Welcome to the December 2020 edition of Forest Matters.
We hope you enjoy this edition of Forest Matters, containing all the latest news and features from FSC UK.
If you know a colleague who would be interested in finding out more about FSC, as well as other sustainable forestry issues and great stories about FSC-certified products, please encourage them to subscribe!
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Contacting FSC UK
In line with Welsh Government guidelines, the FSC UK team continue to work from home. If you wish to contact us we advise you to email info@fsc-uk.org.
If you would prefer to contact us by telephone, you can do so between 2pm and 4pm on 01686 413916. However, please note that in most cases we will need to take details of your enquiry to pass on to the relevant member of staff rather than provide an immediate response. We may follow up by email. Please provide sufficient detail for us to assign your enquiry to the appropriate member of the FSC UK team.
The office will be closed from 21st December - 4th January for Christmas. Thank you for your understanding.
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Upcoming Webinar: FSC Labels
There are 3 main FSC labels that can be applied by an FSC certificate holder to an FSC-certified product - FSC 100%, FSC Mix and FSC Recycled.
Join us for a webinar on Tuesday 15th December at 11am to learn more about each of the FSC labels and what the products they are applied to can contain.
Click here to register.
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Get Ready for the UK Timber Regulation
Businesses trading timber are urged to prepare for change ahead of 1st January 2021, when the European Timber Regulation and FLEGT will become UK domestic legislation as the UK Timber Regulations and FLEGT.
Click here to find out more in a guest article by the Office for Product Safety and Standards, or if you missed our recent webinar with them you can watch the recording here.
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An Introduction to ZSL''s SPOTT
SPOTT - Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit - is a free, online platform supporting sustainable commodity production and trade. By tracking transparency, SPOTT incentivises the implementation of corporate best practice.
SPOTT assesses commodity producers, processors and traders on their public disclosure regarding their organisation, policies and practices related to environmental, social and governance issues.
Click here to learn more.
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Tropical Timber and Lesser Known Timber Species
International demand for timber is an incentive for the development of sustainable forestry in tropical forests. However, some species of timber are at risk of extinction due to over-harvesting as only a small proportion of species are used commercially.
Click here to learn more about FSC''s work to promote the use of lesser-known timber species.
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Principle 5: Benefits from the Forest
As part of our series of articles exploring the FSC Principles and Criteria, we take a look at Principle 5 and how it is applied in the UK.
Principle 5 concerns the economic aspects of forests and how physical products and other tangible benefits can contribute to their responsible management.
Click here to learn more.
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Have Your Say: Misleading Environmental Claims
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is undertaking work to understand better how consumer protection legislation can be used to tackle false or misleading environmental claims that affect consumers.
Customers and shoppers, businesses and other interested parties are invited to respond to this call for information before 14 December 2020. FSC UK will be responding to the consultation and we will publish our response here.
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Bringing the Magic of Christmas to our Towns and Cities
Nothing symbolises the start of the festive season quite like a bright and dazzling Christmas tree. As December begins, people across the country will be enjoying the spectacle of this time-honoured tradition.
In this article, we explore the history of Christmas trees, and celebrate two FSC-certified trees bringing Christmas magic to Llanidloes and London.
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Case Study: Littlethorpe of Leicester
Littlethorpe of Leicester (FSC?C109654) is a family owned business based in Leicester, known across the UK for manufacturing high quality bus shelters built by hand from FSC-certified hardwood.
Click here to find out more.
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Case Study: Character Options
Character Options Ltd (FSC?C156989) is a trading subsidiary of The Character Group plc who have been designing, developing and distributing toys since 1991, and encourage play with imaginative, fun toys made with materials sourced from responsibly managed forests.
Click here to find out more.
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Latest UK Figures
As of 1 December 2020
1,596,014 ha of forest certified
2,263 Chain of Custody certificates
119 Promotional Licence Holders
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Latest Global Figures
As of 1 December 2020
221,668,163 ha of forest certified
44,750 Chain of Custody certificates
1,238 Promotional Licence Holders
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Consultations
US National Forest Stewardship Standard (until 18th December)
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