Lidl launches FSC-labeled drink cartons on the German market … German consumers will soon become even more familiar with the tick-mark tree and the letters …

Economist on PEFC paper … The Economist is pledging to use PEFC paper for all of its printed magazines. …

Staples … The world's largest office products supplier, Staples, has enrolled in the Rainforest Alliance's SmartSource Program. …

FSC Friday … On 25th of September, FSC invites you to the very first international 'FSC Friday'. …

FSC survey on smallholder demands … FSC has launched a new survey in order to better understand demands for European FSC-certified wood, with a particular focus on supplies from …

Globe and Mail … The Globe and Mail, a major national newspaper of Canada, has announced a procurement policy for newsprint and other papers that puts new demands on its …

Risk Assessment Chile … Companies sourcing Monterey Pine or other plantation tree species as controlled wood from Chile should be aware that a new risk assessment covering all Chilean plantations has been endorsed by …

Russian export duties postponed … According to the media company Forbes, Russia plans to postpone the introduction of higher timber export duties by one …

FSC helps to save the great apes … A new WWF report shows that orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees are all getting a helping hand from …

Stora Enso supports FSC smallholder cert … Small forest operations in Estonia now have improved access to FSC certification, after pilot testing a new model for including small forests in FSC certification has proven it …

Belgian supermarket launches FSC certified till receipts … According to a press release from FSC-Belgium, the Colruyt group is switching to FSC-certified paper for its till receipts for a number of its …

… cert Latvia … The field test of a new model for the FSC certification of smallholders has been concluded with good …

Sourcing legal wood? New corruption index released … Transparency International has released the 2014 figures for the perceived corruption level in most of the world's countries. Gain an overview of the changes and their implications for legal and FSC …

First energy company in Denmark receives FSC certification … NEPCon has issued an FSC chain of custody certificate to the trade arm of the Danish energy company Verdo A/S.  The company is now able to deliver wood chips, pellets and briquettes from …

Agri-schemes top driver of forest loss in Cambodia … A recent study estimates that 90 % of Cambodian timber products are derived from forest conversion, a fact that speaks to the country’s rapid loss of forest cover. The main drivers of deforestation are …

NEPCon is now an FSC certifier … NEPCon is now an independent FSC certification body. This implies that NEPCon will no longer be providing FSC services on behalf of the Rainforest Alliance. However, the close collaboration between NEPCon and the …

… Is Chain of Custody certification a “myth”? … Doubts over timber industry Chain of Custody (CoC) certification have been raised with growing intensity over … FSC General Director André de Freitas recently called CoC certification a myth, and how this can be addressed. …

Company risk assessments for Controlled Wood remain valid post-2015 … Until now, companies have used their own risk assessments in countries without an FSC-endorsed national or central risk assessment. Company assessments were to be eliminated from the …

NEPCon approved as Sustainable Biomass Partnership certification body … Today, the Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) announced its approval of NEPCon as the world's first SBP …

Green building - a key driver of timber certification … The use of timber in green construction is a growing trend worldwide.  Backed by innovative techniques, its eco-friendly characteristics spell golden times for  sustainable timber as a sought-after …