Certification and Procurement: Reports
EU Ecolabel allows forest destruction - the case of Pindo Deli
This report investigates the award of the EU Ecolabel to two photocopy brands, Golden Plus and Lucky Boss, manufactured by the Indonesian company Pindo Deli, part of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), one of the world's most controversial pulp and paper companies. It concludes that the EU Ecolabel criteria for sustainable forest management for copy & graphic paper and the revised version (latest draft from December 2009) are very weak and not adequate to ensure that the most egregious forest operations are excluded. In addition, the EU Ecolabel award process is non-transparent and the EU Ecolabel should be withdrawn for Pindo Deli's brands of photocopy paper.
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 FERN_PindoDeli-final.pdf | 1.26 MB |
Buying a Sustainable Future, timber procurement policies in the EU
This report analyses the different timber procurement policies of six EU Member States and Japan. The report shows that although there is some variation between the different policies, there are also many similarities. The Netherlands policy is the strongest in terms of inclusion of social issues with the UK policy does not (yet) include; France and Germany just accept certain certification schemes and the Danish policy is not mandatory. The new EU procurement policy aims to ensure the other 21 Member States will also develop some policies. So more to come...
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| English | 1.18 MB |
Social Criteria in Timber Procurement Policies II
A legal opinion commissioned by WWF UK on whether EU Governments are allowed under EU law to include social criteria in their procurement policies. The study concludes that this is indeed the case
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 OPEN | 58.5 KB |
Social Criteria in Timber Procurement Policies
A legal opinion commissioned by FoE Netherlands and ICCO Netherlands on the question whether EU Governments are allowed to include social criteria in their timber procurement policies. The study concludes that this is very well possible
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| OPEN | 117.5 KB |
FERN and WWF submission to CPET
FERN and WWF presented their findings on the UK Government's assessment of forest certification schemes, carried out by CPET. The report includes recommendations for improving the CPET criteria.
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| FERN-WWF submission to CPET | 167.5 KB |
Footprints in the Forests
Footprints in the Forests assesses eight certification schemes and different certification trends. It is a revision of FERN's Behind the Logo Report.
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| OPEN | 3.12 MB |
The Good Wood Guide
Friends of the Earth publication that informs builders, architects and DIY enthusiasts on how to make well-informed consumer choices when buying wood.
www.goodwoodguide.com
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