01 March 2010
- Standard updates
On the 25th of February, FSC has amended its new trademark standard, FSC-STD-50-001 which came into force on the 1st of March.
19 February 2010
- Press releases
Improved and updated legality verification standards released by the Rainforest Alliance.
17 February 2010
- Perspective
If imports of illegal fish can be banned in EU, then why not timber, asked the UK Minister of Environment. He also asked why EU should leave the door to illegal wood open when it has the chance to slam it. The 15th illegal logging update held at Chatham House showed that the case for a…
17 February 2010
- Feature
Increased focus on illegal logging and its numerous adverse effects, including deforestation and related climate change, has resulted in clear market demands for documented legality of wood products. As a result, a myriad of different standards and systems for timber legality verification…
16 February 2010
- Market news
A new survey finds that demands for certified products have tripled, compared to the findings of a survey conducted in 2005: Specific requests for certified goods from the customers of importers and distributors have risen from around 10% of sales in 2005 to over 30% in 2008, which is…
11 February 2010
- Market news
The UK-based Forest Footprint Disclosure Project has published its first report on major companies' 'forest footprints'.
03 February 2010
- Market news
Rainforest Alliance has sharpened its tools to verify legal compliance of timber products: Its two legality standards Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) and Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC), developed under the SmartWood Program.
02 February 2010
- Feature
At the Chatham House 15th Illegal Logging Stakeholder Update, the UK Minister of Environment, food and rural affairs Hilary Benn announced the inclusion of social criteria in the Government's sustainability definition for timber.
28 January 2010
- Market news
SIG's plants in China, Thailand and Saudi Arabia have achieved FSC chain of custody certification.
26 January 2010
- Standard updates
FSC has published a new standard for using the FSC trademarks, FSC-STD-50-001 (V1-0) Requirements for the use of the FSC trademarks by Certificate Holders.