by Victoria Jofery | Feb 1, 2016 | General
Just after the turn of the new year, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) posted this news release – calling attention to the publication of an updated version of a document entitled The Development and Revision of FSC Normative Documents (FSC-PRO-01-001 v.3-1)....
by Victoria Jofery | Jan 12, 2016 | General
On 18 December 2015, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) published the final version of a long-awaited update to its Controlled Wood standard (FSC-STD-40-005 v.3-0). You can link to the announcement here, and download a copy of the new standard document here. This...
by Victoria Jofery | Jan 7, 2016 | General
Last month we wrote about a troubling and quite public debate that has been brewing in the press and social media recently. It concerns challenges and concerns being raised by some Canadian timber companies (in particular, Resolute Forest Products) and involving...
by Victoria Jofery | Dec 4, 2015 | General
An interesting and rather disturbing drama has been unfolding recently, within the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) community in Canada. Long-standing anxieties concerning the viability and sustainability of FSC certification in the Canadian forest have come into...
by Victoria Jofery | Oct 30, 2015 | General
Among those who are following the pending update of the FSC Chain of Custody standard (FSC-STD-40-004 v.3-0 D2), one item has risen to the top of everyone’s list. That item is called Transaction Verification. Transaction Verification exists – officially...
