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Group certification unlocks potential for small companies
The UK’s largest FSC Group of small-to-medium-sized enterprises is now certified by the Rainforest Alliance, positioning these businesses well within a competitive market. Certification under the group scheme offers an avenue for these enterprises to FSC certification where individual certification is too burdensome Read more
FSC makes headway in Greenland
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 five Greenlandish stores, the first FSC-certified businesses in Greenland. The initiative is part of STARK’s overall approach to CSR and business on the ice-clad island Read more
Survey underpins market strength of FSC
FSC certificate holders are happy with their certification, and almost 90% plan to continue with their certification. A new market survey report reveals that FSC certification is an important business asset in a number of aspects, including some that were not expected by the certificate holders Read more
Contractors may hold key to concerns over European forestry
The biodiversity status in Europe’s forests is ‘worrying’, say the European Environment Agency in a new report, which calls for improved forest management in Europe. Contractors hold a central role in the management of Europe’s forests, where more than half of forestland is managed by smallholders Read more |
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| STANDARDS AND POLICIES |
FSC aligns with the EU Timber Regulation
Minor non-certified components will need to be completely phased out of the FSC system within a year's time. FSC has found this to be a necessary move in order to ensure recognition of FSC certified products as conformant with the coming EU Timber Regulation. The process of alignment involves amendment of three core FSC standards read more
FSC Controlled Wood standard to be amended
A new draft version of the standard for Company Evaluation of FSC Controlled Wood is open for public consultation until 30 November. It includes several new requirements, which have been added in order to ensure that FSC products meet the EU Timber Regulation Read more
FSC member? Vote on the new FSC "Fundamental Law"
The long-standing process of revising the 10 global FSC
Principles and Criteria for good forest management is drawing to its close. Don't miss this historic chance: FSC has opened a 3-month ballot among its members, who may now vote for or against the new standard Read more |
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| SYSTEM ASSESSMENTS |
NGOs: PEFC fails to deliver key values
A new report jointly released by nine leading NGOs – including Climate for Ideas, the Netherlands Center for Indigenous People and Greenpeace– questions the validity of the PEFC scheme as a sustainable forestry assurance scheme. It concludes that the PEFC scheme does not consistently deliver key benefits normally associated with sustainable forest management Read more
Malaysian timber scheme rejected by Dutch panel of appeal
The Board of Appeal of the Dutch Environmental Foundation has ruled to uphold a judgement made last year by the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC). TPAC found that the PEFC endorsed, Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) fails to meet key sustainability criteria Read more |
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| FOR YOUR CALENDAR |
Register for first UN Global Business of Forests Symposium
Experts from around the globe will gather this month for the world’s first UN Global Business of Forests Symposium. Catch the early-bird registration to attend this high-level event in the UK to discuss the issues at the heart of environmental concerns and learn where business opportunities are emerging Read more
Follow the UN COP 17 climate debate in our blogs
How will decisions at this year’s climate conference affect the timber sector and how will forests be included in a future climate treaty between the world’s nations? Follow the debate on forest carbon in Europe in the NEPCon blog, and on on the role of sustainable farm and forest management in adaptation and mitigation, social and environmental safeguards, and more in the Rainforest Alliance blog. |
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