Newsroom Archive
Our most popular articles in 2017
21 December 2017
- NEPCon news
New FSC standards, frauds in certified products and blockchain technology, launch of NEPCon Sourcing Hub, new tools to support the timber sector… here are the most-read articles of the year in NEPCon's newsroom.
Apply now to the first Nature-Accelerator
19 December 2017
- Feature
- NEPCon news
Have you founded a nature-based startup, or you are at an early-stage of your business development and need to improve your network and skills? ECOSTAR is looking for you! Ready to grow?
First forest management standard for Kyrgyz Republic
15 December 2017
- NEPCon news
- Standard updates
FSC and NEPCon released the Interim National Standard of Kyrgyz Republic. This standard is the first of its kind not only for Kyrgyzstan but also for the whole region covering Caucasus, Central Asia, Moldova and Mongolia.
NEPCon accredited for SBP certification
30 November 2017
- NEPCon news
On 28 November 2017, Accreditation Services International (ASI) informed us that we have met the accreditation requirements for the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP).
ASI announced: NEPCon suspension decision deleted from the record
21 November 2017
- NEPCon news
Accreditation Services International (ASI) has published the following information on their webpage:
EU and Poland arm-wrestling about Białowieża – Europe’s largest primeval forest
21 November 2017
- Feature
- Perspective
The never-ending conflict around the Białowieża forest has escalated to the level that it may challenge the certification of all state forests in Poland. It involves an injunction issued by the European Court of Justice, eurosceptic Polish authorities ignoring the injunction and very…
Fraud in certified products: is blockchain the answer?
16 November 2017
- Feature
- Market news
- NEPCon news
All products that are certified as being environmentally or socially responsible have to rely on a Chain of Custody system to keep track of products as they move along the supply chain. And all such systems are potentially open to fraud. Can blockchain, the much-talked about code behind…
Public consultation on the revised Policy of Association
09 November 2017
- NEPCon news
NEPCon invites stakeholders to provide feedback on our revised Policy of Association. The consultation will be open until 9 January 2018.
FSC poised to launch Ecosystem Services Market Tools
19 October 2017
- Market news
- Perspective
- System updates
For the past year, FSC has been pilot testing its tools for valuing the conservation and restoration of forests, which will provide FSC-certified forest managers with additional and diversified revenue for the positive impact that their activities have – for instance – on biodiversity,…
Gender issues at the FSC General Assembly: always present but not always correct
18 October 2017
- Perspective
FSC has made very tangible steps forward on gender through its adoption – in 2015 – of Criterion 2.2 in the new FSC Principles and Criteria (P&C V5-2 EN); which commits FSC to promoting Gender Equality in its work. Criterion 2.2 is articulated through nine indicators designed to…