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Key victories on EU deforestation law, but challenges remain

25.07.2022 The planned EU legislation on deforestation-free supply chains has completed two significant steps on its way to becoming law



Russia’s timber oligarchs

11.03.2022 Industry titans make a killing off multibillion-dollar wood trade with Western firms

Suspect timber firms lobby for certified wood ‘green lane’ in draft EU anti-deforestation law

09.11.2021 Influential timber industry group run by firms guilty of logging and wood trading abuses calls for proposed EU rules to wave through wood certified by dubious sustainability schemes

FSC hall of shame: The ethical wood label’s long line of scandals

25.10.2021 The Forest Stewardship Council label is supposed to guarantee products are sustainably sourced, sadly it is not always the case

Open letter: FSC is no longer fit for purpose and must urgently reform

25.10.2021 NGOs and civil society groups urge the ethical wood label to instigate serious change of its practices

Ikea, FSC actions on Siberia illegal logging scandal are a start. In our climate crisis, they must do much more

06.09.2021 Swedish retail giant and green timber label have moved to address problem of illegal sanitary felling in eastern Russia, but their measures must go further

It’s official: EU says neither FSC nor Ukraine government can guarantee wood is legal

23.06.2021 New EU guidance has recognised failings of the global green label and authorities at ensuring timber legality

Sign the petition: Ikea chairs aren't worth the destruction of our natural forests

08.08.2020 A new SumOfUs campaign is calling for change at Ikea

FSC digs heels in as pressure builds for it to act on Ikea illegal timber scandal

22.07.2020 A passive response to our Ikea investigation reflects deep-rooted inertia within FSC

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