SBP verification can now show compliance with EU RED II … Preferred by Nature has completed its first SBP verification that is in conformity with the European Union Renewable Energy Directive II (EU RED II). Our recent audit, carried out on Holzkontor und …
Lithuanian State Forest Enterprise: From carbon footprinting to carbon neutrality … You cannot improve if you do not measure. Starting with its carbon footprint, Lithuanian State Forest Enterprise has been able to reduce the emissions from its operation …
Aligning with the EUDR: Preferred by Nature's Sustainability Framework now open for consultation … Share your thoughts to help shape the future of sustainability practices! Preferred by Nature is inviting interested stakeholders to provide feedback on the …
Sustainable travel practices get a boost with Preferred by Nature's updated standard … For a decade now, Preferred by Nature’s tourism standard has been helping tourism businesses evaluate their travel activities and strive for continuous improvement. The …
Illegal overseas, now illegal here: levelling the field for the timber industry … 3 March 2013, London: As of today, it is illegal for companies to place illegal timber on the EU market as the EU Timber Regulation comes into force. Non-profit organisation …
Survey to gauge industry readiness for EU Timber Regulation in UK & Ireland … Businesses in the UK and Ireland have less than eight months to prepare for the new EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), which will prohibit the placing of illegal timber products onto …
New timber risk assessments help companies source legal wood … Today, we're releasing the NEPCon Sourcing Hub, the biggest and most detailed collection of forest-related risk assessments that have ever been …
Updated report on alternatives to facilitate FSC certification for Community Forest Operations … NEPCon and Forests of the World are excited to announce the release of an updated report examining Alternatives to Facilitate FSC certification for Community …
… including on risk assessment, product scope, and use of certification/verification schemes in risk assessment and …
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 …
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 …
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 tool helps importers transition to new EU timber law … NEPCon and the Rainforest Alliance are launching a new tool today that will aid companies importing timber into the EU to identify and manage weakness in their supply chains. Importers urgently …
Indonesia and Liberia sign deals with EU to cut illegal timber trade … On the 4th and 9th of May respectively, Indonesia and Liberia signed Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) with the EU, pledging to halt illegal timber harvesting in their …
Help us report directly from the next FSC General Assembly … NEPCon is the first organization to report comprehensively on an FSC General Assembly, and is looking to continue this initiative at the upcoming event in June. …
Corruption Index: Nine EU countries “unspecified risk” for timber legality … On 1 December 2011, Transparency International released the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2011. The index serves as an important resource for companies …
IKEA company earns first SBP certificate for responsible biomass in Poland … IKEA Industry Poland Wielbark is the first Polish company to achieve Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) certification. The certificate is a new milestone in the company’s …
New FSC rules for forest groups: a helping hand for family forests … FSC has released two sets of rules that apply to group certification of forests: A new FSC standard for certified forest management groups, and a new accreditation standard for forest …
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 …
Company risk assessments for Controlled Wood remain valid post-2015 … Until now, companies have used their own risk assessments in countries without an FSC-endorsed national or central risk assessment. Company assessments were to be eliminated from the …