13 June 2022
- Market news
The Rainforest Alliance, the owner of the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture scheme, decided to suspend all new business activities in the Russian market until further notice.
09 June 2022
- Editorial
- Feature
- Preferred by Nature news
- Standard updates
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration highlights the importance of ecosystem restoration in halting biodiversity loss and coping with climate change while addressing other broad societal challenges. The world has set a goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by…
06 June 2022
- Preferred by Nature news
- Press releases
As tourism numbers return to pre-pandemic levels, the need for strategic planning and training in the travel sector couldn’t be clearer. Chaos at airports and a lack of trained travel staff over the summer half term has left the post-Covid travel industry looking fragile.
19 May 2022
- Preferred by Nature news
Sustainability is a paramount hallmark for the travel sector. Tourism businesses need a good set of guiding principles that can help provide conscious travellers with confidence. After being used to evaluate tourism activities for the past 10 years, the tourism standard is now updated by…
22 April 2022
- Market news
- System updates
In early April, Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) decided to suspend certificates in armed conflict areas of Ukraine. To support certificate holders in areas not affected by conflict in the country to maintain their certification, FSC has published a set of derogations and…
08 April 2022
- Market news
- System updates
The EU ban on timber exports from Russia and Belarus is a severe blow to the global market for sustainable timber and biomass. Businesses and governments will face significant challenges, says Peter Feilberg, Executive Director at Preferred by Nature.
10 March 2022
- Market news
- System updates
FSC™, PEFC and SBP have conducted risk assessments and provided clarifications on timber sourced from Russia and Belarus.
08 March 2022
- Feature
- Preferred by Nature news
Copenhagen Business School (CBS) teamed up with Preferred by Nature and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency to develop a framework aligning certified palm oil with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). A report on the study is now publicly available.
08 March 2022
- Feature
- Market news
With all its forest FSC certified, Lithuania’s State Forest Enterprise has used Ecosystems Services certification to go one step further, turning a large forest area into a haven for white-tailed eagles and other rare species and natural habitats of importance.
09 February 2022
- Press releases
With the adoption of a new EU regulation on timber, soy, coffee, cocoa, beef and palm oil, EU businesses will be faced with new legal requirements. Join this webinar to get a better understanding of how it may affect you.