May 22 2013 The latest annual report by our UK-based national member contains reviews of its national marketing, communications and public affairs activities over the past year as well as Hugh Miller's first report as Chairman of PEFC UK. The report also contains news from PEFC International and an...

May 17 2013 On Wednesday, 8 May 2008, PEFC Netherlands was established, with the goal to become the Dutch member of PEFC International. That was five years ago, so time to reflect on progress made in this short time. The objective of PEFC Netherlands were straightforward from the start: Promote sustainable...

May 14 2013 The American Tree Farm System (ATFS) and the Slovenian Forest Certification Scheme have applied for re-endorsement. Stakeholders globally are invited to provide feedback on their compliance with PEFC International's Sustainability Benchmarks by 13 July 2013. ATFS is one of the world's oldest...

May 10 2013 Now available on the PEFC Spain website, the Activity Report 2012 details the work done and the actions taken by PEFC Spain last year. The report includes information about the work on the revision of the Spanish Forest Certification System as well as developments concerning PEFC International's...

May 06 2013 Ahead of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe (Warsaw, Poland, 10 -14 June 2013), CEPF in cooperation with the Liaison Unit Madrid and the Economic and Social Committee would like to provide an opportunity for a...

May 02 2013 Promoting the use of local, sustainably managed wood is one of the objectives of a partnership between PEFC Italy with ARCA and Habitech, two of the main actors in the green building and green technologies sector in Trentino region in northern Italy. The partners seek to encourage the use of...

Apr 26 2013 PEFC's Collaboration Fund is now into its third year of operation after the recent closing of the 2013 call for proposals. "We received tremendous interest in the Fund this year and now have the tough job of selecting which projects will receive investment from PEFC," commented Sarah Price, PEFC...

Apr 23 2013 PEFC International is pleased to invite stakeholders globally to provide input into PEFC Requirements for Certification Bodies operating Forest Management Certification (PEFC ST 1004:201x). This document defines requirements for certification bodies operating forest management certification...

Apr 17 2013 Companies can measure and minimize the environmental footprint of the wood-based products they are sourcing, according to a recent study by Quantis. The study confirmed that it is possible to quantify to a certain extent the impact differential between certified and non-certified forest products...

Apr 12 2013 Industry Intelligence Inc., a market intelligence and information management company serving the forest products, packaging, and food and beverage industries, today announced a new partnership with the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) through its i2partnership...