023, we looked back on key stories, news, and DHA successes in 2023. One of the biggest developments of 2023 was the U.S. Department of Commerce's final determination, issued in July, that hardwood plywood exported from Vietnam is subject to the antidumping and countervailing duties on hardwood plywood from China. This ruling was an important win for the…