Forest Certification Articles
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Lumber liquidators raid shows companies need to heed U.S. Lacey Act
U.S. federal authorities recently executed search warrants at two Virginia facilities belonging to Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc., the largest specialty retailer of hardwood flooring in the United States. Lumber Liquidators said in a press release last month that the raids were related “to the importation of certain of the Company’s wood flooring products,” but did not ...
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Understanding the Forest Product Chain-of-Custody Certification Standard
A discussion about the challenges, impacts and opportunities for the Forest Product Chain-of-Custody (CoC). It is currently becoming more and more important to know exactly where your materials have come from. Added to that, mandatory requirements are becoming more stringent and consumers, aware of environmental issues, are demanding wood from well-managed forests. The purpose of this document ...
By SGS
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Canadian enviroOSH Legislation keeps leading newsprint manufacturer in compliance
Montreal, PQ.: He may work in the pulp and paper industry, but Guy Tremblay prefers not to have stacks of documents and binders in his office. Today, the Forest Certification Coordinator at Abitibi Consolidated Inc. in Montreal keeps on top of all his compliance requirements with the Canadian enviroOSH Legislation Plus Standardsservice from ...
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