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FSC concedes rethink of compulsory online claims
19 September, 2014
Industry groups have welcomed a step back by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) from the introduction of a compulsory Online Claims Platform (OCP) to record every transaction of FSC-certified material worldwide.

TTF AGM hears hint of new working relationship
13 June, 2014
The best years of his life is how John White described his nine-year tenure as chief executive of the Timber Trade Federation (TTF).

Data drives demand
19 April, 2014
The market requires ever more information on timber legality, environmental impact and performance. The American Hardwood Export Profile is US hardwoods’ response. Rupert Oliver reports.

FSC Online Claims Platform tested worldwide
18 April, 2014
In response to industry concerns over the administrative and cost burdens of implementing the FSC’s Online Claims Platform (OCP), the organisation has announced the launch of a new round of testing by 150 organisations.

Abandoning certification a “retrograde” step, says FSC UK
08 March, 2014
Only one of the three options in Confor’s report on forest management certification would be workable from its perspective, says FSC UK executive director Charles Thwaites.

New system mooted to replace UK forest certification
26 February, 2014
Abandoning UK forest certification in favour of a new system that could deliver legal and sustainable forest management requirements at a cheaper cost is being mooted in a new report commissioned for Confor.

Needless bureaucracy hampers business
22 February, 2014
Box-ticking is a time-consuming distraction for companies, says Keith Fryer, a director of T Brewer & Co

Needless bureaucracy hampers business
22 February, 2014
Box-ticking is a time-consuming distraction for companies, says Keith Fryer, a director of T Brewer & Co

FSC launches online claims information website
18 February, 2014
FSC has launched its online claims platform (OCP) information website at http://ocp-info.fsc.org.

EUTR – a work in progress
08 February, 2014
According to our vox pop of timber companies and others involved with the EU Timber Regulation, UK implementation has been effective and less arduous than anticipated. But the consensus is that more work is needed across the EU if it is to have the hoped for impact on illegal logging and trade.

Further scrutiny for FSC Online Claims Platform
08 February, 2014
The FSC has published more detail on its review of the introduction and operation of its Online Claims Platform (OCP), following widespread trade concern over the administrative and cost burden it could create.

Project certification encourages timber procurement policies
25 January, 2014
The Builders Merchants Federation has a range of initiatives to support branch managers. Managing director John Newcomb explains

Project certification encourages timber procurement policies
25 January, 2014
Project certification can drive demand for sustainable timber, says Penny Bienz, the Soil Association’s Woodmark certification manager

FSC puts online claims platform partly on hold
30 November, 2013
The Forest Stewardship Council has postponed a decision on making it obligatory for certificate holders to use its new online claims platform (OCP) live.

FSC delays Online Claims Platform roll-out
21 November, 2013
The FSC has confirmed that the deadline for obligatory entering of claims by certificate holders on the FSC Online Claims Platform (OCP) has been deferred from next year to an indeterminate date in 2015.

Big challenges, bold steps
16 November, 2013
The AHEC European Convention highlighted the range of initiatives under way to make maximum use of the abundant US hardwood resource. Mike Jeffree reports

Help is at hand
13 July, 2013
Woodmark provides guidance and support, so that its certificate holders can get on with the business of trading timber products responsibly. Woodmark project manager Beck Woodrow reports

Risk reduction
13 July, 2013
Certification is not automatic proof of compliance with the EUTR but it can help. Tallulah Chapman, communications manager for FSC UK, explains

TTF courts FSC and PEFC membership
30 May, 2013
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) is to become a member of both the FSC and PEFC in a bid to provide an industry voice in the work of both certification organisations.

FSC claims go digital
26 January, 2013
FSC systems integrity director Phil Guillery explains the development of the Online Claims Platform