Certification and Procurement: Press Releases
Key demands and messages from the Network for Sustainable Development in Public Procurement
Joint press release from the Network for Sustainable Development in Public Procurement on the occasion of the European Commission's Conference "Modernising public procurement"
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 PR 2011 06 30 sustain dvlp public procurement-1.pdf | 370.17 KB |
New European Commission’s “Buying Social” guide: a giant step for the EC, a small step for sustainable procurement
A press release by a network of trade unions and social and sustainable development organisations commenting on the European Commission's launch of the long-awaited “Buying social: a guide to take account of social considerations in public procurement”. The signatories considers that the guide fails to reflect the true potential of public procurement as an instrument in support of social and sustainable development objectives. Much more is needed if the EU and Member States are to live up to the EU Treaty commitments and international obligations in this field.
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| Joint Press Release - Reaction to EC buying social guide 28 Jan 2011.pdf | 180.6 KB |
The link between forest destruction and the EU Ecolabel
Press release highlighting the FERN report “EU Ecolabel allows forest destruction – the case of Pindo Deli.” The report adds weight to the argument that the EU Ecolabel for forest products has proven itself unworthy, been bypassed by Member States’ purchasing policies and is at the mercy of companies wishing to greenwash their practices whilst changing nothing.
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| Pindo Deli Ecolabel press release.pdf | 40.53 KB |
UK Government decision undermines its own timber policy
A joint press release by FERN, FoE, Greenpeace and WWF stating that the UK Government's timber procurement policy accepts forest destruction as sustainable. The press release is a response to a press release by DEFRA anouncing the UK Government accepts PEFC, SFI, CSA and FSC as proof of sustainable timber production and of MTCC as proof of legal timber production in light of their procurement policy.
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 OPEN | 123.5 KB |
UK NGOs slam DEFRA decision to approve PEFC & SFI
UK NGOs sent out a strong worded release condemning UK decision to approve PEFC and SFI. It should be noted though that DEFRA states in its own release:
"PEFC is on probation until it has demonstrated to our satisfaction that its national organisations are all following the new standards. We will also be watching to see that only those SFI certificates that confirm the required percentage of sustainable timber are accepted by government buyers."
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| OPEN | 13.81 KB |
Weak standards undermine forest certification
The credibility of forest certification as a tool to deliver sustainable forest management is at risk from the business-as-usual practices allowed by most certification schemes, according to a major new report launched by FERN.
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 News release | 11.6 KB |
National policies undermine new 'green' timber buying rules
New EU rules will make it easier for governments to buy 'green' timber, but many will continue to use illegal and unsustainable sources because of poor national policies, says FERN's new research.
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| News release | 13.83 KB |
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