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

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

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

Certified success
10 November, 2007
Defra's Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) is run by ProForest, a private company co-founded by Dr Ruth Nussbaum. Keith Fryer follows her career path

Raising the profile
04 August, 2007
Senior technical consultant Dr John Williams of TRADA Technology reports on a feasibility study to develop Guyanese lesser-used species

Policy countdown
21 July, 2007
On July 5, Bob Andrew of Defra and Dr Ruth Nussbaum of CPET headed the launch meeting of the consultation phase on the implementation of changes to the timber procurement policy which will take place in April 2009

New policy will confuse market
14 April, 2007

Special delivery
14 October, 2006
This year's IWSc conference focused on the importance of delivering technical information to specifiers on a just in time basis

Possibly the perfect solution
15 April, 2006
Contrary to popular belief, the simplest ideas are not always the best. I quite often have simple ideas which my wife has no hesitation in telling me are the daftest things she’s ever heard.

Expert witness
18 February, 2006
The long-awaited CPET has been a reality since last summer and is still evolving. CPET co-ordinator Kate Bottriell reports on its progress

Social impact is trade issue
06 February, 2006
The pressure is on to make social issues even more central in assessing timber sustainability. Keith Fryer reports from the International Forest Governance and Trade conference in London

Expert advice
19 February, 2005
CPET was set up to help the government implement its timber procurement policy. Dr Ruth Nussbaum and Dr Ian Gray of ProForest explain its role

Responsible behaviour
24 January, 2004
Speakers from throughout the supply chain gave their take on responsible timber purchasing at the UK Forest Partnership for Action's conference in December