Ethical bank targets FSC business in developing countries … The leading Danish ethical bank Merkur Cooperative Bank has been financing socially and environmentally sustainable business development in Europe for …
EU ministers: thumbs down to ban on illegal wood import … During a meeting on the 15th of December, the EU Council of Agricultural Ministers decided against a proposal to put an EU-wide legal ban on trade in illegal wood products - a move that would match …
Crash course on climate financing and REDD+ … The Global Canopy Programme - an alliance of 37 scientific institutions in 19 countries - has produced two excellent and user-friendly books on climate change …
Rays of hope for the forests … Ironically, the snow started falling during the last days of the Copenhagen summit where world leaders were gathering to combat global …
Industry response … Some of the issues presented by speakers at the Forest Day 3 event in Copenhagen will have major implications for the forest product industries, although it is hard to tell exactly when or …
… Biomass boost: Implications for FSC and PEFC … Green energy is on the rise in the EU, and … biomass from responsible origins. This could add value to FSC and PEFC certified forests and wood pellets. …
IKEA company earns first SBP certificate for responsible biomass in Poland … IKEA Industry Poland Wielbark is the first Polish company to achieve Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) certification. The certificate is a new milestone in the company’s …
Seven tips from a certification wizard … “The man never stops surprising me with his incredible knowledge about FSC – he has this amazing total recall of all the details. At the same time, he’s a big picture thinker and visionary. I am extremely glad to …
Adaptive forestry: Last minute for action … What will happen with our forests if temperatures increase by 2 degrees - the UN target for average global temperature increase? And what will happen if the world leaders do not manage to make an agreement …
Home Green Home … FSC-Denmark presented the exhibition "Home Green Home" at the Copenhagen Climate Exchange exhibition taking place in connection with the COP15 climate …
… FSC adapts to climate change … During the FSC General Assembly held a year ago, the membership asked FSC to explore its role in climate change. …
Gucci follows green fashion trend in paper procurement … In a move to avoid contributing to destruction of Indonesia's precious tropical forests and to lower its carbon footprint, the Gucci Group has adopted a strong paper policy that sets preference for …
New corruption figures: changes in Controlled Wood risk … The new Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International has implications for companies sourcing controlled wood from countries with a CPI fluctuating around …
… FSC-certified newspapers … FSC-certified news now available: FSC-labeled newspapers with a total circulation of more than …
FSC certification of 8,000 Swedish family forests … The great success of Swedish forest group Södra's FSC group scheme proves that large scale FSC certification of small private forest land In Europe is …
FSC database revised: Good news, bad news … FSC has revised and upgraded its database http://info.fsc.org (previously www.fsc-info.org ) to eliminate some recurring technical problems. A more stable system should now be in place, and some new features …
PEFC logo usage rules … A new set of PEFC logo usage rules was adopted by the PEFC Council. …
New FSC rules for forest groups: a helping hand for family forests … FSC has released two sets of rules that apply to group certification of forests: A new FSC standard for certified forest management groups, and a new accreditation standard for forest …
… New Spanish FM standard … FSC has approved a revised version of the Spanish forest … standard that finally allows plantations in Spain to become FSC-certified. …