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Swedish court fines company for Ukrainian timber purchases that flouted EUTR
23.06.2021 Authorities fine trader for breaching EU timber law, following Earthsight report
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
EU and Ukraine authorities urged to ‘systematically reform’ forest sector
06.07.2020 To end Illegal logging, reform must go beyond national efforts announced so far
Flatpacked Forests
23.06.2020 A new Earthsight investigation reveals Ikea's illegal timber problem and the flawed green label behind it
Indonesian timber auditors to probe allegations of faked permits for $6bn of wood
27.02.2020 In a test for its EU-backed timber legality scheme, auditors investigate allegations that a vast logging and timber operation in Papua is underpinned by fake oil palm permits
New probe finds EU demand for oak flooring fuelling corruption and violence in Ukraine
19.12.2019 $35m of timber purchased by major EU parquet flooring manufacturers from two Ukraine firms linked to widespread illegal logging, corruption and business malpractices
EU firms buying timber from wanted suspect at centre of $30m Ukrainian bribery case
03.06.2019 A slew of companies are purchasing wood from a supplier owned by the wife of Ukraine’s former forestry chief, even though a criminal case against the couple is ongoing
