FSC extends validity of FSC policy responses to COVID-19

Since 2014, Trioworld in Germany has been working with the initiative ERDE, Erntekunststoffe Recycling Deutschland, a German collecting system for crop plastics in Europe. Trioworld now receives the ERDE Climate Protection Certificate for the collection and recycling of agricultural plastic in 2023. With a total of 645 collection points and 3147 mobile collections, ERDE is a well-established recovery concept that recently renewed its voluntary commitment to collect and recycle more than 75 % of all silage and stretch film placed on the German market by 2027. Trioworld has been certified with ERDE’s Climate Protection Certificate for the collection and recycling of silage film, stretch film, bale nets, baler twine, perforated film, mulch film, greenhouse film, asparagus film and nonwovens in 2023. The certificate quantifies the respective CO2 savings achieved during the year based on the collected and recycled quantity of all collection fractions and, for illustrative purposes, is converted to the number of trees that bind the corresponding quantities of CO2 per year.

The new Advice Note ADVICE-40-005-26 extends the validity of existing FSC Controlled Wood Risk Assessments until replaced by the next versions of corresponding FSC Risk Assessments. Published and effective from 6 September 2023, the FSC Advice Note ADVICE-40-005-26 announces an extension of the validity of existing FSC Controlled Wood Risk Assessments. This Advice Note applies to organizations sourcing FSC Controlled Wood using FSC-STD-40-005 V3-1 Requirements for Sourcing FSC Controlled Wood. Formulated in accordance with FSC normative requirements, it received approval from the FSC Managing Director on August 30, 2023, following a recommendation by the Policy Steering Group (PSG) on July 11, 2023.

Amazon and We Mean Business, a global nonprofit coalition working with businesses to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy, announced they have partnered to establish the world’s most comprehensive effort to drive companies to adopt more ambitious carbon emissions reduction goals. The We Mean Business coalition works with over 1,200 companies, with a total market capitalization of more than $24.8 trillion, to drive business action and policy ambition on climate change and increase chances of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The partnership will: *Encourage companies to take a leadership position and accelerate their goals to meet The Climate Pledge — the commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement. *Mobilize supply chains, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to take and scale-up measurable and direct action on climate change. *Determine ambitious and accountable means for companies to credibly integrate Nature-Based Solutions in their climate strategies.