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The FSC certification body SGS has put a moratorium in place for its FSC forest management certification services.
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The FSC has amended its advice note about Controlled Wood certification, FSC-ADV-40-016.
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In March this year, Swedish forestry group Sveaskog announced that it would start paying an extra 25 Swedish crowns per m3 if the wood comes with an FSC certificate.
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The demand for FSC inputs from the paper & printing sectors is starting to exceed supply.
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The fast growth of the FSC scheme continues, according to a prognosis presented during the FSC Global Paper Forum held on 9-10 June in Germany.
- System updates
The FSC recently sent out detailed guidance on the interpretation of the FSC Controlled Wood standard.
- System updates
Here’s the man who will henceforth be in primary charge of ensuring the FSC’s credibility worldwide: André de Freitas, newly appointed head of FSC International.
- Standard updates
As of January 2008, the new requirements for using the FSC trademarks in promotion are compulsory for all trademark users.
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If you’re the owner of a small piece of forest land, FSC certification may not be your first strategic business choice - unless the certification process is relatively straightforward and adapted…
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Help is on its way for companies which already are or wish to become both PEFC and FSC chain of custody certified.
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Certification of the paper and printing sector in the Baltic area is taking off: Baltic printing houses may now offer FSC certified publications, which are printed on paper delivered by local…
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NEPCon is now providing certification solutions to operations managing more than 5 million hectares of FSC certified forest in Russia. In all likelihood, that's just the beginning. Russia may…
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NEPCon is co-launching a new project which aims to empower local NGOs to promote sustainable development in Belarus. The project has special focus on the role of NGOs in promoting credible eco-…
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The FSC has launched a revised draft version of its Policy for the Association with FSC (Version 3-0 of FSC-POL-20-002).
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Recently, an FSC certificate covering nearly 814,000 hectares was issued by the Rainforest Alliance for the company ZAO Zapkarelles, the majority share of which is owned by the FLEXA group.