Using a risk based approach to avoid illegal timber … 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 …
Stay warm in winter and cool in summer with FSC-certified insulation … 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 …
Case-studie fra Malaysia: opnå bæredygtighedscertificering for træ eller palmeolie … At blive certificeret koster penge. Det er værd at gøre ud fra et miljømæssigt synspunkt, men er det værd at gøre ud fra et rent forretningsmæssigt perspektiv? …
The business case for getting sustainability certification for timber or palm oil: a case study from Malaysia … Getting certified costs money. It’s worth doing from an environmental point of view, but is it worth doing from a purely business point of …
Har du en idé til en naturbaseret nystartet virksomhed? … NEPCon deltager i et initiativ for at øge værdien placeret i den naturlige verden ved at hjælpe folk med at bringe forretningsidéer om økosystemtjenester til gavn. Denne artikel indeholder nogle …
Got an idea for a nature-based start-up company? … NEPCon is taking part in an initiative to increase the value placed on the natural world by helping people bring business ideas on ecosystem services to fruition. This article provides some information …
FSC trademark standard amended … On the 25th of February, FSC has amended its new trademark standard, FSC-STD-50-001 which came into force on the 1st of …
FSC permits more flexible trademark use … From now on, FSC certificate holders will have more graphic freedom when they wish to use the FSC logo or …
FSC-Denmark polices its trademarks … We have seen companies using the FSC logo without having the necessary paperwork in place and hence without the traceability assurance that is a crucial part of the …
New FSC trademark standard … FSC has published a new standard for using the FSC trademarks, FSC-STD-50-001 (V1-0) Requirements for the use of the FSC trademarks by Certificate …
First forest management standard for Kyrgyz Republic … FSC and NEPCon released the Interim National Standard of Kyrgyz Republic. This standard is the first of its kind not only for Kyrgyzstan but also for the whole region covering Caucasus, Central Asia, …
New tools to source palm oil, soy and beef responsibly … On 24 August NEPCon [1] will launch the NEPCon Sourcing Hub, the biggest and most detailed collection of national commodity risk assessments that has ever been published [2]. The risk assessments …
Latvian company earns first European certificate for responsible biomass … NEPCon has issued a Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) certificate to wood pellet producer SBE Latvia. The company is the first in Europe and only the second in the world to …
NEPCon releases new carbon management standard … Today, we are launching our ambitious Carbon Footprint Management (CFM) Standard. The Standard makes carbon accounting accessible for small and medium sized companies whilst incentivising carbon …
New tool makes carbon footprint certification more accessible for small business … 4 Sep 2013, London: Maderas Siero, producer of chestnut boards, has become the first company in the world to have a product carbon footprint independently verified to the …
Ověřování transakcí – zaostřeno na podvodníky obchodující s dřevěným uhlím … … Pět ukrajinských společností přišlo o certifikát zpracovatelského řetězce FSC CoC poté, co začala organizace FSC používat metodu ověřování transakcí (transaction verification). …
FSC transaktionsverifikation afslører trækuls-svindlere … Fem ukrainske organisationer har mistet deres FSC Chain of Custody certifikater, efter at FSC begyndte at bruge volumenkontrol i forsyningskæder for trækul tidligere i år. Resultatet medførte en …
FSC Transaction Verification – Catching charcoal cheaters… … Five Ukrainian organisations have lost their FSC TM Chain of Custody certificates after FSC started using volume control for charcoal supply chains earlier this year. This outcome follows an …
ASI announced: NEPCon suspension decision deleted from the record … Accreditation Services International (ASI) has published the following information on their …
Illegal overseas, now illegal here: levelling the field for the timber industry … 3 March 2013, London: As of today, it is illegal for companies to place illegal timber on the EU market as the EU Timber Regulation comes into force. Non-profit organisation …