Thursday, 28 May 2015
Around the FSC Network
May 28, 2015
Video: What is FSC Project certification?
A new video by FSC UK brilliantly describes FSC Project Certification.
Op-ed: Washington State Lands Commissioner’s unfinished agenda
FSC certification is the gold standard for maintaining sustainability in logging lands. It promotes sound environmental values, engagement with local communities and workers, and healthy markets for well-managed timber. The commissioner recognized all this when he committed in his strategic plan to increase the value and area of FSC certification, but he should be making sure more timber meets these standards.
News: Apple will work with World Wildlife Fund to manage forests in China
Apple and the World Wildlife Fund will work together to manage as many as 1 million acres of forests across China as Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook arrives in Beijing to announce new environmental initiatives.
Event: Martin Guitar’s hosts 5th Bi-Annual Wood Summit
Martin Guitar has long been committed to corporate responsibility and environmental stewardship, including FSC certification. In 2007, Martin was one of the first acoustic guitar manufacturers in the industry to produce a guitar model comprised entirely of FSC certified woods. Recently Martin hosted a Wood Summit to promote responsible forest management.
Event: ‘Zero Deforestation’ just one step to protect forests
Last month, the London-based think tank Innovation Forum convened a two-day conference on the subject of sustainable forestry in Washington, D.C. Titled “How Business Can Tackle Deforestation,” the conference brought together leaders from both public and private spheres, including forest commodities companies, NGOs and think tanks. Though the topics of discussion were diverse, ranging from the role of “green” certification to the viability of GMO crops, there was widespread agreement that significant changes need to be made to current supply chain policies if we are to avoid further damaging the world’s forests.
Interview: Take care of environment and it will take care of people
Kim Carstensen, director general of the Forest Stewardship Council, explains how individuals and sociological issues play a pivotal role in sustainability – and how helping their environment helps those people, too.
Appleton Coated wins sustainability business award
Appleton Coated – the first coated mill to be FSC certified – is a winner in 2015 Earth Day Sustainable Business Awards.