FSC price premium … 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 …
FSC still hot … The demand for FSC inputs from the paper & printing sectors is starting to exceed supply. …
Extreme growth and bottlenecks … 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 …
Public procurement … So far, no country has found the Philosopher’s Stone regarding public procurement policies (PPPs). …
New FSC director … 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 …
CW advice note … The FSC recently sent out detailed guidance on the interpretation of the FSC Controlled Wood standard. …
NEPCon moves towards the East … NEPCon Asia - NEPCon's sixth daughter company - is now registered. Based in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, NEPCon Asia will develop our services in the Eastern part of Russia as well as neighbouring …
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 …
Smallholder certification … 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 to small-scale …
CoC project … Help is on its way for companies which already are or wish to become both PEFC and FSC chain of custody certified. …
The Baltic paper sector is moving towards FSC … 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 certified paper …
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 …
Stay warm in winter and cool in summer with FSC-certified insulation … Installing insulation is one of the simplest things homeowners can do to be more eco-friendly. Insulation helps to reduce energy consumption, thus lowering greenhouse gas emissions and …
Case-studie fra Malaysia: opnå bæredygtighedscertificering for træ eller palmeolie … At blive certificeret koster penge. Det er værd at gøre ud fra et miljømæssigt synspunkt, men er det værd at gøre ud fra et rent forretningsmæssigt perspektiv? …
The business case for getting sustainability certification for timber or palm oil: a case study from Malaysia … Getting certified costs money. It’s worth doing from an environmental point of view, but is it worth doing from a purely business point of …
Har du en idé til en naturbaseret nystartet virksomhed? … NEPCon deltager i et initiativ for at øge værdien placeret i den naturlige verden ved at hjælpe folk med at bringe forretningsidéer om økosystemtjenester til gavn. Denne artikel indeholder nogle …
… 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 …
FSC trademark standard amended … On the 25th of February, FSC has amended its new trademark standard, FSC-STD-50-001 which came into force on the 1st of …
FSC permits more flexible trademark use … From now on, FSC certificate holders will have more graphic freedom when they wish to use the FSC logo or …
FSC-Denmark polices its trademarks … We have seen companies using the FSC logo without having the necessary paperwork in place and hence without the traceability assurance that is a crucial part of the …