Staples … The world's largest office products supplier, Staples, has enrolled in the Rainforest Alliance's SmartSource Program. …

… FSC Friday … On 25th of September, FSC invites you to the very first international 'FSC Friday'. …

FSC survey on smallholder demands … FSC has launched a new survey in order to better understand demands for European FSC-certified wood, with a particular focus on supplies from …

Globe and Mail … The Globe and Mail, a major national newspaper of Canada, has announced a procurement policy for newsprint and other papers that puts new demands on its …

Risk Assessment Chile … Companies sourcing Monterey Pine or other plantation tree species as controlled wood from Chile should be aware that a new risk assessment covering all Chilean plantations has been endorsed by …

Russian export duties postponed … According to the media company Forbes, Russia plans to postpone the introduction of higher timber export duties by one …

FSC helps to save the great apes … A new WWF report shows that orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees are all getting a helping hand from …

… operations in Estonia now have improved access to FSC certification, after pilot testing a new model for including small forests in FSC certification has proven it successful. …

Belgian supermarket launches FSC certified till receipts … According to a press release from FSC-Belgium, the Colruyt group is switching to FSC-certified paper for its till receipts for a number of its …

FSC contractor cert Latvia … The field test of a new model for the FSC certification of smallholders has been concluded with good results: A group of small private forest operations are now FSC certified, based on their use of certified …

SIG certified … The company SIG Combibloc has obtained FSC certificaction covering its four European production facilities, and may now start to offer FSC-certified packages to the …

OL in Russia … The world's largest forest owner, Russia, is supporting responsible forestry as part of its environmental guidelines for the Winter Olympic Games …

Kimberly-Clark FSC … Kimberly-Clark, well-known tissue maker and producer of global brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies, has released a revised fiber procurement policy that sets clear preference for FSC-certified …

FSC impact study … FSC has published a comprehensive review entitled "FSC reflected in scientific and professional literature". …

Illegal logging: Will EU legislation match the US Lacey Act? … During a key international meeting on illegal logging, significant early effects of the US Lacey Act were highlighted, while it seems likely that similar proposed EU legislation to combat …

CoC - extension of transitory period … FSC has extended the expiry date for two exemptions from the FSC chain of custody requirements by one …

Plant nurseries Advice Note … FSC has sent out a new draft advice note clarifying when tree nurseries are to be included in the scope of the FSC certificate held by an …

CW approved for Australia … What are the risks of buying wood from grossly unacceptable forest management in Australia? Thanks to FSC-Australia, there are now clear and unified answers to that …

Ellepot … Forestry operations and tree nurseries now have the choice to grow their seedlings in FSC certified substrate pots - a green alternative to the commonly used plastic …

… Global P&C … While many FSC rules have changed rapidly during the last years, the FSC principles and criteria (P&C) for forest management have …