Transparency: thumbs up, thumbs down … Transparency and stakeholder dialogue were in focus this year: on Friday, the members passed one motion and rejected another that aimed for enhanced transparency and stakeholder …

Tropical treasury: lesser known species … “All wood is valuable if it exists in abundance”, states Robert Simeone, President of Sylvania Forestry and founding member of FSC. We caught him in the midst of the busy goings-on of the FSC General Assembly to …

Jaime Levy: A voice for Indigenous Peoples … Long-time supporter of FSC and a fierce advocate for community forestry operations, he understands the challenges for small and medium sized enterprises to access certification and make this a financially …

Kingfisher: Traceability top agenda for retailers … Traceability is perhaps the single most important issue within retail today, explains Kingfisher. As forest resources are depleted, timber supply resilience becomes a pressing issue. Knowing where the …

… Czech National Park FSC certification … One of the large National Parks in Europe, the Czech Krkonose National Park, has obtained FSC certification for its 35 000 hectares of forest. …

… Pandora launches FSC certified jewellery … The globally successful jewellery … company Pandora is now introducing Wood Beads, beautiful FSC-certified wooden beads made from lesser known timber …

… Minor components - new derogation procedures … FSC-certified companies that are using minor components can …

PEFC endorses African certification scheme … After a slow start, Africa is now the continent showing the fastest growth in FSC-certified forest area, according to updated maps and figures just released by …

… Norwegian printer FSC and PEFC certified … Almost symbolically headquartered … is the first and only printing house in Norway to offer FSC or PEFC labelling of printed matters. …

Market Initiative trend report 2009 … The organization Market Initiative has released a report focusing on environmental leadership in the paper supply chain The organization calls for green innovation of the sector, and provides examples of fruntrunners …

Large fund invests in responsible forestry … The large Danish pension fund ATP, with a total investment portfolio of more than 50 billion EUR, is planning to invest about 400 million EUR in purchase of …

New CoC standard for forest operations … Based on the Forest Stewardship Council's requirements, the Rainforest Alliance has developed a Chain of Custody standard for FSC-certified forest operations wishing to sell their forest products as FSC-certified. …

Stiff penalties for illegal logging in EU … Traders in illegal timber products are probably facing hard times in the EU. …

Södra to offer FSC to its members … Due to increasing demands for FSC certified timber, the Swedish forest group Södra is preparing to provide its members with the opportunity to become FSC certified under a group scheme, either as part of a dual …

Danish companies satisfied with FSC certification … A survey conducted by FSC-Denmark among companies holding an FSC certificate or logo license confirms the FSC brand as an asset for companies which are marketing and selling FSC certified …

… FSC certified gin from Belgium … Old but still developing: … in1883, can now offer bottles of gin proudly carrying the FSC label. …

… Obama invitations on FSC-certified paper … Barack Obama sends out an important signal by choosing FSC-certified materials for the one million invitations to …

CPET reassessment endorses FSC and PEFC … The UK Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) recently reassessed five certification schemes for compliance with the UK criteria for the legality and sustainability of …

EU countries committed to buying green … At least 50% of the public purchases in EU countries must fulfil green procurement criteria within the next year. The EU Green Public Procurement criteria are likely to include the FSC and PEFC labels for …

Richard Donovan - how it all began … Interview with Richard Donovan, Head of the Forestry Division of the Rainforest Alliance How did the idea of forming the Forest Stewardship Council emerge? “The idea of FSC started back in ’88-’89 leading to the first …