Columbia Forest Products – Twenty Years of FSC® Success … NEPCon recently presented a commemorative plaque to Columbia Forest Product’s employee-owners in recognition of their long-term commitment to landowners and responsible forest management.  Columbia …

FINIDR at the forefront for reducing carbon footprint in the printing industry.. … Printing house, FINIDR s.r.o has achieved a 41% reduction in carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) emissions in their operations in 2018, compared to its base-level in 2015. This …

Gloves are off: Rainbow Warriors Vs. Sustainable Certification … Certification schemes are scoring miserable points in a new Greenpeace report repeating claims that certification is - at best - serving as a tool for greenwashing unsustainable businesses. …

FSC-certified cork oak forest: a photo essay … The cork stopper in your wine bottle, as you probably know if you’re reading this, comes from the bark of the cork oak tree. Have a look at this article to see some fabulous photos of FSC-certified cork …

NEPCon to assist in Natura 2000 protection in northern Cyprus … The conservation of marine turtles in northern Cyprus will soon be safeguarded, along with other precious nature of the region. A new project will assist the Turkish Cypriot community in its …

Using a risk based approach to avoid illegal timber … The risk assessment process can be difficult to grasp. Different systems use different terms for risks, and understand risks in different ways – below we will try to provide a clear overview of how …

Got an idea for a nature-based start-up company? … NEPCon is taking part in an initiative to increase the value placed on the natural world by helping people bring business ideas on ecosystem services to fruition. This article provides some information …

FSC certification explained: gain insight and auditor competence … Rainforest Alliance and NEPCon have developed a training course focusing on FSC TM auditing and offering comprehensive insight into the inner workings of the FSC system whilst also …

The FSC Controlled Wood system undergoes major change … A new version of FSC’s Controlled Wood (CW) Standard addresses major weaknesses as part of a long-pending overhaul of the CW system. FSC certificate holders sourcing CW should brace themselves for …

Timber Legality Risk Assessments: Exploring the results and lessons … If you are importing timber into the EU, the US or to Australia, you must exercise "Due diligence". This means minimising the risk that you are placing timber on the market that was …

FSC certification pays off for Brazilian rainforest people … In the coming months communities in the Laranjal do Jari, a small county of Northern Brazil, will reap the benefits from 50,000 dollars recently invested in mobile phone …

NEPCon and Imaflora partner to provide LegalSource™ certification in Brazil … A new partnership agreement between NEPCon and Imaflora will expand LegalSource certification offerings to Brazil, with Imaflora conducting LegalSource assessments in the …

Forest fires in Brandenburg, Germany: Impact and Preventive Measures … From the beginning of the year until August, countless forest fires were recorded in various parts of Germany. In this article, we’ll discuss the impact of some large forest fires …

Meet seven of the winners of 2018 FSC Leadership Awards … NEPCon is pleased to share that seven of the sixteen winners of 2018 Leadership Awards presented by the Forest Stewardship Council® US are FSC certified by the certification division of the …

NEPCon now offers certification services on responsible tourism … NEPCon certification services now include sustainable tourism certification for hotels, lodging services and tour operators, helping responsible tourism businesses to improve their …

First energy company in Denmark receives FSC certification … NEPCon has issued an FSC chain of custody certificate to the trade arm of the Danish energy company Verdo A/S.  The company is now able to deliver wood chips, pellets and briquettes from …

Agri-schemes top driver of forest loss in Cambodia … A recent study estimates that 90 % of Cambodian timber products are derived from forest conversion, a fact that speaks to the country’s rapid loss of forest cover. The main drivers of deforestation are …

NEPCon approved as Sustainable Biomass Partnership certification body … Today, the Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) announced its approval of NEPCon as the world's first SBP …

FSC system updates for FSC CoC certificate holders … Due to the alignment process of the FSC system with the EUTR, FSC chain of custody certified companies face a number of changed and new requirements. Several are effective immediately and need urgent …

New corruption figures: implications for legal timber sourcing … On 5 December 2012, Transparency International released the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) …