30 August 2016
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Hanoi (30 August 2016) – Today NEPCon and SFMI launch an online training platform providing knowledge and ready-to-use tools on timber legality for Vietnamese timber enterprises and relevant stakeholders. This is part of the project “Increasing capacity of civil society organisations (…
01 October 2015
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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 credential, expected to be in strong demand by European energy companies.
30 July 2015
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Kuala Lumpur (30 July 2015) – The fact that Malaysian timber industry should be able to respond to increasing demands for information on timber legality as a result of the current EUTR review was stressed today at a seminar held by the Danish environmental NGO NEPCon and Malaysian Wood…
25 June 2015
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On 12 June, Nordic research institutions and two Malaysian organisations pledged to collaborate on exploring the natural and socioeconomic values of Borneo’s rainforests. Joint efforts of Nordic and Malaysian researchers are expected to lead to new knowledge that can help to conserve and…
14 December 2014
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Indigenous communities located in Ucayali, Peru have agreed to compensate for the carbon footprint of the FSC General Assembly 2014. NEPCon is validating the event's carbon footprint calculations.
01 October 2013
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Today, we are launching our ambitious Carbon Footprint Management (CFM) Standard. The Standard makes carbon accounting accessible for small and medium sized companies whilst incentivising carbon reductions.
04 September 2013
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4 Sep 2013, London: Maderas Siero, producer of chestnut boards, has become the first company in the world to have a product carbon footprint independently verified to the new international NEPCon Carbon Footprint Management (CFM) Standard.
27 August 2013
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The European Commission today endorsed the first two Monitoring Organisations envisaged to play a key role in aiding companies to comply with the EU Timber Regulation. Businesses can now team up with EU-endorsed NEPCon to stay on the right side of the law.
22 April 2013
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22 April 2013, London/Beijing: Join events with a strong focus on solutions and tools available for Chinese companies to exclude illegal timber from their supply chains. The events explore how the EU Timber Regulation affects Chinese companies trading in timber or paper products, and…
03 March 2013
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3 March 2013, London: As of today, it is illegal for companies to place illegal timber on the EU market as the EU Timber Regulation comes into force. Non-profit organisation NEPCon welcomes the landmark legislation and anticipates it will make – rather than break – the European industries.