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Colombia: Is the FSC Seal Applied to Blood-Stained Timber?Tags: Colombia, Rainforest Alliance SmartWood

In March 2007, FSC-watch posted the 'verdict' of the Peoples' Permanent Tribunal on the company Pizano SA, which had been FSC certified by SmartWood. The Peoples' Permanent Tribunal had been investigating the environmental and social impacts of companies in Colombia. Here's some more information about this FSC-certified company from Miguel Ángel Soto, Greenpeace Spain, and Tom Kuchartz, Ecologistas en Acción...[Continue]

Posted by Chris on 29 October 2007, 14:04 | Comments (0) | Backlinks (0)

'Legality', SmartWood-styleTags: Colombia, Laos, Panama, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Legality, Rainforest Alliance SmartWood

In his long and thoughtful comment to an earlier FSC-Watch posting on 'Legality Verification', Jeff Hayward, Lead Auditor for SmartWood, concluded by saying "we look forward to further inputs. We believe in a transparent consultation process; this is healthy and constructive." In that spirit, FSC-Watch is hereby providing further, transparent, input.

We believe that, first and foremost, Rainforest Alliance SmartWood should consider its previous track record before entering into the thorny area of legality verification...[Continue]

Posted by FSC-Watch on 31 May 2007, 14:53 | Comments (0) | Backlinks (12)

Colombia: FSC-certified companies accused of 'destroying rainforests, polluting water sources, disinformation, profound damage'Tags: Colombia, SGS Qualifor, Rainforest Alliance SmartWood

The Peoples' Permanent Tribunal* which has been investigating the social and environmental impacts of companies in Colombia, has recently heard evidence against a number of companies, including two that are certified by the FSC: Smurfit Kapa Cartón de Colombia and Pizano SA. (Smurfit was certified for FSC by SGS Qualifor; in contravention of FSC's requirements, there was no information about this certificate available on SGS's website at the date of this posting. Pizano was certified by SmartWood.)

The 'verdict' of the Tribunal's meeting in Colombia's Low Atrato region on 26-27 February 2007 included the following conclusions:

"The company Smurfit Kapa Cartón de Colombia was accused of the violation of human, environmental, social and cultural rights...[Continue]

Posted by FSC-Watch on 22 March 2007, 15:28 | Comments (2) | Backlinks (2)