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21 July 2014
Join PEFC’s Global Dialogue on Engaging Consumers on Sustainability
News
PEFC’s 5th annual Stakeholder Dialogue, seeks to strengthen our collective understanding on consumers’ perception, engagement, and commitment to sustainable forest products.
18 July 2014
PEFC strengthens presence at European Union level
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We are delighted to welcome Xavier Noyon as our Brussels-based EU Representative to contribute to and engage in processes impacting responsible forestry in the EU.
17 July 2014
BACARDÍ rum delivers with streamlined, sustainable packaging
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Every cardboard container BACARDÍ rum uses for its packaging in North America originates from a sustainable forest.
16 July 2014
Polish forest certification scheme open for public consultation
PEFC system news
Stakeholders globally are invited to provide feedback on its compliance with PEFC International's Sustainability Benchmarks by 15 September 2014.
30 June 2014
Companies and certification bodies benefit as PEFC launches its latest guidance document
PEFC system news
With this new document, both current and potential PEFC Chain of Custody certified companies can get immediate access to detailed explanation, clarification and interpretation of the PEFC Chain of Custody standard.
27 June 2014
Building on momentum: reviewing the significant progress in PEFC in 2013
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PEFC starts it new five-year management cycle based on its 2013-17 strategy.
27 June 2014
PEFC takes center stage at leading European timber tradeshow
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Early June saw PEFC International take to the stage at Europe’s leading timber tradeshow, Carrefour International du Bois, to discuss PEFC certification and tropical wood.
27 June 2014
Last chance to contribute to the global public consultation of tropical appendix
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Only a few days remain until the 1 July 2014 deadline for stakeholders worldwide to contribute to the global public consultation of the Guidelines for interpretation for some natural forests, including tropical forests.
27 June 2014
Experts highlight opportunities to further advance PEFC’s assessment process
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There are opportunities to streamline the assessment process of national forest certification systems, according to meetings held earlier this year with PEFC Panel of Experts members and PEFC Registered Assessors.
27 June 2014
Need for forest certification highlighted at 5th AEBIOM Conference
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Can forest certification be the tool to address the key challenges facing sustainable forest management in light of the development of bioenergy?
27 June 2014
Leading Italian food producer supports sustainable forest management
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You can now enjoy sustainably-packaged pasta as Barilla, one of Italy’s leading food producers, announces that all the cardboard used in its packaging will come from sustainably managed forests.
26 June 2014
Big impacts expected from 2014 Collaboration Fund projects
Collaboration Fund
This year, large scale projects were the order of the day for PEFC’s 2014 Collaboration Fund, with two out of the three winning projects awarded with the maximum 40,000 CHF of funding.
19 June 2014
Asian certification can boost UK wood markets
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Certification progress in China and across Asia is under the spotlight at the second Annual PEFC UK Stakeholder Day later this year.
17 June 2014
Groundwork for forest certification in Montenegro facilitated by PEFC Collaboration Fund
Collaboration Fund
Seminar in Podgorica, Montenegro, summarizes the achievements and elaborating on potential next steps of the project.
6 June 2014
Giro’s 3rd placed Fabio Aru wins first ever PEFC “Sport and Forest” award
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Travelling out to Italy for the final stages of the Tour, Bill Street, PEFC Chairman, was on hand to award Fabio Aru with the very first PEFC “Sport and Forest” prize.
5 June 2014
First certification bodies benefit from PEFC’s Training Recognition Program
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This training is part of PEFC’s new program enabling certification bodies to carry out internal trainings in compliance with PEFC‘s requirements, by giving formal recognition to their internal PEFC Chain of Custody training programs.
28 May 2014
Forests are already the winners of the “Maglia Rosa” at the 97th Giro d’Italia
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Race organizers and Giro ‘Green Partner’ PEFC Italia are working together to show why forests are important to all of us.
15 May 2014
Estonian certification system open for public consultation
PEFC system news
The Estonian Forest Certification Scheme is now open for global public consultation, with the national forest certification system seeking PEFC re-endorsement for the first time.
12 May 2014
Global public consultation of Tropical Appendix commences
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PEFC is pleased to invite stakeholders worldwide to contribute to the global public consultation of PEFC ST 1003:2010, Appendix 2, Guidelines for interpretation for some natural forests, including tropical forests by 1 July 2014.
9 May 2014
PAFC Cameroon begins standard development process at its first Stakeholder Forum
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Over the two days, stakeholders discussed some of the fundamental issues in the first step of the standards development process.