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Our new brand name - Preferred by Nature

Our approach to driving positive impacts for nature, people and the climate, is staying the same. 

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Sustainability Framework

We are inviting stakeholder input for the first draft of the Sustainability Framework through a public consultation. 

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Rice matters 

The UN-backed Assurance Scheme by the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) has launched a label to help shoppers choose environmentally friendly rice in the market. 

Strategic goals

NEPCon Strategic Goals for 2020-2025

The Strategy outlines the direction of our work in the next five years.

NEPCon Sourcing Hub

Do you know your supply chain?

The NEPCon Sourcing Hub is the biggest and most detailed collection of national commodity risk assessments that has ever been published.

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We are a non-profit organisation working to support better land management and business practices that benefit people, nature and the climate in 100+ countries 

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NEPCon takes on a new name – Preferred by Nature
01 October 2020
With twenty-five years being known as NEPCon in the sustainability sector, today we are announcing a new brand name for the organisation – Preferred by Nature.
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FSC™ interactive virtual training gets boost from participants
15 October 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic led a rapid transition to the virtual environment, Preferred by Nature jumped on to the online learning bandwagon and harnessed Zoom, Training Hub, and other digital tools for accredited, intensive Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC) Expert Courses.
Certifying Siberia: How auditing is raising forestry standards in Russia
Certifying Siberia: How auditing is raising forestry standards in Russia
13 October 2020
In the chaos that ensued the disintegration of the Soviet Union, forest monitoring and inventories were largely neglected. Decades later, the lack of reliable data is still a challenge, but an explosive demand for FSC certified wood is now helping to raise forestry standards in Siberia.
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Publications: Sustainability Framework

This Sustainability Framework is designed to support companies in the journey towards meeting legal obligations, market demands and achieving sustainable practices in forestry, agriculture and other commodities.

Publications: Forest Ecosystem Restoration Field Verification Standard

This standard was designed to audit performance at any scale (small to large) and any time point in an ongoing restoration process or project (i.e. implementation of restoration interventions has started).

Events: FSC Chain of Custody Expert Course ONLINE, October 2020
Now completely ONLINE! Learn to read the mind of your FSC auditor - or become one yourself!
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Our impact

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Over 25 years of working on solutions for better land management and business practices that benefit people, nature and the climate

Impact

80+ million hectares of forest and 2+ million hectares of agriculture farms that are included in our certification services against international sustainability standards

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We have contributed to the
establishment of more than
100 protected areas
around the world