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In this session, members had the opportunity to discuss with the motion’s proposers and members. The motions for this discussion were:
We hosted two identical sessions to accommodate different time zones.
In this session, members had the opportunity to start the discussion with the motion’s proposers and members. The motions for this discussion were:
We hosted two identical sessions to accommodate different time zones.
In this session, members had the opportunity to debate with the motion’s proposers and members. The motions for this discussion were:
We hosted two identical sessions to accommodate different time zones.
Results of motions, minutes, and motions implementation from previous GA’s.
Find an overview of the motions process here.
… Frameworks: You can access the Implementation Framework 2024 here. You can access the Implementation Framework 2023 … of measurable indicators for the 24 intended outcomes. The 2024 Data Report is now available to members. In the …
In this webinar, members had the chance to ask the candidates questions, ask about their position on relevant topics, and their vision for the future of FSC under their leadership.
Watch the recordings here:
- 27 May
- 1 June
These meetings to launch the electronic ballot to vote on the Statutory Requirements of FSC are crucial for the success of the Virtual General Assembly.
Agenda
- Opening and welcome to participants
- Background and presentation of the agenda
- Highlights from the FSC Board of Directors
- Highlights from the FSC Director General
- Presentation of the Financial Report by the Treasurer of the FSC Board
- Presentation of the Membership Lists for approval
- Membership List
- List of members whose membership has lapsed
- Presentation of the Rules of Procedure for the General Assembly for approval
- Adjournment
The documents are available here:
- FSC Financial Statements for approval
- List of Members & List of members whose membership has lapsed
- Rules of Procedure for the General Assembly
These meetings took place via Zoom. Simultaneous translation to English, Spanish, and French was available.
You can find the recordings here:
Morning Session:
Evening Session:
This two-day meeting covered relevant FSC topics for members in the Africa region.
Over 70 participants from Europe and the CIS countries joined the presentations and subsequent discussions.
You can find the meeting recording and presentations below.
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… The new standard becomes effective on 01 March 2024. … FSC is delighted to announce the official release of …
The revised Policy for Association (PfA) complaint procedure – allowing for swifter processes and better outcomes for forests and people – will be tested in 2021.
Libreville, January 31, 2020 - A cooperation agreement was signed between the Ministry of Forests of Gabon and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
… will be open from 1 February to 1 March 2024. Summary of all upcoming webinars related to FSC and … changes and FSC Risk Assessments Tuesday, 13 February 2024: 9:00 CET ( Register here ) Monday, 19 February 2024: 16:00 CET ( Register here ) Webinar on FSC Regulatory …
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FSC has extended the transition period of ten national standards and of some of the requirements in the Pesticides Policy.
… and revision of several key normative documents to begin in 2024. T hese include: FSC-STD-01-001 V5-3 FSC Principles and …
… of the revised draft procedure from 10 April – 9 June 2024 via the FSC Consultation Platform . Based on feedback … to you. Target group: General audience Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 9:00-10:00 CEST in English. Register here Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 16:00-17:00 CEST in English with simultaneous …
FSC has blocked An Viet Phat Energy Co. Ltd (SGSHK-COC-370077) for deliberately making false claims on a large volume of wood pellets they sold in 2020. An ongoing transaction verification loop revealed that An Viet Phat Energy created purchase documents with FSC 100% claims for non-FSC raw material. An Viet Phat Energy used this material for producing wood pellets, which they sold with FSC 100% claims.
… APP caused in the past, FSC and APP signed a remedy MoU in 2024 to implement the FSC Remedy Framework. Earlier this …
… will be published for public consultation from February 1, 2024 – March 1 2024. The Risk Assessments are one element among others to … changes and FSC Risk Assessments Tuesday, 13 February 2024: 9:00 CET ( Register here ) Monday, 19 February …
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The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations in Central America, developed in accordance with FSC's normative document for the development and maintenance of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards. Revisions of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards are ongoing, and all existing standards will be transferred to the revised Principles & Criteria version 5-2. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations as described in the scope of this standard. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations in plantations in Uruguay, developed in accordance with FSC's normative document for the development and maintenance of Forest Stewardship Standards. Revisions of Forest Stewardship Standards are ongoing, and all existing standards will be transferred to the revised Principles & Criteria version 5-2. All standards are valid until replaced by a new Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations from smallholders in plantations in Vietnam, developed in accordance with FSC's normative document for the development and maintenance of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards. Revisions of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards are ongoing, and all existing standards will be transferred to the revised Principles & Criteria version 5-2. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
FSC had decided to waive the Annual Administration Fee (AAF) for all types of certifications in Ukraine from Q2/2022 until the end of Q4/2024, regardless of their certification status.
In August 2024, FSC decided to reinstate the AAF for certifications in Ukraine starting 01 January 2025 in a phased approach.
This Advice Note serves to implement this decision.
Please note that the content of this normative document has been streamlined into FSC-STD-20-007 Forest Management Evaluations Standard (V4-0)
Publication date: 1 February 2023
Effective date: 1 July 2023
End of transition period: 31 December 2024
The following requirements aim to ensure that the certification body decision making entity has sufficient information on which to base its decisions with respect to conformity with FSC forest stewardship standards, and to help FSC ensure that there is consistency in decision making between different certification bodies.
Please note that the content of this normative document has been streamlined into FSC-STD-20-007 Forest Management Evaluations Standard (V4-0)
Publication date: 1 February 2023
Effective date: 1 July 2023
End of transition period: 31 December 2024
The social impacts of forest management mean that forest management is a social as a well as a technical activity. It is not possible to involve all stakeholders in every forest evaluation. It is therefore essential that forest certification and its results should be open to public scrutiny. This is the only way to demonstrate to all interested or affected parties that the certification decisions are justified and acceptable. It is a basic requirement of the FSC scheme that certification bodies make a summary report of each certified forest operation publicly available.
This document provides FSC’s formal interpretation of requirements included in FSC-STD-20-007. An updated version was published on 1 August 2024.
Depending on when the unacceptable activity occurs/occurred, FSC will determine which policy version is used as the point of reference. If the unacceptable activity occurred prior to 2023, version 2-0 of the policy will be applied, whereas if the unacceptable activity occurs in 2023 or beyond, version 3-0 of the Policy for Association will be applied. To access Policy for Association, version 2-0, click here . The Policy for Association is an expression of the values shared by individuals and organizations associated with FSC. It defines six unacceptable activities that associated individuals and organizations and their corporate group commit to avoid in both certified and non-certified operations. The Policy for Association serves as a risk management tool for FSC, protecting the credibility and reputation of the FSC brand and organizations associated with it.
This guide is intended for organizations that wish to use the FSC trademarks for the promotion of FSC-certified labelled products or services and it replaces the FSC-STD-50-002 'Requirements for promotional use of the FSC trademarks by non-certificate holders' that was withdrawn on 31st May 2020.
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