- System updates
FSC has launched the second round of consultation for the revised Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard. Sensible changes, says NEPCon CoC expert Roman Polyachenko, who welcomes the new draft.
- System updates
Until now, companies have used their own risk assessments in countries without an FSC-endorsed national or central risk assessment. Company assessments were to be eliminated from the FSC system by the end of 2015. However, FSC has decided to postpone the phase-out.
- Market news
Since the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force in 2013, timber testing has evolved to become a key due diligence tool. Industries, authorities and NGOs increasingly turn to the scientists to discover which timbers are hidden in wood products.