To stay or not to stay: FSC members take stock … As FSC responds to changes in the political, environmental and economic landscape, new challenges and opportunities emerge that are transforming the system. These changes can be highly contentious for its …
Editorial: "Isofication" of FSC - are we hitting the ground? … FSC General Assembly 2011: Today’s editorial coins the term "isofication" in describing the direction FSC's accreditation programme Accreditation Services International (ASI) is taking to …
Overhaul of FSC’s control system: field performance … Is the FSC system - including its quality control body ASI - ensuring sufficient focus on field performance? Jakob Ryding from Forests of the World - formerly known as Nepenthes - sets out to discover …
FSC movers and shakers: Grant Rosoman, Greenpeace … In this extended online interview, Grant Rosoman Global Forest Solutions Coordinator for Greenpeace International, shares why he first jumped on board the FSC ship and remains a loyal ally. He urges FSC …
More needed to put smallholders on FSC’s map … A side meeting yesterday FSC IC confirmed that key challenges remain for smallholders. Perspectives from three regions were offered on their success in applying the Small and Low Intensity Managed Forest …
FSC Principles & Criteria review: for better or for worse? … 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 …
Sabah: Conversion criterion hinders expansion of FSC … 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 …
FSC to create online tool for timber traceability … FSC has announced that it is in the process of developing an online platform for tracing FSC-certified timber products throughout the certified supply …
… Graphic industries embrace forest certification for comeback … 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 …
Maersk Line launches responsible container flooring … One of the world’s biggest sea carriers, Maersk Line, has announced an ambitious procurement policy for container floorboards. The aim is to ensure that any wood in the container flooring derives from …
Large concessions in Africa embark on legality verification … Three concessions held by the company SODEFOR in the DR Congo have successfully gone through Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) assessments carried out by the Rainforest Alliance. The …
Transitory FSC requirements: register for extended deadline … Companies operating under the FSC transitory requirements for FSC labeling of chip/fiber products or using uncontrolled co-product inputs in their FSC products, should be aware of the nearing …
Madam Nisa and her fourteen hectares of land … Palm Oil is one of the World’s most popular ingredients. Used in many everyday products, from chocolate to cosmetics, global demand for this fast growing crop has increased explosively since the nineteen …
Preferred by Nature is now an ISEAL Community Member … Joining as an ISEAL Community Member, Preferred by Nature is integrating our comprehensive sustainability efforts into a wide-reaching network fostered by ISEAL, the global membership organisation for …
Laboratory techniques to determine species and origin of timber … Today, we publish the first in our new series of thematic articles on the EU Timber Regulation as part of our project ‘Support Legal Timber Trade’. …
NEPCon Agriculture Service Delivery in Central America … NEPCon is taking over the direct management of our Rainforest Alliance certification services in Guatemala and Honduras. This is in addition to the clients and audits we already manage across …
NEPCon is now POIG registered Certification Body … NEPCon recently became the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) registered Certification Body (CB) — qualified to verify POIG producer members' compliance with the POIG …
NEPCon OÜ is now Preferred by Nature OÜ … Following the organisational rebranding in 2020, the legal entity that manages assurance activities of Preferred by Nature group was changed from NEPCon OÜ to Preferred by Nature OÜ as of 28 June …
NEPCon takes on a new name – Preferred by Nature … With twenty-five years being known as NEPCon in the sustainability sector, today we are announcing a new brand name for the organisation – Preferred by …
New anti-deforestation regulation to replace EUTR … With a new anti-deforestation regulation in the pipeline, the EU is turning up pressure on timber and other commodity operators. How will it affect your …