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 … 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 …
… 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 …
Knowledge on FLEGT – first step to compliance … On 30 August 2016, NEPCon and our Vietnamese partner SFMI launched an online training platform on FLEGT - the EU’s programme aimed at combatting illegal logging, improving forest management and promoting …
Time to include the timber trade in FLEGT … After more than 10 years of implementation, the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan has achieved tremendous results. In particular, it has raised the global focus on illegal …
“We are hungry for rights, not years of waiting” … In Panama, the FSC faces a dilemma: move faster on forest remedy for affected communities or tighten oversight to protect its …
The hummingbird is flying - on a guitar played by legends … Johnny Cash had one specially designed for “Man in Black.” Joni Mitchell played one for most of her career. And on the cover of his first album, Rock ‘n’ Roll from 1956, the King himself was …
Preferred by Nature now a member of the RTRS … This membership in the Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) positions us as one of the key players in shaping the future of responsible soy …
LegalSource transition to the Preferred by Nature Certification … As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, Preferred by Nature is moving our LegalSource™ certification to the Preferred by Nature …
A regenerative farming revolution is coming to Italy … While farmers in the US, Brazil, Argentina, and Russia have already adopted practices that leave millions of hectares unploughed, many of their European counterparts continue to rely on traditional, …
Join the movement: Sustainability Week 2025 … Preferred by Nature, Turtech, and Fundación Plan 21 have formed a powerful coalition to drive sustainable transformation in the tourism sector through focused, concrete, and collaborative …
NEPCon and Travelife announce new collaboration … NEPCon and sister companies, Travelife for Accommodation and Travelife for Tour Operators, share the same commitment to help hotels, tour operators and other tourism businesses to improve and promote …
Learn about eco-labels Greenwashing or consumer power? Eco-labels and why we need them With globalisation of trade in consumer products and commodities since the nineteen eighties, eco-labels have grown into an established method of leveraging the market …
Pożary lasów Brandenburgii w Niemczech: wpływ i środki zapobiegawcze … Od początku roku do sierpnia, w różnych częściach Niemiec odnotowano niezliczone pożary lasów. W tym artykule omówimy wpływ niektórych z nich, odnotowanych w Brandenburgii we …
Certyfikowane plantacje bambusa poprawiają jakość wody w Ekwadorze … Two bamboo plantations which protect watershed and help improve downstream water quality in Pichincha Province, Ecuador have recently been certified against the FSC™ (Forest Stewardship …