by Victoria Jofery | Jan 10, 2013 | General
FSC-IC conducted an online briefing yesterday, attended by 50+ stakeholders who have interest in their new Online Claims Platform project (link here). The briefing – presented via webinar – was well organized and presented. Unfortunately, the Q&A...
by Victoria Jofery | Dec 11, 2012 | General
The government of Australia joined the US and the European Union recently by passing legislation prohibiting the import and trade of illegally sourced wood products. NEPCON posted a very nice summary of the new regulation, which includes a very helpful table...
by Victoria Jofery | Nov 30, 2012 | General
Doing some research for a client on the subject of verifying the legality of wood products imported into the European Union markets. I found myself reading publications and press releases on the same subject, circulated by two very different organizations: The...
by Victoria Jofery | Nov 27, 2012 | General
Earlier this week, FSC-IC released a massive, 80-page guidance document on the complex subject of indigenous people’s rights to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC). Folks who work with the FSC Forest Management certifications will be very familiar with...
by Victoria Jofery | Nov 19, 2012 | General
I have seen several examples of large US companies deciding to accept Major Non-conformance findings rather than sign the required FSC self-declaration on the subject of compliance to the ILO Core Conventions. This effectively puts them on notice that their...
