Environmental trading Updates, Commentary and New Content
- • International Paper: the World’s Largest Buyer of Forestry Products (May 2012)
- • Key findings of FSC Global Market Survey (Oct 2011)
- • New Google Amazon project to highlight deforestation (Sept 2011)
- • China joins PEFC signalling commitment to sustainable forestry (Sept 2011)
- • Strong growth for Rainforest Alliance across all key areas in 2010 (May 2011)
- • FSC awards its 20,000th Chain of Custody certificate (May 2011)
- • Country of Malaysia to be Forestry Certified (Jan 2011)
- • The Emerging Standard in Palm Oil (Oct 2010)
- • New Global Alliance Formed to Undercut Illegal Logging (May 2010)
- • Tetra Pak to introduce FSC-labelled cartons in China (May 2010)
- • FSC extends consultation period for draft Congo Basin Standard
- • FSC launches revised Dispute Resolution System (Nov 2009)
- • WWF showcases its Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) and New Generation Plantations Project (Oct 2009)
- • Second International Timber Trade Federation Day takes place in Geneva (Oct 2009)
- • FSC celebrates two major milestones at the World Forestry Congress (Oct 2009)
- • Mayor of Buenos Aires commits to FSC certified wood and paper by 2010 (Oct 2009)
- • Tetra Pak, HP Join WWF's Global Forest and Trade Network (Oct 2009)
- • FSC and WWF join forces to increase sustainable forestry awareness in Russia (Oct 2009)
- • New accreditation standards to strengthen FSC certification system (Oct 2009)
- • B&Q to source only FSC certified tropical hardwood plywood (Sept 2009)
- • Colombia commits to stop illegal timber trade (Sept 2009)
- • Global giant Kimberly-Clark revises procurement policy in favour of certified products (Aug 2009)
- • FSC reduces barriers to certification in the tropics (Aug 2009)
- • More legal pressure on illegal trade (June 2009)
- • Not all forestry certificates and standards are equal (June 2009)
- • Consumer and branded forest products are sensitive (May 2009)
- • An Update on Fair and Ethical Trading Organizations (Jan 2012)
- • Chocolate industry under the spotlight (Oct 2011)
- • UK coffee certification overview (Oct 2011)
- • Fairtrade Foundation Commercial Conference 2011 round-up (Oct 2011)
- • Fair Trade USA resigns its membership of Fairtrade International (Sept 2011)
- • Rising demand for ethical jewellery opens market for new companies (July 2011)
- • Fairtrade-certified gold jewellery showcased (June 2011)
- • First FLO and FSC dual-certified products due on market this Autumn (June 2011)
- • Harvard, LSE and MIT research shows value of Fair Trade logo and ethical labelling (May 2011)
- • Fair Trade USA releases 2010 Almanac (May 2011)
- • Fairtrade sales to reach 2 billion sterling in 2012 (Oct 2010)
- • Fairtrade Represented at Leading Conference (July 2010)
- • Marks & Spencer to sell Fairtrade vegetables (May 2010)
- • Fairtrade 15 years aniversary (Dec 2009)
- • Czech Fair Trade Association joins the Fairtrade family
- • Pilot program presented for Fair Trade system in the Peruvian textile cluster (Nov 2009)
- • Fairtrade farmers to increase by 100% thanks to new investment (Oct 2009)
- • UK public continues to buy Fairtrade, despite the recession (Sept 2009)
- • Starbucks serve first Fairtrade lattes and cappuccinos in UK and Ireland (Sept 2009)
- • Fairtrade and FSC embark on dual certification pilot project (Sept 2009)
- • FLO-ARM Gold Standard under development (Sept 2009)
- • Fairtrade Cadbury Dairy Milk expands into Canada, Australia and NZ (Sept 2009)
- • Non GMO Sales Up Double Digits – the fastest growing eco-label in the US (Oct 2012)
- • Government co-operation key to ChinaGAP model (June 2011)
- • GlobalGAP reaches 100,000 mark (May 2010)
- • eatwell.gov.uk to bring you all government food advice
- • COLIWAVE to predict the risk of E-coli (Dec 2009)
- • CARVER + Shock - a new tool for the food industry (Dec 2009)
- • FDA Finds Violations at Asian Importer (Nov 2009)
- • UN: Climate Change Impacts Food Safety (Nov 2009)
- • New Food Safety Rules will be developed in Dubai (Nov 2009)
- • US becomes Bangladesh Partner on Seafood Safety (Nov 2009)
- • EFSA launches public consultation on guidance document on food flavourings (Nov 2009)
- • Oldest tofu maker pays fine but does not admit wrongdoing (Oct 2009)
- • GLOBALGAP release annual report (Sept 2009)
- • ChinaGAP an important step in rebuilding trust in Chinese food safety (Sept 2009)
- • British Retail Consortium (BRC) sign product standard deal for USA (Sept 2009)
- • Online Retailing and Sustainable Products (April 2012)
- • EU and US Mutually Recognize Organic Standards (Feb 2012)
- • New figures show impressive increase in organic baby food sales (Nov 2011)
- • Opening up the Global Organic Movement (Sept 2011)
- • Canada and EU organic equivalency agreed (Sept 2011)
- • Report: US organic food market growing faster than conventional (Sept 2011)
- • Organic industry valued at $29 billion in US in 2010 (May 2011)
