Indonesia VLK Certificate check
If you are importing from Indonesia and using the Indonesian Country Specific Guideline for your risk assessment - a reminder that...
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How long and detailed does our written due diligence system need to be?
A written due diligence system is a requirement of the Regulation and it must include some essential elements about your business and the...
More Tips for Compliance
Last month we provided some tips to help our clients tidy up loose ends before the end of the soft start compliance period. Here are a...
SMA can help with due diligence
Principal Stephen Mitchell has 12 years’ experience in assisting importers of timber, plywood, paper and wood furniture understand and...
Environmental Product Declarations
SMA has co-authored six Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for Australian timber products for WoodSolutions. These EPDs provide...
NSW Waste Reduction Grants
The NSW EPA has opened round 3 of its $2.5M Circulate Industrial Ecology grants program. The new grants provide an opportunity for the...
EUTR will remain in force in UK after Brexit
The UK Environment Minister has said the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) will continue after the UK exits the European Union. The EUTR...
US Government stops shipments of timber from a Peruvian timber for three years
The US Government has stopped shipments of timber into the USA from the Peruvian company Inversiones Oroza (Oroza) for a period of three...
Corruption Perception Index 2017 Released
Transparency International has released the results of their 2017 rating of perceived corruption of countries around the world – the...
Expression of Interest in Due Diligence Training
I conducted Illegal Logging Due Diligence training seminars in 2016 and am thinking of running more this year. If you are interested,...
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