The Rainforest Alliance has reached a settlement agreement with Resolute Forest Products concerning draft audit reports for the Black Spruce Dog River Matawin Forests and Caribou Forest operations in Ontario, Canada.
The Forest Stewardship Council presented hardwood plywood and veneer manufacturer, Columbia Forest Products, with an award for leadership in building materials manufacturing
Resolute Forest Products Inc., locked in a court battle with the Rainforest Alliance over failed FSC certification audits, was recently named to Corporate Knights' Best 50 Corporate Citizens List for 2014.
The Rainforest Alliance expressed its disappointment over Resolute Forest Products' decision to file a lawsuit over RFP's failed Forest Stewardship Council certification audits conducted by the Rainforest Alliance.
The Rainforest Alliance issued a statement noting its disappointment that Resolute Forest Products has taken court action after failing a pair of FSC certification audits conducted by the Rainforest Alliance.
Resolute Forest Products has filed a lawsuit against the Rainforest Alliance over what RFP views as a "biased" and unfairly critical environmental audit of two of its operations in northern Ontario.
The Rainforest Alliance has lifted the suspension of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificate of Swedwood Karelia LLC, a subsidiary of Swedish home furnishing company IKEA.
Following an appeal process, the Rainforest Alliance has lifted the suspension of the FSC Forest Management certificate held by Swedwood Karelia in Russia.