Policy for avoiding greenwashing … FSC has released a new draft version of its policy for avoiding greenwashing by companies - also known as the 'Policy for association with …

Awareness of FSC in Brazil … In the course of just three years, the recognition of the FSC label among the Brazilian public has grown from only 1% in 2006 to 20% in …

PEFC beer … The Italian brewery Gino Perisutti now offers two types of speciality beer brewed on PEFC-certified ingredients. …

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 …

New COO … NEPCon’s top management now includes Søren Dürr Grue, Chief Operational Officer in charge of business development in EU …

First US biomass pellet mill FSC certified by the Rainforest Alliance … As the first biomass pellet industry in the US to obtain FSC chain of custody certification, the US-based company Curran Renewable Energy is pioneering biofuel production that is …

Voluntary carbon schemes on the rise … The authoritative report "State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2009" shows that the volume of forestry and other land-use emissions reductions in the voluntary carbon market has increased 14% to …

LPS Guidance section … FSC has developed a couple of useful webpages supporting users of the FSC certificate and trademark databases available at …

Climate mitigation schemes may cause deforestation … A new study published in the Science Journal on 29 May shows that one-eyed focus on industrial carbon in greenhouse gas protocols may result in massive deforestation as well as inefficient carbon …

Wooden housing popular in Denmark … Wood is increasingly used for constructing houses in Denmark. …

FSC Contractor certification … An innovative project towards certification of forest service enterprises has been awarded a 3-year grant by the EU Executive Agency for Competitiveness and …

Minor components - new derogation procedures … FSC-certified companies that are using minor components can apply for a derogation to use non-certified components, when these are not available as certified and when they make up less than 5% of the total …

VPA EU and Republic of the Congo … The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, is the first Central African country to conclude a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union to halt illegal logging and …

NEPCon expands in Western Europe … As of 1st of July 2009, NEPCon is taking over the management of the Rainforest Alliance’s SmartWood forestry program in all of Europe as well as Russia, Israel and …

FSC group certification of forests: New rules under way … A new FSC standard for group certification of forest operations is being finalized, and FSC sent out the final draft for public …

Controlled Wood - new advice … A new advice note released by FSC seeks to strengthen the foundations of FSC Controlled Wood. …

FSC and PEFC certificates: Getting the figures right … Forest and wood industry certification is growing around the world, and so is the interest in the market for certified wood products and its …

EU Parliament votes to curb illegal timber trade … While the US Lacey Act adopted last year to curb illegal timber trade is already starting to have effect on the market, the EU is still in the process of developing similar …

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 …

Early impact of Lacey Act … The landmark US Lacey Act, adopted last year in its current form, has already shown that it is capable of transforming the approach of companies to make sure of the legality of traded wood …