The Standard Development Group for Thailand is delighted to share with you some excellent news: the first draft the Thailand National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) is now ready for your comments. This is the first opportunity there has been in the drafting process for stakeholders to make comments prior to the adjustment of the standard … Continue reading The first draft of the Thailand National Forest Stewardship Standard is now available for your comment!
FSC Acts on Potential Fraud in Paulownia Wood Supply Chain
Following an extensive investigation into Paulownia supply chains, FSC has taken initial action against a number of companies that were found to have traded non-certified Paulownia as FSC certified. These companies are subject to termination or suspension of their trademark licenses or further investigations. The terminated certificate is: • Dongming Sanxin Wood Industry Co., Ltd: … Continue reading FSC Acts on Potential Fraud in Paulownia Wood Supply Chain
FSC Charcoal Supply Chain Issues Addressed
FSC recently released statistics that show violations of FSC certification requirements or errors in our charcoal supply chain have been significantly reduced. This news follows an FSC and Assurance Services International investigation conducted in 2018 into alleged problems in the charcoal supply chain, after stakeholders had reported that non-conforming charcoal carrying the FSC label had … Continue reading FSC Charcoal Supply Chain Issues Addressed
The Australian Bushfires: What is happening and how you can help
Copyright Australian Maritime Safety Authority via Reuters Since August 2019, Australia has been experiencing devastating and widespread bushfires. On their website, FSC Australia explains the causes and impacts of the fires and how people and organisations can provide assistance. Please follow the link below to learn more and help if you can. https://au.fsc.org/en-au/newsroom/id/421
FSC Releases National Forest Stewardship Standard for Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam – On 7 January, the Vietnam office of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) officially launched the National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Vietnam. This was a milestone day for FSC, for the Vietnamese forestry sector and for forests around the world. With Vietnam being one of the largest forestry product-exporting countries in Asia, … Continue reading FSC Releases National Forest Stewardship Standard for Vietnam
FSC Vietnam at the VIFA-HOME Fair
In late November, FSC Vietnam and WWF co-organised a campaign to run two booths at the VIFA-HOME Vietnam Furniture and Interior Fair 2019 in Ho Chi Minh City. The twin booths provided information to visitors about how and why using FSC products helps protect forests in Vietnam and around Asia Pacific, and contributes to the … Continue reading FSC Vietnam at the VIFA-HOME Fair
FSC Officially Opens Korea Office
13 December 2019, Seoul, Korea – Today, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) officially opened our Korea office. 안녕하세요! Cindy Cheng, FSC’s APAC Regional Director opened the office with a speech, saying “Why has FSC opened an office in Korea? First, Korea is one of Asia’s largest timber-importing nations and second, the people here have … Continue reading FSC Officially Opens Korea Office
FSC’s “Tree Detectives” Make the News!
FSC’s work on the Global Timber Reference Project gained some high-profile recognition recently, with the BBC and CNN both releasing pieces on the project and its importance to the future of the world’s forests. The BBC’s piece, titled “The Tree Detectives”, gives an overview of the project and FSC’s work in the Solomon Islands. CNN’s … Continue reading FSC’s “Tree Detectives” Make the News!
FSC APAC Business Forum 2019 Wrap-up
Earlier this month, The FSC Asia Pacific 2019 Business Forum was held in Shanghai. More than 120 attendees – from retailers to producers to FSC-accredited certification bodies – gathered to share their insights and experiences from the past year. The guest speakers and participants came from across the Asia Pacific region and Europe, working in … Continue reading FSC APAC Business Forum 2019 Wrap-up
FSC APAC Business Forum 2019 Speakers
The annual FSC APAC Business Forum is being held this year in Shanghai, China on October 17 and 18. Here are the profiles of some of this year's speakers... Huilin Min – Managing Director of Kimberly-Clark Taiwan Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) is a US$ 18.5 billion multi-national company based in the United States with a … Continue reading FSC APAC Business Forum 2019 Speakers
