Rainforest Action Network Resigns from the Forest Stewardship Council, Citing Loss of Credibility
Founding member warns FSC label cannot be trusted San Francisco — Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has resigned from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), ending more than 30 years of membership…
Forest Stewardship Council Risks Reputation by Lifting Suspension of Asia Pulp & Paper’s Remedy Process
Civil Society criticizes the move, citing failure to conclude investigations into the scope of forestry giant’s empire and gross misrepresentation of community views. This week, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)…
SHINING LIGHT ON THE SHADOWS: Toward a uniform methodology for establishing common corporate control
The Forest Stewardship Council Risks its Reputation
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly meeting in Bali this October resulted in far-reaching changes to the FSC’s sustainable timber and paper certification scheme. Changes to the 1994 conversion…
FSC Media Briefer: Forest Watchdog Says This is a ‘Make or Break’ Moment for the Credibility of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
A forest policy expert’s analysis on the high stakes votes at the FSC’s General Assembly meetings in Bali *Interviews available with RAN policy experts and frontline and Indigenous community representatives,…
The Quest for Rainforest Safe Kid’s Books
On assignment this week, I began a quest to seek out children’s books printed on recycled and/or Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper available in San Francisco. I started off…