by Victoria Jofery | Jan 14, 2013 | General
I have received quite a bit of feedback and correspondence from my 10 Jan blogpost. Please keep the conversation going. Probably the most interesting comments were received from two unrelated colleagues who both compared the new FSC OCP platform to the supply chain...
by Victoria Jofery | Jan 10, 2013 | General
A few weeks ago, I was pleased to see this posting come across my twitter feed. The SFI program is promoting the fact that the speakers platform being constructed for President Obama’s second inauguration will be made of SFI-certified lumber. Pretty neat,...
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...
