Brazilian company ready to export legal sawn timber … It is now possible to source legally verified sawn timber from Pará, an area of the Brazilian Amazon notorious for illegal timber …
Corruption Index: Nine EU countries “unspecified risk” for timber legality … On 1 December 2011, Transparency International released the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2011. The index serves as an important resource for companies …
EU to crack down on illegal timber trade by 2012 … It is now clear that an EU-wide ban on placing illegal timber products on the EU market will come into effect in …
New Rainforest Alliance mark for verified companies … The well-known Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal is an exclusive seal, reserved for holders of FSC/Rainforest Alliance certification, Rainforest Alliance Rediscovered Wood certification and …
Tetra Pak launches FSC cartons in China … In July, Tetra Pak will be launching aseptic cartons carrying the FSC label on the Chinese …
Borneo company takes legality verification one step further … Yayasan Sabah Group has obtained the very first Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) statement ever issued by the Rainforest Alliance to a Forest Management …
Recognition for the VLC scheme by the Danish government … New Danish public procurement guidelines recommend the Rainforest Alliance's Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) scheme as assurance for meeting the Danish government's requirements for legality …
EU ban on illegal timber trade under way … According to several media, the EU countries have agreed to ban trade in illegal timber products in the …
UK timber industry joins the Due Diligence debate … In a joint statement, the UK’s Timber Trade Federation, Confederation of Forest Industries, Wood Panels Industries Federation and British Woodworking Federation call on the EU to adopt "a workable, but …
The Rainforest Alliance frog jumps in Europe … European consumers are getting more and more familiar with the Rainforest Alliance Certified …
First VLC … The Malaysian concessionaire Yayasan Sabah has obtained the very first Verification of Legal Compliance statement ever issued by the Rainforest Alliance to a Forest management …
PEFC chain of custody standards to cover social issues … PEFC has launched a process that aims to develop a system for including social issues into the PEFC chain of custody …
Leading retailers push to halt trade in illegal wood products … As the EU debates a new regulation to halt trade in illegal timber products, a group of leading retailers with strong wood purchasing policies are stressing the importance of landing an …
Carrefour commits to the FSC label … Today, Tetra Pak and Carrefour France announced the launch of 100 million FSC-labeled liquid food cartons on the French …
Illegal logging in Madagascar leads to export ban … In the beginning of last year, Madagascar experienced a military coup resulting in political instability and lack of law …
Will US Green Building Council let the forests down? … It's quite possible, judging by a new draft forestry benchmark proposed for the US LEED green building standard. Using certified wood credits you with only a single point out of the minimum 40 you …
New FSC-standard for Sweden … A new version of the Swedish standard for forest management, replacing the 1998 version, has been approved by …
Good news for publishers … FSC has released a new advice note which allows non-certified publishers and catalogue producers to have their publications FSC-labeled, if they buy the paper and have it shipped to a certified printing …
Wake-up call for builders: use certified wood … Starting on Monday 8th of March and throughout the next 4 months, nearly all glulam products leaving the factories of the Danish company Lilleheden A/S will carry a bright green FSC …
Ban on illegal timber in EU - pros and cons … If imports of illegal fish can be banned in EU, then why not timber, asked the UK Minister of Environment. He also asked why EU should leave the door to illegal wood open when it has the chance to slam it. The …