27 June 2011
- System updates
FSC has announced that it is in the process of developing an online platform for tracing FSC-certified timber products throughout the certified supply chain.
27 June 2011
- Editorial
There had to be a cut-off date, and FSC chose the year 1994. After that point, certification of plantations converted from natural forest is excluded. But FSC certification was invented as a market-based tool for change, and the Director of Sabah Forestry Department argues this may bar…
27 June 2011
- Feature
- System updates
The fundamental principles for good forest management, the global Principles & Criteria (P&C) were heavily debated among FSC’s members over the weekend. A key issue of concern was whether they resulted in reduced access for smallholders and the forests of the South.
21 June 2011
- Press releases
NEPCon and the Rainforest Alliance have launched a new tool today that will propel importers to take the necessary steps to prepare for the new EU timber regulation, effective from March 2013. Screening and management of supply chains is urgently needed for almost all EU companies…
13 June 2011
- Market news
Grantini 1 – a group of private Latvian forest owners –achieved FSC/Rainforest Alliance certification covering 984 hectares of forest.
09 June 2011
- Standard updates
FSC has released a new version of its standard “Sourcing reclaimed material for use in FSC Product Groups or FSC Certified Projects” (FSC-STD-40-007 V2-0).
09 June 2011
- Market news
Need something good to cool you down on a hot summer's day? Buy a Magnum icecream and support responsible land use, for the benefit of the environment and the local people who produce the cocoa used for the delicious icecream coating.
09 June 2011
- System updates
Prompted by complaints filed by several NGOs, the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) has re-assessed the PEFC international scheme.
05 June 2011
- Market news
- Perspective
Historically, the paper and print industry has been an important driver of forest certification worldwide. Now this role is set to grow even stronger. Forestry certification schemes play a major role in the strategy adopted by European graphic industries, for staying competitive on a…
05 June 2011
- Market news
Companies in the furniture industry swarmed to Cologne’s Interzum last month to showcase their products. Certification and legality assurance were hotly debated on the floors of one of the world's largest trade fair grounds.