07 November 2008
- System updates
Contribution by Uwe Sayer, Director of FSC-Germany The members took a big step towards a new era of our network.
06 November 2008
- Editorial
It's a sligthly boring subject, and quite far from the woods; nevertheless it's important - also in the FSC system. Securing the long-term financial viability of the FSC network may necessitate changes in the system's fee structure.
06 November 2008
- Feature
FSC is not the only organisation in the world where multi-stakeholder groups are trying to improve the wellbeing of nature and local communities.
06 November 2008
- Feature
Yesterday Alan Knight, founder of Single Planet Living, asked whether the NIs should be in front of the cameras driving the market, or rather in the engine room lobbying politically for the FSC cause.
06 November 2008
- Editorial
News from the FSC General Assembly 2008 - editorial by Søren Dürr Grue, NEPCon. The presentation of the new FSC Market survey on Wednesday morning highlighted the positive development of the FSC brand.
06 November 2008
- Feature
Contribution by FSC-International The first day of formal FSC General Assembly business got underway today in Cape Town as almost 300 delegates (many of them carrying proxies) from more than 70 countries gathered to vote on motions.
06 November 2008
- Feature
The last meetings in the 3 chambers took place during Wednesday afternoon.
06 November 2008
- System updates
Throughout the GA, the CW motions have been repeatedly amended, changed, tweaked and tuned.
06 November 2008
- Feature
Contribution by FSC International - during the welcome dinner on Tuesday evening, Mondi Group CEO David Hathorn addressed FSC delegates and affirmed Mondi’s investment in and support of the FSC system.
06 November 2008
- Feature
Throughout the General Assembly, it has become clear that most members recognize the ineffectiveness of the existing approach to Controlled Wood risk assessments, whereby companies are responsible for conducting the assessments themselves.