News on timber legality, responsible sourcing, sustainability schemes, conservation and much more. Stories from our non-profit activities in various parts of the world
Ukraine’s timber industry is marred by illegal logging, bark beetles and corruption. While FSC certificates have been booming in an effort by the forest industry to increase sales to the EU, a fundamental flaw in the auditing system leaves a door wide open for fraud.
The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) was initially developed and governed by energy companies with an interest in using woody biomass to replace coal and gas. Earlier this year, SBP changed its governance structure and transitioned into a multi-stakeholder led organisation that…
Viscose is a natural-based material made from the cellulose derived from wood pulp but is produced from a chemical-laden process. Recently, it is starting to gain popularity in response to the demand for natural…
International Day of People with Disabilities celebrated in the first week of December every year. This international observance is promoted by the United Nations since 1992 and calls for all to work together to create an accessible future to ensure…
Two bamboo plantations which protect watershed and help improve downstream water quality in Pichincha Province, Ecuador have recently been certified against the FSC™ (Forest Stewardship Council™) Ecosystem Services Procedure for its efforts in preserving the ecosystem services. This is…
bookdifferent.com recently interviewed Saúl Blanco, NEPCon's Sustainable Tourism Services Manager, to share his views on how tourism has changed over the last 25 years and how certification labels…
Compagnie Forestière de Transformation (CFT) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently obtained third-party legality certification for their forest management and logging operations in three concessions near Kisangani in…
“Tourism and Jobs: A better future for all”, is the theme of this year’s World Tourism Day; and at NEPCon, we would like to commemorate it by highlighting the various impacts of responsible tourism of NEPCon…
The issue of biomass consumption in Denmark has garnered wall-to-wall coverage on Danish media over the past few days. The coverage gives an impression that all biomass comes from wood that has been cut from forests where the primary purpose is to supply wood for biomass production.…
From the beginning of the year until August, countless forest fires were recorded in various parts of Germany. In this article, we’ll discuss the impact of some large forest fires recorded in the east German state of Brandenburg, triggered by unexploded…
bookdifferent.com and NEPCon announce our partnership in working on the common goal of making the tourism industry more sustainable. Within this partnership, accommodation providers certified against NEPCon Sustainable Tourism Standard will be featured on bookdifferent.com as…
NEPCon recently presented a commemorative plaque to Columbia Forest Product’s employee-owners in recognition of their long-term commitment to landowners and responsible forest management. Columbia Forest Products (Columbia) is North America’s…
It is an old Danish tradition to own a summerhouse and the Danes love it. For Kent Skovgaard, he took this aged-old tradition a notch above. Besides injecting a dose of Danish Hygge in his newly built summerhouse in Nordjylland, he used…
NEPCon is taking over the direct management of our Rainforest Alliance certification services in Guatemala and Honduras. This is in addition to the clients and audits we already manage across agriculture, forestry and tourism…
The Rainforest Alliance is now conducting open consultations on the Rainforest Alliance for Farm and Chain of Custody standards until 31 August 2019 and invites all stakeholders to provide feedback by completing a survey.
Climate Neutral Group - a European market leader in the field of carbon footprinting, life cycle analysis and emission reduction and carbon offsetting and …
