Newsroom Archive
What’s your experience with Due Diligence and EUTR?
24 May 2018
- NEPCon news
NEPCon is encouraging EU-based companies working in the timber sector to share their experience with Due Diligence and the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).
New controlled wood risk assessments for Czech Republic, France, Malaysia, Poland, Sweden, and Turkey
11 May 2018
- System updates
Companies sourcing controlled wood from these countries now can make use of these risk assessments which were approved by FSC on 8 May 2018.
NEPCon and RA-Cert union update
02 May 2018
- NEPCon news
Following the public announcement in February, we are now finalising the contract negotiation for the acquisition of Rainforest Alliance’s certification unit (RA-Cert) by NEPCon.
NEPCon’s 2018 Training Calendar – more dates, more locations
18 April 2018
- NEPCon news
This year we have significantly increased the number of training courses offered in Asia and Russia. The training schedule also includes our largest range of courses to date – including interactive classroom training and online modules.
FSC announced new risk assessments
06 April 2018
- System updates
On 3 April 2018, FSC approved new risk assessments for Austria, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, South Africa, and Switzerland.
FSC-certified cork oak forest: a photo essay
05 April 2018
- Feature
The cork stopper in your wine bottle, as you probably know if you’re reading this, comes from the bark of the cork oak tree. Have a look at this article to see some fabulous photos of FSC-certified cork production.
Kyrgyz smallholders reap the fruits of NTFP certification
21 March 2018
- Market news
- NEPCon news
NEPCon has recently issued the first FSCTM certificate for Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Central Asia. For a group of 52 smallholders from Kyrgyzstan, this group certification marks the exciting beginning of local products being traded under the brand Silk Road Taste.
RA-Cert and NEPCon Announce Intent to Join, Forming the World's Largest Mission-Driven Certification Body
09 February 2018
- NEPCon news
- Press releases
The combined organisation will provide credible sustainability certification services at a global scale, engage with wide and diverse stakeholders, and productively contribute to the development of numerous certification schemes.
460 timber traders across Europe learned how to dodge the risk of importing illegal timber
06 February 2018
- NEPCon news
The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) set out in 2013 to target companies importing timber and do something about the problem of illegal logging that rapidly destroys the world’s forests. In spite of noble intentions, the EUTR has created a lot of challenges within the European timber trade,…
Australian illegal logging law - soft start now over!
08 January 2018
- Feature
The Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Act is akin to the EU Timber Regulation and the US Lacey Act. It came into force in 2012 and was reviewed in 2017. The end to the “soft start” took effect 1 January 2018, meaning that importers of regulated timber products into Australia, and…