- Editorial
Preferred by Nature has completed its first SBP verification that is in conformity with the European Union…
- Market news
- System updates
FSC™, PEFC and SBP have conducted risk assessments and provided clarifications on…
- Feature
- Preferred by Nature news
Two months after we shifted to remote audits, our auditors reflect on the challenges they have encountered, and steps taken to address these and help develop robust remote audits for a post-…
- Editorial
- Preferred by Nature news
Never before has auditing been faced with such overwhelming challenges, but remote auditing, risk management and client goodwill are making it all possible.…
- Preferred by Nature news
Questions and answers related to the NEPCon and RA-Cert union.
- Preferred by Nature news
- Press releases
October 1 marks the official joining of RA-Cert with NEPCon to unify their credible sustainability certification services at a global scale, engage widely with a diverse range of stakeholders, and…
- Preferred by Nature news
The acquisition of the Rainforest Alliance (RA) certification unit, RA-Cert, by NEPCon has taken a leap forward, following today’s signing of the formal agreement covering…
- Preferred by Nature news
- Press releases
The combined organisation will provide credible sustainability certification services at a global scale, engage with wide and diverse stakeholders, and productively contribute to the development…
- Preferred by Nature news
On 28 November 2017, Accreditation Services International (ASI) informed us that we have met the accreditation requirements for the Sustainable Biomass Program…
- Preferred by Nature news
Accreditation Services International (ASI) has published the following information on their webpage:
- Preferred by Nature news
As of 19 April 2017, NEPCon is again working in Russia with no restrictions on our FSC certification work and no suspension of our FSC accreditation.
- Market news
- System updates
SBP, the certification system for woody biomass, has changed its name to “Sustainable Biomass Program”. This follows the SBP Board’s decision in December 2016 to change the name in order to better…
- Preferred by Nature news
We have been informed by the Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) that we have been suspended from taking on new SBP clients in Russia. This is a direct consequence of the FSC suspension in…
- Market news
IKEA Industry Poland Wielbark is the first Polish company to achieve Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) certification. The certificate is a new milestone in the company’s effort to meet IKEA’s…
- Market news
One of Latvia's largest softwood sawmill companies, AKZ SIA, has earned a Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) certificate for its wood pellet production. AKZ relies on FSC certified material and…
- Market news
- Press releases
NEPCon has issued a Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) certificate to wood pellet producer SBE Latvia. The company is the first in Europe and only the second in the world to earn this…
- Market news
Today, the Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) announced its approval of NEPCon as the world's first SBP certifier.
- Editorial
Green energy is on the rise in the EU, and leading European bioenergy producers will soon be demanding woody biomass from responsible origins. This could add value to FSC and PEFC certified…
- Market news
IKEA Industry Poland Wielbark is the first Polish company to achieve Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) certification. The certificate is a new milestone in the company’s effort to meet IKEA’s…