- Feature
Despite recent revisions and improvements of a number of core PEFC standards, Greenpeace and eight other NGOs find that the PEFC system does not provide sufficient assurance of responsible forest management.
- Market news
FSC certified wood is now available for the booming housing construction sector in Greenland. STARK, the Danish chain of professional builders merchants has expanded its multi-site FSC certificate to cover its stores in Greenland. The five STARK stores are the first FSC-certified…
- Market news
Why do companies choose to become FSC-certified? An FSC market survey report published by FSC shows that customer demands are a key driving force: as many as 83% of chain of custody certificate holders were driven by their clients to obtain certification.
- Market news
On Wednesday 5 October, Mattel, producer of the iconic Barbie dolls, announced a new fibre sourcing policy that excludes controversial sources and preferences FSC for certified fibre inputs. Ken and Barbie may now be able to re-establish their relationship, which according to…
- System updates
Individuals, companies and organisations are all doing their bit today to celebrate the wonders that forests have to offer and how FSC helps us to continue to enjoy them for the years to come.
- Feature
- System updates
Learn what changes are in store in the FSC system and can catch up on key decisions by reading this summary of the FSC General Assembly held on 27 June -1 July.
- Market news
The week 19 - 23 September was the first-ever Rainforest Alliance Week.
- Market news
We want the world to know how easy it can be to support sustainability.
- Feature
Over the past decade, a young man by the name of Rhett Butler has built what is perhaps the world’s most successful one-stop site on tropical forests, Mongabay.com. Attracting more than a million visitors every month, Mongabay is a real powerhouse in the global forestry debate.
- Market news
Despite improvements in the PEFC system, it has not attained an assurance level that satisfies the standards set by Tetra Pak, global leader in beverage packaging.
- Standard updates
Reminder: PEFC certificate holders need to be aware that the transition period for phasing in the new PEFC Chain of Custody standard ends on 26 November 2011. After this date, all PEFC certified companies need to be in conformance with the new standard, including new social…
- Perspective
For the first time, FSC’s Chain of Custody standard covers social issues such as the ILO core conventions and occupational health and safety.
- System updates
FSC has launched a revised version of its Chain of Custody standard, implying several changes to the system that certificate holders should be aware of.
- System updates
The risk of sourcing timber from unacceptable sources is low, if you buy from German forests.
- Feature
FSC is normally seen as a market-driven tool to support responsible forest management, creating incentives in terms of market access or price premiums; however, for some forest owners there are quite different benefits at stake driving the decision to be FSC certified.
- Market news
The largest printing house in Central Europe, QuadWinkowski, sees clear business benefits of its dual FSC and PEFC certification. Demands for certified products are growing across all of the company’s markets including countries where consumer demands for eco-labeling are only emerging…
- System updates
- Standard updates
As demand for stringent legality verification services unfolds, the Rainforest Alliance has announced its plans to phase out the first tier of its Legality Verification programme and focus on its second tier, now called Verification of Legal Conformance (VLC). Interested parties are…
- System updates
FSC has released a revised version of its product classification standard that is used to define companies’ product groups as well as to feed into the FSC database info.
- Feature
- Market news
The world's largest construction toy maker, LEGO, yesterday announced a new policy for responsible sourcing of packaging material. Through a mixture of reduced packaging volumes, increased use of recycled material, and specification for FSC-certified material, LEGO aims to avoid any…
- Editorial
Forestry expert Berty van Hensbergen takes a nuanced stance on FSC’s requirements for plantations including the infamous criterion on post-1994 conversion. Does the current rule lead to social injustice?