Search Results: 'ProForest'

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.

PEFC peace of mind
26 January, 2013
Head of communications Thorsten Arndt says latest changes bringPEFC certification fully into EUTR legality alignment

EUTR without tears
26 January, 2013
Companies needn’t tackle the EU Timber Regulation alone. Mike Jeffree spoke to a range of consultancies offering to hand-hold them through the process

EU in harmony
26 January, 2013
The European industry is acting in concert to ensure EUTR compliance. Mike Jeffree reports

Legality schemes still working on EUTR compliance
10 December, 2012
A report from the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) concludes that no leading third-party legality verification or certification body currently fully complies with the upcoming EU Timber Regulation on illegal timber “risk mitigation”.

New management for government timber procurement agency
05 October, 2012
The management of the government’s flagship Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) has changed hands from Proforest to Efeca.

EUTR information platform attracts support
14 April, 2012

Local authorites lag on green procurement
23 February, 2012

The EUTR: a long to-do list
18 February, 2012
Discussions at Chatham House underlined that getting everything in place for the introduction of the anti-illegal logging EU Timber Regulation next March is going to make it a busy year

Responsible timber purchasing on agenda at Proforest summer training
11 May, 2011

CPET training workshop
16 December, 2010

Government commissions impact study on procurement policy
02 September, 2010

Chinese delegation meets UK timber traders
30 June, 2010

Research into Chinese timber legality verification scheme under way
19 December, 2009

PEFC to hold responsible procurement seminar
26 March, 2009

ProForest gets set for summer training
25 March, 2009

Timber procurement body beefs up advice
13 October, 2008

Advantage timber
16 August, 2008
Timber's sustainability, and the industry's experience in proving it, give wood a double advantage, says ProForest director Dr Ruth Nussbaum

FSC and PEFC set big goals
02 August, 2008
Neil Judd and Joyce Lam of ProForest, the body that manages CPET, report on the FSC and PEFC-led progress of certification worldwide

Sustainability goes local
29 March, 2008
The government wants the timber trade’s help to encourage local authorities to adopt sustainable timber and wood product procurement strategies, write Defra minister Phil Woolas and DFID minister Gareth Thomas