FSC Controlled Wood standard to be amended … A new draft version of the standard for Company Evaluation of FSC Controlled Wood is open for public consultation until 30 November. It includes several new requirements, which have been added in order to …

Group FSC scheme unlocks potential for UK small enterprises … The Rainforest Alliance has awarded FSC certification to Oxford Timber Audits – the largest chain of custody group in the …

Contractors may hold key to concerns over European forestry … The European Environment Agency called for a renewed effort to improve the biological diversity in Europe’s forests through sustainable forest management in a report published on 18 October …

NGOs: PEFC fails to deliver key values … Despite recent revisions and improvements of a number of core PEFC standards, Greenpeace and eight other NGOs find that the PEFC system does not provide sufficient assurance of responsible forest …

FSC makes headway in Greenland … FSC certified wood is now available for the booming housing construction sector in Greenland. STARK, the Danish chain of professional builders merchants has expanded its multi-site FSC certificate to cover its stores in …

Survey underpins market strength of FSC … Why do companies choose to become FSC-certified? An FSC market survey report published by FSC shows that customer demands are a key driving force: as many as 83% of chain of custody certificate holders were driven …

Celebrate FSC Friday today … Individuals, companies and organisations are all doing their bit today to celebrate the wonders that forests have to offer and how FSC helps us to continue to enjoy them for the years to …

Rhett Butler: using the power of words to transform forestry … Over the past decade, a young man by the name of Rhett Butler has built what is perhaps the world’s most successful one-stop site on tropical forests, Mongabay.com. Attracting more than a …

FSC off-product trademark rules … FSC-certified companies should be aware that the new set of rules for the promotional use of the FSC trademarks, TMK is mandatory as of 1 January …

FSC Trademarks … As of January 2008, the new requirements for using the FSC trademarks in promotion are compulsory for all trademark …

FSC remains the sole choice of Tetra Pak … Despite improvements in the PEFC system, it has not attained an assurance level that satisfies the standards set by Tetra Pak, global leader in beverage …

FSC General Assembly 2011 - the overview … Learn what changes are in store in the FSC system and can catch up on key decisions by reading this summary of the FSC General Assembly held on 27 June -1 …

New PEFC Chain of Custody standard soon mandatory … Reminder: PEFC certificate holders need to be aware that the transition period for phasing in the new PEFC Chain of Custody standard ends on 26 November 2011. After this date, all PEFC certified …

Social issues move into the FSC Chain of Custody standard … FSC has launched a revised version of its Chain of Custody standard, implying several changes to the system that certificate holders should be aware …

Social issues in the FSC supply chain: real change in sight? … For the first time, FSC’s Chain of Custody standard covers social issues such as the ILO core conventions and occupational health and …

Germany low risk for Controlled Wood … The risk of sourcing timber from unacceptable sources is low, if you buy from German forests. …

Certified, but not for the money … FSC is normally seen as a market-driven tool to support responsible forest management, creating incentives in terms of market access or price premiums; however, for some forest owners there are quite different benefits …

Positive outlook for certified sales in Eastern Europe … The largest printing house in Central Europe, QuadWinkowski, sees clear business benefits of its dual FSC and PEFC certification. Demands for certified products are growing across all of the …

FSC renames certified products … FSC has released a revised version of its product classification standard that is used to define companies’ product groups as well as to feed into the FSC database …

Lego adopts forest-friendly packaging … The world's largest construction toy maker, LEGO, yesterday announced a new policy for responsible sourcing of packaging material. Through a mixture of reduced packaging volumes, increased use of recycled material, …