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We have a new issue of the NEPCon Sourcing Hub Update for you!

NEPCon is pleased to share that seven of the sixteen winners of 2018 Leadership Awards presented by the Forest Stewardship Council® US are FSC certified by the certification division of the Rainforest…

NEPCon recently attended the 16th Annual Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT16) held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, held on 15 November 2018. We are pleased to have casted our vote at the 15th Annual General Assembly (GA15). …

Certificate holders can now explore the FSC trademark training course in Spanish, French and Mandarin versions, in addition to English version. It is absolutely free!

Questions and answers related to the NEPCon and RA-Cert union.

Spanish melon producer, Procomel stays true to its vision, ‘If you take care of the earth, the earth takes care of you’. This melon specialist adopts responsible practices to grow crops including but not limited to melons, watermelons, oranges and many more. NEPCon audited the country’…

This month, we have a bumper, double issue of the NEPCon Sourcing Hub Update for you! 

We have updated our Policy of Association, effective as of 9 November 2018.

NEPCon and sister companies, Travelife for Accommodation and Travelife for Tour Operators, share the same commitment to help hotels, tour operators and other tourism businesses to improve and promote sustainable practices…

The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) is the Competent Authority responsible for enforcing Timber Regulation 995/2010 in the UK. To assist businesses to comply with this…

October 1 marks the official joining of RA-Cert with NEPCon to unify their credible sustainability certification services at a global scale, engage widely with a diverse range of stakeholders, and productively contribute to the development of schemes for environmental and socially…

If you are importing timber into the EU, the US or to Australia, you must exercise "Due diligence". This means minimising the risk that you are placing timber on the market that was harvested, transported or traded illegally in its country of harvest. In this article we have gathered…

Welcome to Issue 3 of the NEPCon Sourcing Hub Update for August 2018!

NEPCon and Forests of the World are excited to announce the release of an updated report examining Alternatives to Facilitate FSC certification for Community Forestry Operations (known as CFEs). This report explores the work that has been done in the past and also highlights new ideas…

The acquisition of the Rainforest Alliance (RA) certification unit, RA-Cert, by NEPCon has taken a leap forward, following today’s signing of the formal agreement covering all necessary terms for a successful transition.

Starting a nature-based business is not an easy feat for start-ups. NEPCon is lending its support to these businesses by offering the right knowledge and expertise through …

Welcome back to all of you who read our first issue of the Sourcing Hub Update last month, and welcome to all of you who have found us this month for the first time!

If you are importing timber into the EU, you should be aware of the species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as well as permit requirements for all listed species.

Welcome to the first issue of a new monthly newsletter from NEPCon on the NEPCon Sourcing Hub! 

More than 4,000 farmers were introduced to the climate adaptive conservation agriculture methodology under a project implemented by NEPCon in collaboration with Zeitz Foundation. The project aimed…