by Victoria Jofery | Jun 16, 2014 | General
Earlier this year, I was very pleased to see a new report released by Dovetail Partners, Inc on the subject of Bamboo Products and Environmental Impacts. Dovetail is a Minnesota-based, non-profit think-tank; and one of the best sources of thoughtful, balanced, and...
by Victoria Jofery | Jun 5, 2014 | General
In an earlier post, part of our CoC SHOULD BE EASY! series, we explored Due Diligence standards in a general way for all three of the CoC programs. A key part of this process – one that deserves and is getting a lot of attention right now – is the Risk...
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...
by Victoria Jofery | Mar 3, 2014 | General
This post is the third and final in my short series, sharing and describing my feedback to the SFI program staff on the proposed updates to SFI standards for Forest Management, Wood Procurement, Chain of Custody, and Certified Sourcing. SFI is conducting an...
by Victoria Jofery | Feb 26, 2014 | General
In my last post, I offered the first in what will be a short series of articles on the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program (SFI) 5- year standard review process. The SFI program deserves a lot of credit for conducting such an open-handed, transparent process for...
