by Victoria Jofery | Jan 28, 2022 | General
We have been getting A LOT questions recently about the revision of the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) procedure for assessing annual fees from certified companies. The Annual Administration Fee (AAF) is a long-standing mechanism that was updated last...
by Victoria Jofery | Jan 26, 2022 | General
Another New Year brings the familiar tradition of reflection. A bit of looking back and a lot of looking forward. The view out our office window looks like January usually does: stark, cold, and stimulating. Turning the calendar to begin 2022, we find ourselves...
by Victoria Jofery | Jun 28, 2021 | General
Last week was a bit of a milestone for the staff here at MixedWood. After 15 months of remote-only business, we made our first client visit since the start of the pandemic. Working face-to-face has always been our preferred way of doing business. We are...
by Victoria Jofery | Jun 18, 2021 | General
When our third-party certification programs for forestry and forest-based products were invented about 25 years ago, they tested a promising and new idea. The idea was to employ and leverage the powerful influence of markets and commerce for promoting and encouraging...
by Victoria Jofery | Mar 10, 2021 | General
We received another email from FSC-US’ Policy and Standards forum, with information on a pair of webinars scheduled for late this month. The webinars will be (we think) presented by staff from FSC-International in Bonn and are likely to provide an eye-opening...
by Victoria Jofery | Feb 9, 2021 | General
The US affiliate of FSC maintains a Policy and Standards Forum to facilitate communication within the community of active practitioners and certifiers. They posted a very well-written summary of the new CoC Labor Requirements that we wrote about last week. It...
