by Admin | Dec 21, 2021 | EU Timber Regulation, Sustainability, Timber Industry, Updates
After a year of significant global challenges, with everything from lockdowns to a blocked Suez canal, we look ahead to what 2022 will bring for timber supply chains and legality requirements placed on businesses. Swiss timber regulation – Coming January 1st...
by Admin | Nov 24, 2021 | EU Timber Regulation, Sustainability, Timber Industry
Switzerland will begin enforcement of the Timber Trade Ordinance (Holzhandelsverordnung – HHV/L’ordonnance sur le commerce du bois – OCBo/La nuova ordinanza sul commercio di legno – OCoL) from 1st January 2022. The new regulation will be equivalent...
by Admin | Nov 22, 2021 | EU Timber Regulation, Sustainability, Timber Industry, Updates
Download the European Commission factsheet This month, the EU Commission announced the adoption of three new green initiatives that could see tighter rules for companies importing products to the EU market. Significantly, the Commission proposes the introduction of...
by Admin | Oct 20, 2021 | Timber Industry
The European Court of Auditors has published the Special Report 21/2021 assesssing the efficacy of EU efforts to improve biodiversity and tackling climate change in EU forests. The report makes several recommendations regarding rural development funding, biodiversity...
by Admin | Oct 4, 2021 | Timber Industry, Updates
We are delighted to welcome to Global Traceability Pin-Jui Chen, joining our growing team of expertise as a risk assessor. Pin-Jui, since completing her Masters in Forestry at National Taiwan University (Taiwan) and in Global Change Management at Eberswalde University...
by Admin | Jan 5, 2021 | Brexit, EU Timber Regulation, Timber Industry
Following the Brexit agreement, the UK government has confirmed the practical implications of the UK Timber Regulation replacing and replicating the EU Timber Regulation for British, Northern Irish and EU/EEA businesses. British businesses importing from the EU...
