Guidance provides clarifications and reveals potential loophole in the EU Timber Regulation … On 9 November 2012, the long-awaited guidance document clarifying important details of the EU Timber Regulation was presented by EU. It provides clarification on …
New corruption figures: implications for legal timber sourcing … On 5 December 2012, Transparency International released the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) …
Revised FSC Chain of Custody Directive: key changes … FSC has published an expanded version of its Chain of Custody Directive (FSC-DIR-40-004), including three new advice …
What are your plans for FSC Friday? … On 28 September, the annual celebration to raise awareness of the aims and impact of FSC certification will take place in a number of countries around the world, spearheaded by the FSC National Offices and supported …
… EU Timber Regulation: When is a product legal? … The EU Timber Regulation requires companies to exercise due diligence when placing timber or timber products on the EU market for the first …
Turning FSC thinking on its head … FSC’s success among larger forest operations is commendable, yet small forest owners who collectively manage substantial areas of forestland remain largely …
… affect business? … In the future, FSC chain of custody (CoC) certificate holders at all levels of the supply chain …
Interpol enters battle against forest crime … Those who seek to raise their fortunes based on forest crime may not find their chosen career quite as convenient and fruitful in future as they have been accustomed …
London Olympic Park FSC and PEFC certified … The London Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has achieved dual FSC and PEFC certification for the Olympic Park construction …
The EU Timber Regulation: check your suppliers now … Many enterprises trading in wood or paper products are about to enter purchase agreements with suppliers located outside of the …
Pioneering eco-labels in Bolivia … CIMAL/IMR – a Santa Cruz, Bolivia based company known for its high-end FSC certified outdoor furniture - launches FSC certified Chiquitano Charcoal in Bolivian …
Report: PEFC material does not automatically qualify as FSC Controlled Wood … FSC has today released a report exploring the assurance offered by the PEFC certification scheme in relation to FSC's Controlled Wood …
Carbon footprint reporting on the rise among business … It has become relatively commonplace for businesses to voluntarily disclose descriptive information about what they are doing to ensure environmental sustainability in their operations via their …
PepsiCo and Tetra Pak launch FSC-labelled juice cartons in Russia … Over 200 million FSC-labelled cartons of the J7 juice brand will reach the Russian marketplace this …
FSC “fundamental law” revised and approved … The FSC membership has approved the revised Principles and Criteria – the backbone for all national and regional FSC forest management standards across the globe – with unprecedented support by social …
New corruption figures: implications for legal timber sourcing … On 5 December 2012, Transparency International released the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) …
Guidance provides clarifications and reveals potential loophole in the EU Timber Regulation … On 9 November 2012, the long-awaited guidance document clarifying important details of the EU Timber Regulation was presented by EU. It provides clarification on …
Revised FSC Chain of Custody Directive: key changes … FSC has published an expanded version of its Chain of Custody Directive (FSC-DIR-40-004), including three new advice …
Australia passes Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill … On 19 November 2012, the Australian Senate voted in favour of the Australian Illegal Prohibition Bill, which prohibits the importing of illegally logged timber and timber products as well as processing …
… FSC pushes forward on EU Timber Regulation alignment … On 31 October, FSC released an … that are essential for the system's alignment with the EU Timber Regulation. …