by Victoria Jofery | Jun 4, 2014 | General
Another installment in our continuing series on forest product Chain of Custody (CoC) certification – based on a simple idea: CoC doesn’t have to be complicated! We have tried to illustrate this by breaking down the popular CoC standards (PEFC, SFI,...
by Victoria Jofery | May 6, 2014 | General
This continuing series on forest product Chain of Custody certification is based on a simple idea: CoC doesn’t have to be complicated! We have tried to illustrate this by breaking down the popular CoC standards (PEFC, SFI, & FSC) into their constituent...
by Victoria Jofery | May 2, 2014 | General
A couple weeks ago, I introduced this short series of articles on Chain of Custody certification for FSC, SFI, and PEFC – all based on two ideas: First, that CoC is too complicated, and second, that it doesn’t have to be that way. The first installment...
by Victoria Jofery | Apr 15, 2014 | General
In my last post, I introduced some of the basic concepts that define all of our Forest Product Chain of Custody standards – FSC, SFI, and PEFC. In this installment I hope to focus on the key central elements that – in practice – tend to get the...
by Victoria Jofery | Apr 11, 2014 | General
If there is one, central theme that runs consistently through the my commentary in this space, it is this: our “green” certification programs for paper and wood products (FSC, PEFC, & SFI) are too complicated. This is especially true for the Chain of...
by Victoria Jofery | Apr 7, 2014 | General
I have made it a habit, in recent years, to use my visits to retail establishments as informal “market surveys” in support of my business. When I shop for groceries, office supplies, and the many other “necessaries” of modern living, I am...
