FSC News
This year we have significantly increased the number of training courses offered in Asia and Russia. The training schedule…
On 3 April 2018, FSC approved new risk assessments for Austria, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, South Africa, and Switzerland…
The cork stopper in your wine bottle, as you probably know if you’re reading this, comes from the bark of the cork oak tree. Have a look at this article to see some fabulous…
NEPCon has recently issued the first FSCTM certificate for Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Central Asia. For a group of 52 smallholders from…
The combined organisation will provide credible sustainability certification services at a global scale, engage with wide and diverse stakeholders, and productively contribute to the development…
A sustainably managed forest offers more than sustainable timber and non-timber forest products. It can also provide other ‘ecosystem services’, such as locking up carbon,…
FSC announced a new version of the FSC Trademark Standard (FSC-STD-50-001 V2-0) which will come into force on 1 March 2018. As well as introducing the trademark use management system, the Standard…
New FSC standards, frauds in certified products and blockchain technology, launch of NEPCon Sourcing Hub, new tools to support the timber sector… here are the most-…
FSC and NEPCon released the Interim National Standard of Kyrgyz Republic. This standard is the first of its kind not only for Kyrgyzstan but also for the whole region…
Accreditation Services International (ASI) has published the following information on their webpage:
The never-ending conflict around the Białowieża forest has escalated to the level that it may challenge the certification of all state forests in Poland. It involves an…
All products that are certified as being environmentally or socially responsible have to rely on a Chain of Custody system to keep track of products as they move along the supply chain. And all…
For the past year, FSC has been pilot testing its tools for valuing the conservation and restoration of forests, which will provide FSC-certified forest managers with additional and diversified…
FSC has made very tangible steps forward on gender through its adoption – in 2015 – of Criterion 2.2 in the new FSC Principles and Criteria (P&C V5-2 EN); which commits FSC to promoting Gender…
In Tuesday’s FSC General Assembly programme were two sessions focusing on controlled wood (CW), including – in the morning – a session on the CW Strategy. This was organised as a ‘fish bowl’ event…