PEFC suspends Russian PEFC certificates until end of year

FSC International is suspending its certification of forests in regions affected by acts of war or occupied by the Russian army within Ukraine with effect from 4 May 2022. In a release published by the FSC on 4 April, the reason for the decisions is given as the absence of official structures in the aforementioned...

The Russian FSC workgroup has disbanded and has closed its office. A new Russian certification system, Forest Etalon, was launched simultaneously. According to a release published on the website of the Russian workgroup on 7 April 2022, relations with FSC International are being broken off. The decision is connected...

The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) biomass certification scheme is suspending all certificates in Russia and Belarus from 8 April 2022. According to a notice published on 11 March 2022, SBP no longer considers itself able to ensure the integrity and continuation of certification of biomass originating in Russia and...