Unified Wood Economy (UWE) and Cambium are growing their partnership to expand regenerative wood supply chains across urban, peri-urban, and rural landscapes. This collaboration brings together two mission-aligned organizations, combining their expertise to maximize environmental, social, and economic impact.
Greater Impact Together:
Both Cambium and UWE are committed to reducing wood waste, capturing carbon, and creating value from trees that might otherwise go unused. By working together, Cambium and UWE scale regenerative solutions, connect communities to sustainable supply chains, and accelerate innovation in circular wood utilization. Together they are elevating both environmental and bottom-line benefits for municipalities, private sector industry, and the arboricultural community.
How the Collaboration Works:
Together, UWE and Cambium are leveraging their respective, first-hand experience, market knowledge, and innovative approaches to scaling wood utilization solutions.
- UWE develops Wood Upcycling Campuses, aggregation hubs that transform unwanted wood into value-added products (capturing carbon) and create local jobs.
- Cambium connects these materials to markets for building materials, mass timber, furniture, and other value-added products.
- Both organizations leverage staff expertise to provide consulting, research, and data-driven supply chain development and market insights.
Leadership Perspectives:
“From trees felled due to storms or disease to hurricane-damaged wood, there is tremendous potential to reclaim and repurpose this material,” said Marisa Repka, Co-Founder & COO of Cambium. “Our partnership with UWE allows us to scale wood utilization in ways that benefit communities, businesses, and the environment.”
“We are stacking our expertise to maximize upcycled wood, capture carbon, create jobs, and scale impact. We’re celebrating our current and future collaborations of doing well by doing good,” said Jeff, CEO & Co-Founder, UWE. “By combining our technical expertise and networks with Cambium, we can expand the reach and effectiveness of wood reuse across the country.”
Looking Forward:
In 2026, Cambium and UWE will partner with select cities, regions, and funders to launch new Wood Upcycling Campuses and expand consulting services to develop robust wood utilization supply chains and create measurable impact. Together, we’re proving that a circular wood economy isn’t just possible—it’s practical, profitable, and regenerative.
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About Unified Wood Economy (UWE)
UWE, a national nonprofit, forges circular wood supply chains that transform large-scale wood waste into valuable products that upcycle wood, capture carbon, create jobs and scale impact. UWE’s social entrepreneurial model works with both on-the-ground and national partners to develop these regenerative systems.
About Cambium
Cambium is a public benefits corporation advancing Carbon Smart Wood™ material systems through product innovation, consulting, and transparent data infrastructure. Cambium connects underutilized wood to markets for mass timber, furniture, and other value-added products while helping communities, businesses, and municipalities unlock economic and environmental benefits.
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