- • Mislabeled Organic Personal Care Products (Nov 2009)
- • Poultry workers are at high risk of cancer (Nov 2009)
- • 1st Romanian Organic Forum (Nov 2009)
- • Organic answer to food security - IFOAM (Oct 2009)
- • Tesco promise to get organic back on their shelves in UK (Oct 2009)
- • Czech Republic leads East Europe in organic consumption and production (Oct 2009)
- • USDA release report on growth of US organic market (Oct 2009)
- • IFOAM annual report gives valuable insight into key issues facing current organic market (Oct 2009)
- • OCIA working on new standards to incorporate food safety measures (Sept 2009)
- • FLA’s Audit of Apple’s Suppliers – the Results (April 2012)
- • Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Apple (March 2012)
- • An Update on ISO26000 - the new CSR Standard (Jan 2012)
- • First consumer label for wind power launches (Nov 2011)
- • Guidance vs Certification: pros and cons of ISO 26000 (June 2011)
- • Sustainability standards meeting focuses on China (June 2011)
- • Sustainability Standards in the Spotlight (Sept 2010)
- • New report on CSR Standards from the WRI (July 2010)
- • UN Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative announce new collaboration (May 2010)
- • Walmart releases its 2010 Global Sustainabilty Report
- • SAI Helps Gap Inc.'s Vendors to Enhance Social Responsibility Issues
- • GRI and ING announce the winners of The Big Five Competition
- • UN takes lead in promoting ethical tourism (Sept 2011)
- • The growing demand for sustainable tourism (Aug 2011)
- • BS 8901 and the new ISO standard ISO 20121 (Jan 2011)
- • Croke Park is awarded BS 8901 certificate (May 2010)
- • Top 25 minds in hospitality and travel sales and marketing
- • Hospitality Standards of Operation
- • Greenpeace Ramps Up Pressure on Brands to Control Suppliers (Oct 2012)
- • UNEP on Sustainability Standards (May 2012)
- • Green Procurement and Eco Labels in the US Federal Government: an Update (May 2012)
- • New Canadian Eco Standards for Toys (Feb 2012)
- • GM Launches an Ecolabel for Automobiles (Jan 2012)
- • An Update on a global water usage standard (November 2011)
- • World Resources Institute sets up alliance to map water risk (Aug 2011)
- • Upgrade your environmental management system with ISO 14006 (Aug 2011)
- • A New Sustainability Standard for Water Use? (July 2011)
- • New edition of ISO 9004 maps out the path forward to (Non 2009)
- • US and China partnership on clean energy technology (Nov 2009)
- • New Organic Standard for Aquaculture - Canada (May 2012)
- • Major food companies buy first RTRS certified soybeans (Oct 2011)
- • Slave chocolate and sustainable palm oil in the news (Sept 2011)
- • New study shows value of MSC certification (Aug 2011)
- • Environmental standards and the global fishing industry (Jan 2011)
- • M&S Plan A Eco Factories – Impact on Suppliers (Aug 2012)
- • What Next for the Consumer Carbon Label (March 2012)
- • Nordea partners with Carbon Disclosure Project (May 2010)
- • Reducing Greenhouse Gases: Is It Enough To Slow Climate Change? (Nov 2009)
- • Climate change challenging China's Yangtze (Nov 2009)
- • Certification and Markets: Yet More Standards! (May 2013)
- • Certification and Markets: An ekobai.com Newsletter (April 2013)
- • Certification and Markets: An ekobai.com Newsletter (March 2013)
- • Certification and Markets: An ekobai.com Newsletter (February 2013)
- • Certification and Markets: An ekobai.com Newsletter (Dec 2012)
- • Certification and Markets: An ekobai.com Newsletter (Nov 2012)
- • The US Government Updates its Eco-label Guidance –Cautions use of "eco-friendly" (Oct 2012)
- • Certification and Markets: An ekobai.com Newsletter (Sept 2012)
- • Eco-Standards and Markets: a Round Up (July 2012)
- • A Standards and Labels Analysis Tool from BASF (July 2012)
- • ISEAL meeting focuses on scaling up (June 2012)
- • A Round Up of 2012 Sustainability Standards News (March 2012)
- • Eco Labels for the Digital Age (Jan 2012)
- • How Consumers Deal with Sustainability Standards and Eco-labels (Dec 2011)
- • ISEAL Surveys 100 Experts on Sustainability Standards (March 2011)
- • The ITC Releases a Comprehensive Web Knowledge Base on Sustainability Standards (Feb 2011)
- • Sustainability standards and Eco labels: 20 years on (Jan 2011)
- • An Ekobai.com Profile – the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (April 2012)
- • The Better Cotton Initiative (Dec 2011)
- • Eco Index Apparel Tool piloted (Sept 2011)
- • Sustainability and the outdoor industry (July 2011)
- • Will other brands follow Levi Strauss & Co lead on responsible treatment of workers? (May 2011)
- • Environmental and Social Standards in the Fashion Industry (Jan 2011)
- • Oeko-Tex Association and Textile Insight to present 'A Focus on Denim' (May 2010)
- • Anvil Knitwear Receives First WRAPe Certification In The World (May 2010)
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