11 February 2010
- Market news
The UK-based Forest Footprint Disclosure Project has published its first report on major companies' 'forest footprints'.
03 February 2010
- Market news
Rainforest Alliance has sharpened its tools to verify legal compliance of timber products: Its two legality standards Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) and Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC), developed under the SmartWood Program.
02 February 2010
- Feature
At the Chatham House 15th Illegal Logging Stakeholder Update, the UK Minister of Environment, food and rural affairs Hilary Benn announced the inclusion of social criteria in the Government's sustainability definition for timber.