| MARKET DEVELOPMENTS |
Are you ready for the new EU regulation on illegal timber?
If you are trading in wood or paper products, then you should act now and start preparing for future demands for legality assurance. A growing number of companies are now enrolling in legality verification schemes, thus positioning themselves to meet these demands Read more
Verified legal teak furniture from Indonesia hits the market
PT ScanCom Indonesia has successfully pursued Rainforest Alliance legality verification covering a tropical forest operation as well as 34 processing sites. The company expects the investment to bring rewards on the marketplace Read more
Version 2 of the Global Forest Registry launched!
The Global Forest Registry - the free online tool for legal and responsible wood sourcing - has been upgraded. It is now possible to view available information about the risk of sourcing unacceptable wood from locations even at sub-country level Read more |
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| FROG FEATURES |
| Duro Bag brings FSC and the frog to consumers worldwide
Duro Bag Mfg - the world’s largest producer of paper bags – is expanding its range of consumer shopping bags carrying the Rainforest Alliance frog and the FSC logo worldwide. The bags are used by iconic brands such as Starbucks Coffee Company, Whole Foods Market, REI and Zara Read more |
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| RULES & TOOLS |
Breakthrough for FSC in Finland
After almost 10 years of work, stakeholders of FSC have reached consensus on the FSC forest management standard for Finland. The Finnish forest sector is now moving towards FSC, following progress on the chain of custody side. “I expect many hectares to become FSC-certified in Finland now”, says Chairman of the FSC Working Group Tari Haahtela Read more
NGO performs quality check of FSC quality control
Are only the right forests FSC-certified and do the right products carry the FSC label? To ensure this, FSC has published numerous standards, policies, guidance documents and advice notes. And certification bodies check compliance of certified companies, while certification bodies are in turn checked by FSC’s main quality controller, Accreditation Services International (ASI). The NGO Nepenthes has set out to discover just how rigorous the system is in practice Read more |
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| FOR YOUR CALENDAR |
| November: Last-minute chance to join FSC auditor training
Would you like to build your skills and knowledge on FSC certification and auditing? Now is your last chance to join NEPCon’s FSC lead auditor training course on 8-12 November 2010. The event takes place in attractive surroundings near Riga, beautiful capital of Latvia. Few places left! Read more |
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