- Feature
FSC has endorsed three new forestry standards adapted specifically to the conditions of smallholders and communities.
- System updates
All PEFC Chain of Custody audits, assessments og reassessments shall be carried out according to the new CoC standard (PEFC ST 2002:2010) after the transition date of 26 November 2011.
- Editorial
A virgin to the extraordinary dynamism of the FSC General Assembly, in this extended online interview Josh Tosteson shares his thoughts from his “first time” in Kota Kinabalu. He takes a thought-provoking angle and challenges the FSC community to focus on what really matters.
- Market news
The socio-environmental conditions under which wood is harvested are becoming increasingly important among furniture manufacturers.
- Market news
What is happening in the world’s forest? Until now, it has often been difficult to determine the real condition of forest areas, especially if they are located in remote parts of the world.
- Market news
The Australian Government has announced that it is taking "strong action to restrict the importation of illegally logged timber into Australia by introducing new legislation".
- System updates
The PEFC Council has endorsed the revision of six PEFC documents covering PEFC's requirements for sustainable forest management, group forest certification, chain of custody certifiation, trademark use, and standard setting.
- Feature
Key issues were still up in the air during the last day of the 16th world climate conference (COP 16), the 12th of December; negotiations had been exhausting and often seemingly fruitless.
- Market news
You no longer have to compromise between finding a great present at a reasonable price and doing what’s good for the planet.
- Preferred by Nature news
From now on, FSC certificate holders will have more graphic freedom when they wish to use the FSC logo or labels.
- System updates
From now on, FSC certificate holders will have more graphic freedom when they wish to use the FSC logo or labels.
- System updates
A new section on the FSC website dedicated to stakeholders offers a one-stop site with information on the FSC system.
- Feature
Businesses that invest in ecosystem services will be best positioned in a market that is becoming increasingly tough on ethical sourcing, according to a new report.
- Feature
FSC-certified products originating in forests owned by communities or smallholders may soon gain more value on the marketplace.
- Market news
Austria has launched a new action plan for green public procurement that stresses the importance of certification to get proper assurance for the responsible origin of wood products.
- Feature
Based on new evidence and stakeholder comments from five civil society organizations, the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) has re-assessed the PEFC-endorsed Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS).
- Market news
In the coming months communities in the Laranjal do Jari, a small county of Northern Brazil, will reap the benefits from 50,000 dollars recently invested in mobile phone services.
- Market news
Right now, homes and business across Europe and North America are turning up their thermostats as temperatures cool down.
- Market news
The Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM seal is a well-known hallmark of sustainability for tropical crops such as coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa, bananas and pineapples.
- Feature
If you are sourcing FSC Controlled Wood, you should take stock of new corruption figures released by Transparency International on the 26th of October.