ENplus suspends all certified pellet companies in Belarus and Russia
In response to Russia's illegitimate invasion of Ukraine, ENplus, a world-leading certification scheme to [...]
March 28, 2022
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FSC has suspended wood certification in Russia and Belarus
The FSC International Board of Directors has agreed to suspend all trading certificates in Russia and [...]
March 10, 2022
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EU organisations to reaffirm their support for FLEGT and EUTR
Feedback received by the EC on their “fitness check” of the FLEGT and EUTR regulations indicates a high degree of [...]
June 1, 2020
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Role of certification in EUTR disputed by European organizations
A point of difference amongst organisations providing feedback to the EU is the role of private sector certification systems like [...]
May 28, 2020
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FSC releases improved trademark license agreement
The revised and improved license agreement for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting [...]
March 13, 2020
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ENplus to open revision process
With recent studies highlighting the rapid expansion of the wood pellet market with a global production increase of 11 percent [...]
October 16, 2019
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US plywood producers file lawsuit to stop certification for Brazilian wood
Ten plywood producers in the United States have filed for a court order to stop the [...]
September 17, 2019
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Investigation reveals FSC certification fraud in China
An investigation conducted by Sixth Tone, a group of Chinese researchers and journalists linked to the Shanghai United Media Group [...]
January 30, 2019
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ENplus certification for wood pellets launches its revision process
The European Pellet Council (EPC), governing body of the ENplus® certification for wood pellets, has announced [...]
December 11, 2018
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22,6% of the global industrial roundwood production is now FSC certified
A recent analysis across FSC forest management audit reports revealed that approximately 423 million cubic meters of wood are harvested [...]
December 6, 2018
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