05 February 2020
- Feature
PEOPLE OF NEPCON. The demand for certification will not disappear sometime soon. Luckily, there is a market for quality services, says Michael Jakobsen, NEPCon Regional Director for Western Europe.
20 December 2019
- Editorial
Ukraine’s timber industry is marred by illegal logging, bark beetles and corruption. While FSC certificates have been booming in an effort by the forest industry to increase sales to the EU, a fundamental flaw in the auditing system leaves a door wide open for fraud.
13 December 2019
- Feature
The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) was initially developed and governed by energy companies with an interest in using woody biomass to replace coal and gas. Earlier this year, SBP changed its governance structure and transitioned into a multi-stakeholder led organisation that consists…
12 December 2019
- Editorial
- Market news
- Preferred by Nature news
Viscose is a natural-based material made from the cellulose derived from wood pulp but is produced from a chemical-laden process. Recently, it is starting to gain popularity in response to the demand for natural fibres. How can manufacturers improve the viscose production process to be…
06 December 2019
- Feature
- Success stories
International Day of People with Disabilities celebrated in the first week of December every year. This international observance is promoted by the United Nations since 1992 and calls for all to work together to create an accessible future to ensure people are not excluded because of…
08 November 2019
- Feature
- Market news
Two bamboo plantations which protect watershed and help improve downstream water quality in Pichincha Province, Ecuador have recently been certified against the FSC™ (Forest Stewardship Council™) Ecosystem Services Procedure for its efforts in preserving the ecosystem services. This is…
30 October 2019
- Perspective
bookdifferent.com recently interviewed Saúl Blanco, NEPCon's Sustainable Tourism Services Manager, to share his views on how tourism has changed over the last 25 years and how certification labels have contributed to a more sustainable tourism industry.
21 October 2019
- Preferred by Nature news
NEPCon recently became the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) registered Certification Body (CB) — qualified to verify POIG producer members' compliance with the POIG Charter.
09 October 2019
- Success stories
Compagnie Forestière de Transformation (CFT) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently obtained third-party legality certification for their forest management and logging operations in three concessions near Kisangani in Tshopo Province. The legality certification is the…
27 September 2019
- Feature
- Success stories
“Tourism and Jobs: A better future for all”, is the theme of this year’s World Tourism Day; and at NEPCon, we would like to commemorate it by highlighting the various impacts of responsible tourism of NEPCon certified businesses.