Has FSC solved the ILO self-declaration problem?

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 OCP objections from UK paper industry

In my post earlier this week, I shared some journal articles from the UK printing industry on the subject of the new FSC Online Claims Platform (OCP).  They were of interest to me because they echoed much of the quiet grumbling that I have been hearing from FSC...

Practical OCP information from FSC

Just the other day, I wrote here about a lack of practical information about the impending implementation of FSC’s major database initiative, the Online Claims Platform (OCP).   While FSC had certainly put a lot of very sincere energy and effort into...

FSC considering pre-consumer recycled content

The FSC program first began recognizing recycled content in Chain of Custody (CoC) claim systems in 2004.  The  standard FSC-STD-40-007 was introduced to define the protocols and recycled inputs shortly became an important part of the supply chain for FSC-certified...

OCP Implementation Questions

FSC is quietly continuing its work on the Online Claims Platform (OCP): an enormous and potentially very significant overhaul of its Chain of Custody program.  While they have certainly made a sincere attempt at outreach and communication, most stakeholders –...