Participate in consultation on specific certification body requirements

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Participate in consultation on specific certification body requirements

© FSC/ Jonathan Perugia
A man and woman look up and point at a collection of trees while standing in the forest.
© FSC/ Jonathan Perugia
October 21, 2024
Category : General news

Consultation on the revised specific certification body standards (FSC-STD-20-007 for forest management and FSC-STD-20-011 for chain of custody) is open from 21 October 2024 to 21 November 2024 for your input

Italy adopts forward-looking forest management standard

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Italy adopts forward-looking forest management standard

FSC Italy, Enrico Bonis
Italian forest
FSC Italy, Enrico Bonis
August 20, 2024
Category : General news

As forests in Italy change, a revised standard is needed to respond to new challenges and opportunities to support innovative sustainable forest management, enhancing the importance of forests to society. The new standard will come into force on 1 December 2024 

New Directives on Chain of Custody Published

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New Directives on Chain of Custody Published

FSC Brazil
Logs of timber
FSC Brazil
September 5, 2024
Category : General news

FSC has published new directives for Chain of Custody Evaluations  (FSC-DIR-20-011) and Chain of Custody Certification (FSC-DIR-40-004). These directives have been updated and are now available in French and Spanish, fostering FSC’s commitment to provide information in all FSC’s official languages.

Shoppers in Germany can now choose environmentally friendlier Christmas trees

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Shoppers in Germany can now choose environmentally friendlier Christmas trees

FSC Germany
Pine Forest Germany
FSC Germany
September 3, 2024
Category : General news

A revised FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Germany expands to cover Christmas trees, venison, and other forest products.

The standard becomes effective on 1 November 2024.

Revised Advice Notes on evaluation of contractors against FSC core labour requirements published

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Revised Advice Notes on evaluation of contractors against FSC core labour requirements published

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Man stacking wooden planks
iStock.com / Juanmonino
August 21, 2024
Category : General news

On 1 August 2024, FSC published the new versions of the advice notes FSC-ADVICE-40-004-23 V2-0 Evaluation of Contractors against the FSC Core Labour Requirements and FSC-ADVICE-20-011-16 V2-0 Evaluation of Contractors against the FSC Core Labour Requirements. These are available as separate documents while we make changes to the Directive documents.