Wine tourism: making journeys through vineyards more sustainable … A visit to wineries, a variety of sips during the wine tasting while diving deeper into the world of viticulture. For decades, wine tourism has been a significant element of the wine …
Preferred by Nature unveils a new version of the standard on sustainable travel … Sustainability is a paramount hallmark for the travel sector. Tourism businesses need a good set of guiding principles that can help provide conscious travellers with …
… How blockchain is placing one timber trader ahead of the curve … … the increasing number of global businesses adapting blockchain technology to manage their supply chains. It’s been a …
KVPL rubber plantations receive first Sustainability Framework Certificate … Sri Lankan Tea and Rubber Plantations Company Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) this week received the first Sustainability Framework …
How has FSC been doing on-ground around the world? … Nearly thirty years after its inception, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has marked its name in around 100 countries across the …
How Maersk is working towards net-zero emissions by 2040 … International shipping supports the majority of global trade. While it needs to keep up with the increasing demand for global goods, there is a dire call for the sector to cut down its emissions. …
“Rice consumption patterns are shifting”: An interview with Catur Utami Dewi … An expert, with two decades of working in sustainable agriculture, inclusive markets and food systems, talks about the challenges and the way forward for the global rice …
Klubhuset: A summerhouse with FSC™ Project Certification inspired by Danish Hygge … It is an old Danish tradition to own a summerhouse and the Danes love it. For Kent Skovgaard, he took this aged-old tradition a notch above. Besides injecting a dose of …
CMPC becomes first in Chile to achieve FSC™ Project Certification … The new CMPC ( Compañía Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones) corporate building in Los Ángeles - the capital of the province of Bío Bío - is the first building in Chile to achieve FSC Mix …
Australian illegal logging law - soft start now over! … The Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Act is akin to the EU Timber Regulation and the US Lacey Act. It came into force in 2012 and was reviewed in 2017. The end to the “soft start” took effect 1 …
New FSC CoC Standard – Do you know the changes? … FSC has published a revised version of its Chain of Custody (CoC) Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-0), after more than two years of development and several public consultations. This article …
FSC Trademark training course in Spanish, French and Mandarin versions … Certificate holders can now explore the FSC trademark training course in Spanish, French and Mandarin versions, in addition to English version. It is absolutely …
World Tourism Day special: Exploring the impacts of responsible tourism … “Tourism and Jobs: A better future for all”, is the theme of this year’s World Tourism Day; and at NEPCon, we would like to commemorate it by highlighting the various impacts of …
Musim Mas and NEPCon take a leap forward in POIG verification … The Musim Mas Group (Musim Mas) has marked a milestone in their efforts as a responsible palm oil producer by becoming the first Southeast Asian company to be verified against the Palm Oil …
Near record deforestation rates in the Amazon due to the agricultural sector … “Unchecked development” in the Amazon has pushed deforestation rates to near-record levels throughout the world’s largest tropical forest, says a new report titled “ Nearing …
Palm oil verification scheme that pushes for sustainability innovations in the industry … There are a number of schemes for palm oil plantation traders and processors, as well as retailers and manufacturers to demonstrate their sustainability efforts and …
Auditing standards remain in place despite COVID-19 challenges … Never before has auditing been faced with such overwhelming challenges, but remote auditing, risk management and client goodwill are making it all …
New partnership to accelerate the uptake of ethical supply chain commitments … NEPCon, Preferred by Nature and the Accountability Framework initiative have agreed to work closely together to mainstream the Accountability Framework’s principles and …
As the COVID-19 virus is gripping the world, auditing goes online … It may never fully replace field visits, but as COVID-19 is spreading around the globe, remote auditing combined with a risk-based approach is proving invaluable, tells NEPCon Executive …
First legality certification in the Democratic Republic of Congo in eight years … Compagnie Forestière de Transformation (CFT) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently obtained third-party legality certification for their forest management …