Stand a chance to get your furniture designs into production via Pure Design Contest … Preferred by Nature is proud to collaborate with Polish eco-friendly toy producer Wooden Story to launch the international Pure Design Contest. The challenge invites …
FAO and Preferred by Nature spearhead standardised geolocation data protocol for transparent supply chains … In an effort to combat deforestation and enhance global monitoring and supply chain tracking, Preferred by Nature and the Food and Agriculture …
The EMMA4EU project kicks off: A European alliance to inform and train on embedded deforestation … Discover how the EU Alliance, comprising academia, businesses, NGOs and public organisations, is tackling deforestation head-on. With forest-risk …
Preferred by Nature becomes a Bonsucro-licensed certification body, Tetra Pak leads the way … Preferred by Nature has made another stride toward supporting sustainable agriculture with this new official recognition from Bonsucro. We have successfully …
Meet the SRP Squad: How a new generation of rice farmers are pioneering sustainability in Indonesia … Young rice farmers in Central Java are challenging traditional cultivation methods to make the World’s most popular grain …
FSC’s rigorous new requirements for auditor training: NEPCon’s training course the first to be approved … Our new FSC Expert Training Programme has been endorsed as fulfilling FSC’s new, stricter requirements for auditor training. The new Training …
Forest Conference: Which role does FSC have to play in carbon emissions mitigation? … FSC General Assembly 2008: The exact future role of FSC certification in relation to carbon projects involving forests needs more thorough exploration; however, it seems …
The bucket list for sustainable travel planning: five essentials you should know about … Planning for a vacation with a positive impact on our lives as well as on the environment? Have you ever thought about how we travel, how green a destination is, and …
Celebrating two years of partnership with the Sustainable Rice Platform in transforming the global rice sector … Two years since the inception of the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) Assurance Scheme, 10 countries now are offering SRP-Verified rice …
EU proposal to include rubber in new anti-deforestation regulation is “a great step forward” … Preferred by Nature applauds the proposal to include natural rubber as a forest risk commodity under the new EU Anti-Deforestation Regulation …
Phil Guillery: What should FSC do to enhance traceability in the Chain of Custody system? … During the recent Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly, Phil Guillery, Executive Director of World Forest ID , took some moments to talk with us about …
Black Box: Consumer demand for proof of sustainable impacts spurs new data initiatives … An eye catching eco-label is no longer enough. As businesses, big brands and consumers are increasingly demanding proof of impact, sustainability schemes are looking …
Polish Coalition pledges to achieve 100% uptake of sustainable palm oil in the country by 2023 … On 17 June 2019, NEPCon joined other eleven founding members to sign the Declaration of "Polish Coalition for Sustainable Palm Oil (PKZOP)". The group of …
Deforestation: Geospatial Data Sharing Protocol to boost supply chain transparency and reduce impact … In a global initiative to foster transparency in supply chains linked to deforestation, Preferred by Nature and the Food and Agriculture Organization …
The Junior Talent Programme: How we are supporting interested students in their path to sustainability careers … Our new Junior Talent Programme aims to empower students on their journey towards becoming sustainability stewards through learning and …
From Copenhagen to Central Java: A junior researcher's journey with the Low Carbon Rice project … We talked with one of our junior researchers, Vittoria Giachino, who joined our Low Carbon Rice initiative in April 2023 as part of her six-month research …
“The social aspects are incredibly important in sustainable farming. After all, the farmers are human beings.” … Silke Rasmussen combined her MA studies with a position as a Junior Researcher for Preferred by Nature - and got an experience for …
Intern’s expertise in GIS and remote sensing helps shape strategy for sustainable agriculture project … In this interview, we talked with Miftahul Purnama, an intern joining our Junior Talent Programme, about his role in leveraging technology and …
The Low Carbon Rice Project celebrates farmers harvest in Madiun and discusses future partnerships … As part of efforts to synergise stakeholders in developing low carbon rice, the Low Carbon Rice Project held a harvest celebration for partner farmers in …
Eastern Ontario Model Forest earns SFI certification for Indigenous Peoples and Family Forests … The Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) has become our first client certified against the SFI Small-Scale Forest Management Module for Indigenous Peoples …