Thursday, 12 May 2016
FSC Re-examines the 1994 Rule for Plantations
© FSC GDFollowing the passage of Motion 12 at the 2014 General Assembly in Seville, Spain – which called for a process to consider the challenges and opportunities for plantation restoration and conversion – a chamber-balanced working group has drafted a proposal for potential solutions. They are opening the document for public consultation from 10 May 2016 to 11 July 2016. read more …
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Major milestone in forest stewardship standard revision
© FSC UK / C. DaviesThe UK Woodland Assurance Standard, or UKWAS, is the standard used in FSC forest management certification in the UK. The standard is being revised to take account of stakeholder views and current circumstances, including changes to FSC’s international Principles and Criteria. read more …
Thursday, 21 April 2016
Exova BM TRADA’s FSC Accreditation Suspended Worldwide
Effective 15 April 2016, Accreditation Services International (ASI) suspended certification body Exova (UK) Ltd, trading as Exova BM TRADA, from issuing FSC chain of custody (CoC) certificates worldwide. read more …
Monday, 11 April 2016
Book your responsible timber and paper procurement surgery today!
Visit FSC UK at Edie Live 2016. read more …
Thursday, 07 April 2016
Further assessment of FSC Chain of Custody Certification standard before publication
© FSC I.C.The FSC International Board of Directors has decided to postpone the publication of the FSC-STD-40-004 Chain of Custody Certification standard for six months to ensure the effects of its proposed changes are fully assessed before implementation read more …
Tuesday, 05 April 2016
Update on revision of FSC-STD-50-001 Requirements for Use of the FSC Trademarks by Certificate Holders
© FSC CAThe public consultation on the first draft of FSC-STD-50-001 Requirements for Use of the FSC Trademarks by Certificate Holders is complete. FSC would like to thank all those that took the time and effort to provide detailed comments on the draft. read more …