Wednesday, 01 January 2003
Home Depot is Nation's Largest Retailer of FSC-Certified Wood
The January 2, 2003 Wall Street Journal carried a story on Home Depot’s timber purchasing policy that revealed that the do-it-yourself giant is now the nation’s largest retailer of FSC-certified wood. In 2002 Home Depot sold $250-million of FSC lumber up from $15 million in 1999. read more …
Wednesday, 01 January 2003
Harris LithoGraphics First FSC-Certified Printer in U.S.
FSC-U.S. is pleased to announce that Harris LithoGraphics is the first U.S. printer to receive FSC Chain-of-Custody certification from SmartWood for its operations. This new certification will allow Harris LithoGraphics to make use of FSC-certified paper to print jobs with the FSC trademarked “checkmark and tree" logo, ensuring purchasers that the paper was made from wood harvested from a well-managed forest. read more …
Wednesday, 01 January 2003
FSC-Certification Key to Brazilian Development Project Success
FSC-certified in 2001, Klabin is a Brazilian based pulp and paper company with a history reaching as far back as 1899. But problems arose when modernization of its mill operations threatened the jobs of some 600 workers. Klabin sought a way to show its commitment to environmentalism and social-economic welfare in one fell swoop read more …
Wednesday, 01 January 2003
Fountain Forestry Becomes FSC-Certified Resource Manager
The SmartWood program of the Rainforest Alliance recently announced that Fountain Forestry has been granted Resource Manager certification under the FSC. Fountain is now the largest FSC-certified Resource Manager in the Eastern U.S., with 35 properties in New Hampshire, Vermont and New York included in the certificate. Property sizes range from less than 44 to 26,859 acres and total 67,547 acres. read more …
Sunday, 15 December 2002
FSC Holds Third General Assembly in Oaxaca
From November 22-26, FSC International held its third General Assembly (G.A.) in Oaxaca, Mexico. Held every three years, the G.A. is an opportunity for all FSC stakeholders, including National Initiatives, Working Groups, and members, to gather to discuss the state of the FSC, and for members to vote on motions for changes in FSC statutes and policy. read more …
Sunday, 15 December 2002
Looking Forward 2003: The Future is Bright
As we look toward 2003, we can say the future is bright for FSC-US, because we have so many accomplishments to build upon. read more …