Latest Forest Stewardship Council Stories
-- Resolute already world's largest manager of FSC-certified forests MONTREAL, Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Resolute Forest Products (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) has certified an additional 3.5 million hectares (8.6 million acres) of Company-managed forestlands in Quebec to Forest Stewardship Council(®) (FSC) standards. These new certifications raise the total area of Resolute tenures that are FSC-certified in North America to 15.8 million hectares (39 million...
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran third-party certifier Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. announced today that it is now operating under the trade name, SCS Global Services. The new corporate identity reflects the company's position as a global leader in third-party certification, auditing, testing and standards development in the burgeoning field of environmental, sustainability and quality performance claims. Its expanded services are showcased on the...
Winners demonstrate forest protection and jobs go hand-in-hand SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced winners of the 8(th) Annual Design & Build with FSC Awards last night at a special reception connected to Greenbuild 2012, demonstrating that what's good for forests also benefits people and jobs. The winners include a "Living Building" that is the first heavy timber commercial building in Seattle since the 1920s,...
MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation (NewPage) announced today that it has increased its supply-chain preference for pulpwood procured from certified woodland owners, including those certified to the American Tree Farm System(®) (ATFS). NewPage, the leading producer of printing and specialty papers in North America, is the largest buyer of pulpwood in the Great Lakes States. In 2011, 48 percent of the fiber (wood and pulp) purchased by NewPage came...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SCA, the maker of the Tork(®) brand of Away from Home paper products, today announced that all Tork products in North America are made from either 100 percent recycled fiber or from fresh fiber sourced from suppliers with Chain of Custody certification. The company is also committing to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or comparable certification on all Tork products made from fresh fiber in North America by 2014. "We've...
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Area-based SCS Global Services (SCS), a veteran third-party certifier of environmental and sustainability performance, is showcasing a wide range of certified green building products in its booth at the U.S. Green Building Council Greenbuild 2012 conference in San Francisco. SCS will also lead conference attendees on an insider's tour of a certified forest in nearby Santa Cruz County later this week. (Logo:...
MONTREAL, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Resolute Forest Products (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) released its Sustainability Report for 2011 Performance today, detailing Company efforts to balance environmental, social and economic considerations. The report also publicly introduces Resolute's first company-wide sustainability strategy which has three primary areas of focus: -- Reinforce Resolute's environmental credentials, taking appropriate steps to responsibly...
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SCS Global Services (SCS) has announced that Todd Frank will lead its Indonesian office as the company's new Southeast Asia Regional Director. SCS' Indonesian office was founded in 2011 with a focus on providing Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, timber legality verification, and carbon offset verification within the region. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120827/MM63583LOGO) "Because Indonesia holds some...
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SCS Global Services (SCS) has announced the expansion of its third-party environmental certification services into West Africa. Dr. Richard Bonsi, who has worked at the company's Emeryville, California headquarters for the past four years in the natural resources division, will relocate to Ghana to head up the company's West African operations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120827/MM63583LOGO) "There is a strong demand...
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SCS Global Services has verified the Brazilian Boa Vista Afforestation/Reforestation carbon offset project under the American Carbon Registry (ACR) Standard. The project sequesters greenhouse gases (GHG) by planting and managing fast-growing Acacia mangium Willd. trees in plantations over more than 23,000 hectares of previously degraded pastureland in the northern Brazilian state of Roraima. (Logo:...
