FSC Controlled Wood Transition: a sorry mess

It has been nearly a year since the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) published the latest version of its Controlled Wood (CW) standard (FSC-STD-40-005 v.3-0). MixedWood introduced the new version, in an article written last January, this way:   This update has...

FSC and the ILO: beyond self-declaration

By far the most consistent theme explored in this space has been the persistent and frustrating insistence on the part of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to complicate and confuse the subject of supply chain traceability.  Our principal tool for supply chain...

We’re still here

The MixedWood blog has been idle for several months.  This note is a simple apology to our readers.  And a promise to provide some important, new content very soon. Thank you for your patience.  And stay tuned.

Line-by-Line look at FSC CoC v.3-0

The comment period for the latest round of public discussions by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) on their proposed update to the new Chain of Custody (CoC) stand ends soon.  The 3rd draft was published on 15 June, and the official public consultation period ends...

FSC CoC Round 3: Transaction Verification

In a perfect world, the challenges of certified Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) would focus on large, consequential matters like the role of commercial forestry in climate change, or the rights of vulnerable, rural economies.  Chain of Custody (CoC) standards ...

Chasing False Claims

Two email communications were circulated this week by the Forest Stewardship Council – International (FSC-IC) staff.  They seem, at first, to address different topics.  But on further examination, we can see that they are closely related and very interesting....