Editorial … Editorial by Peter Feilberg, Director of NEPCon When FSC welcomes its members to the 5th ordinary assembly in Cape Town, South Africa, the organisation can also celebrate a truly impressive growth in number of certificates as well as positive …
CB performance side event … “Regaining Credibility and Rebuilding Support” is the title of a joint statement released today by a powerful group of 6 key organisations within the FSC System: FERN, Greenpeace, Inter-African Forest Industry, Precious Woods, …
Plantations IMAFLORA … An Impact Assessment recently conducted by researchers from Sao Paulo University shows clear benefits of FSC certifying plantations in the Southern part of …
Greenpeace report … A report released by Greenpeace on Monday confirms that FSC is already deeply engaged in solving its credibility issues, while much can still be done to …
Draft advice note helps publishers … FSC has just sent out a new draft advice note regarding the use of chain of custody certified contractors. This draft policy promises to help solving a current bottleneck in the CoC …
Risk assessments available … Risk assessments developed by companies certified through NEPCon according to the FSC controlled wood standard (FSC-STD-40-005 version 2.1) may now be found at …
18 Denmark printing houses … Prinfo Denmark, a consolidation of 35 Danish graphic companies, has obtained the largest FSC multi-site certificate issued to date in …
SGS moratorium … The FSC certification body SGS has put a moratorium in place for its FSC forest management certification services. …
CW advice note 2 … The FSC has amended its advice note about Controlled Wood certification, FSC-ADV-40-016. …
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 …
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 …