Search Results: 'Programme for the Endorsement of Forest'

Sales and sustainability
28 August, 2023
A new international coalition to harness market demand in support of national tropical sustainable forest systems is nearing the launch of its Roadmap, writes Mike Jeffree

Working to boost African tropical forest certification
03 December, 2020
It’s time for new impetus for certification of tropical forests, and PEFC – with a diverse coalition of stakeholders – is making great strides towards this goal, writes PEFC International chairman Peter Latham OBE

Forests in fashion
25 September, 2018
The demand for clothing is growing, and there is increasing pressure on the fashion industry to produce sustainable and recyclable items as an alternative to traditional textiles. A clear way forward, maintains the PEFC, is to increase the use of fibres from sustainably managed forests. Hannah Price, PEFC international communications officer reports

Tropical timber purchases sustain forests
24 August, 2013
Our purchasing decisions will help to determine the future of tropical forests, says Bob Johnston, executive director of the Tropical Forest Foundation

Cut duplication, join up thinking
27 October, 2012
It’s a refrain that has echoed down the years. The timber industry needs more joined-up thinking and collaboration, both to do battle with more cohesive rival materials sectors and defend and promote its environmental performance to counter criticism from media savvy harder line green NGOs.

Promoting choice in certification
15 November, 2003