Jaime Levy: A voice for Indigenous Peoples … Long-time supporter of FSC and a fierce advocate for community forestry operations, he understands the challenges for small and medium sized enterprises to access certification and make this a financially …

… To stay or not to stay: FSC members take stock … As FSC responds to changes in the political, environmental and … its members. We look at why some members remain engaged in FSC while others don’t feel they can, looking specifically …

… year’s most conspicuous motions is Motion 4, which asks FSC to follow up on motions in a more transparent and reliable way. The Brazilian NGO Imaflora asks FSC to engage in stakeholder dialogue and regular reporting …

Kingfisher: Traceability top agenda for retailers … Traceability is perhaps the single most important issue within retail today, explains Kingfisher. As forest resources are depleted, timber supply resilience becomes a pressing issue. Knowing where the …

… SIG certified … The company SIG Combibloc has obtained FSC certificaction covering its four European production facilities, and may now start to offer FSC-certified packages to the marketplace. …

OL in Russia … The world's largest forest owner, Russia, is supporting responsible forestry as part of its environmental guidelines for the Winter Olympic Games …

Kimberly-Clark FSC … Kimberly-Clark, well-known tissue maker and producer of global brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies, has released a revised fiber procurement policy that sets clear preference for FSC-certified …

FSC impact study … FSC has published a comprehensive review entitled "FSC reflected in scientific and professional literature". …

… Will EU legislation match the US Lacey Act? … During a key international meeting on illegal logging, significant early …

CoC - extension of transitory period … FSC has extended the expiry date for two exemptions from the FSC chain of custody requirements by one …

… Plant nurseries Advice Note … FSC has sent out a new draft advice note clarifying when tree nurseries are to be included in the scope of the FSC certificate held by an operation. …

CW approved for Australia … What are the risks of buying wood from grossly unacceptable forest management in Australia? Thanks to FSC-Australia, there are now clear and unified answers to that …

… nurseries now have the choice to grow their seedlings in FSC certified substrate pots - a green alternative to the …

… Global P&C … While many FSC rules have changed rapidly during the last years, the FSC principles and criteria (P&C) for forest management have …

Czech National Park FSC certification … One of the large National Parks in Europe, the Czech Krkonose National Park, has obtained FSC certification for its 35 000 hectares of …

Forest footprint disclosure project … In future, investors may have easy access to information about companies' impact on the world's forests, and can rate the companies' future value …

FSC certified insulation … Thermocell Denmark and its sister company Danish Wood Insulation (DWI) are launching FSC-certified wood fiber insulation on the Danish …

… Policy for avoiding greenwashing … FSC has released a new draft version of its policy for … companies - also known as the 'Policy for association with FSC'. …

Awareness of FSC in Brazil … In the course of just three years, the recognition of the FSC label among the Brazilian public has grown from only 1% in 2006 to 20% in …

PEFC beer … The Italian brewery Gino Perisutti now offers two types of speciality beer brewed on PEFC-certified ingredients. …