Newsletter Stories


Tuesday, 20 June 2006
FSC in the Green Building Market

The growing green building industry offers companies with FSC certification an excellent opportunity to develop and grow sales. There is not a green building standard operating in the US that does not include the use of FSC-certified wood products as an opportunity for a project to earn credits. To better understand where FSC, as a brand and product, stands within the minds and projects of green building professionals, FSC-US and Forest Products Solutions conducted a survey of professionals at the USGBC Green Build ’05 Expo in Atlanta. Surveys were offered to attendees on the Expo floor and through an on-line survey after the conference. read more …


Tuesday, 20 June 2006
FSC Pesticide Policy: Final Decision on the FSC International Board of Directors

Following the recommendation report submitted by FSC Executive Director Heiko Liedeker to the FSC International Board of Directors on April 28, 2006, for a decision on actions to be taken to address concerns raised regarding the FSC Pesticides Policy, the FSC Board of Directors has taken into account the issues raised and has made the following decisions: read more …


Monday, 08 May 2006
The Random House Group Earns FSC Certification

The Random House Group has announced that it has earned FSC chain-of-custody certification, making it the first consumer publishing group to be awarded the certification. read more …


Monday, 08 May 2006
Why We Need FSC

By Dr. Michael P. Washburn read more …


Monday, 08 May 2006
FSC-US Board of Director Elections to Fill Four Available Seats

FSC-US began this year’s Board election process with a call for nominations on April 17th, and will close May 19th. Voting will be held June 1st–23rd, and new Directors will ultimately take office on August 1st. read more …


Monday, 08 May 2006
FSC in the News

Here are some places you can look to learn about FSC: read more …