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PEFC: The other timber legality framework for due diligence

Using the FSC system to assess illegal logging risk for non-certified products

Illegal Logging Due Diligence - Where are Australian businesses falling short?

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NEPCon Timber Risk Assessments

A series of Timber Risk Assessments for many countries have been released by NEPCon - an international non-profit organisation fostering...

UK furniture importer fined

A UK timber furniture importer has been fined £5,000 plus costs for failing to exercise due diligence in compliance with the European...

Tips for compliance

We’ve been helping clients tidy up loose ends before the end of the soft start compliance period. Here are a few tips for to make life...

FSC and PEFC "deemed to comply" requirements

The amendments are explicit in what you need to check if you are relying on FSC or PEFC certified product to comply with the Regulations....

Illegal Logging Regulation amendment full text

Some amendments to the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation are currently before the Australian Senate and can be viewed here. Unless...

Start of full compliance - 1st January 2018

The Australian Government has announced here the end of the "soft start" compliance period. This means that from 1st January 2018 the...

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