December 2011
A rich variety of tools for communicating about the CSA and PEFC certification programs are now listed in one comprehensive Communication Toolkit. The CSA User group had exhibits at a number of trade shows in 2011. The newsletter also contains information on the revised PEFC chain of custody standard. Read these articles and more in our December newsletter (En français ).
July 2011
PEFC members voted unanimously to approve the CSA Sustainable Forest Management Program for another five-year period. The approval follows a rigorous assessment against international PEFC requirements by a qualified independent consultant. The CSA User group was pleased to see how products certified to the CSA SFM standard could receive a point in the LEED building rating system. The newsletter also contains information on chain of custody. Read these articles and more in our July newsletter (En français ).
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A public committee that has worked with CSA certified forest companies in the BC Southern Interior received the third annual CSA SFM User Group Chairman's award today for their dedication in advancing the sustainable forest management objectives of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) forest certification standard.
The Canadian Federation of The Canadian Federation of Woodlot Owners (CFWO) reports significant progress in the development and implementation of the CSA Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Certification program for Canadian woodlots.
Hosted by the Eastern Ontario Model Forests, FP Innovations and the Ontario government, PEFC Canada and the CSA User Group will be participating in this seminar series to be held in February, 2010.
PEFC September 2011 Newsletter
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PEFC January 2011 Newsletter
The CSA User Group welcomes the approval by the Central Point of Expertise (CPET) of PEFC endorsed certifications for government timber procurement in the United Kingdom. CSA has been endorsed by PEFC since March 2005. The CPET evaluation is an in depth assessment perfomed by an independent technical panel using established criteria. The CSA certification standard has been successfully evaluated against the CPET criteria in past years but this is the first time the evaluation was performed only on PEFC and not on the national standards (such as CSA) endorsed by PEFC.
More information on the 2010 CPET review of forest certification can be found on their website. READ MORE
More than any other forest certification program, CSA demands ongoing, active public involvement by local residents. From coast to coast across Canada, there are approximately 40 active public advisory groups assisting forest companies certified to the CSA standard. More information on what is involved and how you can participate can be found in this information sheet (français) recently prepared by the CSA SFM User Group.
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