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The Danish Competent Authority last week required seven companies to make improvements to their due diligence systems if they are to sell teak imported from Myanmar on the EU market. The case raises questions about whether it is currently possible to place timber from Myanmar on the EU…

FSC has published a revised version of its Controlled Wood standard (FSC-STD-40-005 V3-1) in March 2017. This article provides an overview of the main changes that you should be aware of.

Copenhagen (17 March 2017) - Are you obliged by the EU Timber Regulation to set up a due diligence system to minimise the risk that you are placing timber on the market that has been harvested, traded or transported illegally? And would you like some free expert help on how best to map…

Today, NEPCon releases a new version of our LegalSource standard. Download it here.

Today, we publish the first in our new series of thematic articles on the EU Timber Regulation as part of our project ‘Support Legal Timber Trade’.  

Transparency International releases its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) today. Find out which countries have changed as to whether they are considered high or low risk for timber illegality.

FSC has published a revised version of its Chain of Custody (CoC) Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-0), after more than two years of development and several public consultations. This article provides an overview of the main changes that Certificate Holders should be aware of…

NEPCon and SEGES are now opening a case study programme that provides companies with the opportunity to identify and minimise the risks connected with sourcing palm oil, soy and beef in collaboration with experts – free of charge.  Sixteen national risk assessments from some of the…

We have been informed by the Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) that we have been suspended from taking on new SBP clients in Russia. This is a direct consequence of the FSC suspension in Russia last month.

Brand new National Risk Assessments from some of the world’s largest producer countries of palm oil, soy and beef products open up new doors to minimise companies’ negative impacts on people and planet.

To provide you with further information on our suspension in Russia, and our progress to resolving the matter we have put together an FAQ page that we will update periodically. Some of the questions will help address your concerns whether this might or might not affect you as our…

For the last three years, we have been working to support the legal timber trade in Vietnam, together with our partner SFMI, a Vietnamese NGO working on forest science and related topics.

The FSC Controlled Wood standard has been significantly revised and strengthened. All Controlled Wood-certified organisations have to be re-audited to the new standard by 1 July 2017. NEPCon is among the first organisations to be approved to audit against this new standard. The first…

(Updated: On 17 November 2017 ASI announced the reversal of the suspension decision of NEPCon’s FSC accreditation in Russia. This is followed by…

A recent court case from Sweden helps clarify the level of due diligence required by companies looking to place timber from Myanmar on the EU market.

The risk assessment process can be difficult to grasp. Different systems use different terms for risks, and understand risks in different ways – below we will try to provide a clear overview of how risk assessments and Forestry Risk Profiles can be used effectively to avoid illegal…

Installing insulation is one of the simplest things homeowners can do to be more eco-friendly. Insulation helps to reduce energy consumption, thus lowering greenhouse gas emissions and also cutting down energy bills.

The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and the Rainforest Alliance (RA) have recently launched a revised agriculture certification standard. The Standard raises the bar on sustainability standards with a focus on tackling deforestation, climate-smart agriculture and continuous farm…

The study “Supply Chain Mapping of Malaysian Timber and Wood-based Industries” seeks to provide an overview of the Malaysian timber trade and offer insights into specific supply chains in the timber sector. Malaysian timber companies, institutional investors and other stakeholders can…

On 30 August 2016, NEPCon and our Vietnamese partner SFMI launched an online training platform on FLEGT - the EU’s programme aimed at combatting illegal logging, improving forest management and promoting legal timber trade.