When it comes to straightforward compliance with the Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation the focus is usually on the FSC forest certification scheme. However, the other sustainable forest certification and labelling system that is accep...
I am as guilty as any in posting articles on LinkedIn about illegal logging of wood. This may give the impression illegal logging is rampant around the world.
The reality is that in many parts of the globe wood is legally harvested day in and day out....
A Queensland based timber business has been the first importer issued with an infringement notice for $12,600. Details are scant, but we do know that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has now audited over 600 businesses and this penal...
For wood products with multiple timber components – such as commonly the case with wood furniture - each component must be assessed for risk. For example, if an office table is made from MDF and wood veneer each wood component needs to be assessed fo...
FSC International continues to roll out the National Risk Assessments for their controlled wood system. The latest have been approved for UK, Uruguay and Russia with all wood harvested in UK rated as low risk of being illegally harvested.
Due diligence for illegally logged wood is it is not always about having the right document or certificate. Some documents can also be easily falsified or misrepresented.
That is why we suggest that importers who visit the factories that make their pr...
It pays to verify! Doing some work recently for an Australian importer importing from a Chinese manufacturer we were sent a copy of a Chinese timber supplier's China Forest Certification Council (CFCC) COC certificate.
