FSC and the ILO: beyond self-declaration

by | Nov 16, 2016 | General

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...

Has FSC solved the ILO self-declaration problem?

by | Dec 2, 2013 | General

While I was, like most Americans, taking some time away from work last week to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday, the FSC Board of Directors held its 64th meeting in Nicaragua and appear to have taken some action on the ILO Self-Declaration issue.  A quick search tells...

FSC and the ILO: why can’t this be solved?

by | Jul 14, 2013 | General

Almost a year ago, the FSC Policy and Standards unit (PSU) released a new procedures document  (FSC-PRO-20-001 v.1-0) which was intended to guide the implementation of one of the new requirements inserted into the latest version of its principal Chain of Custody (CoC)...

FSC extends deadline on ILO self-declaration

by | Feb 26, 2013 | General

An email was circulated today from FSC Policy and Standards Unit (PSU).  It further extends the deadline in for signing of the troublesome self-declaration document included in the FSC Chain of Custody standard  (Annex B of PRO-20-001).  As of today, the deadline is...

FSC and the ILO – still waiting…

by | Feb 21, 2013 | General

Last August I wrote a blogpost entitled FSC and the ILO.  It attempted to summarize and call some attention to a very strange, but important conflict that has arisen between FSC-IC and a group of (mostly) US companies over some apparently minor details of language in...