On 16th September we will launch our new-format annual review, packed with facts, figures and information about our activities in 2013/14, including exciting results from our latest consumer research.
Next week of sees the start of the FSC General Assembly, FSC’s highest decision-making body. It will gather hundreds of participants from all around the world, representing social, economic and environmental interests from geographical North and South. Every three years, FSC members, supporters, and stakeholders come together to discuss a sustainable future for the world’s forests and the people that inhabit them. The 7th FSC General Assembly 2014 will take place in Seville, Spain, from 7 to 14 September 2014.
FSC UK will be dipping a toe into the world of fashion later in the month when we promote the FSC system at a high-profile, and as yet top-secret, London Fashion Week event. Keep an eye on the website and our social media feeds for more news coming soon!
Owen Davies, FSC UK Forest Standards Manager, will be participating in a panel discussion at the APF show at 3pm on Friday 19th of September. The title of the discussion is Forest Certification in Lowland UK – A discussion on the relevance and importance of certification. Panel discussion with open Q and A. Owen will be at the show all day, so if you’re there and you have any FSC forestry questions, pop along to the discussion and/or stop him for a chat.
The last Friday of the month is FSC Friday, our annual, global celebration of responsible forestry. Many schools, businesses, scout groups and others have already registered their UK events and a wide range of celebrations are also taking place around the world, from Australia to Uruguay. We hope you will join the celebrations and help raise awareness of the FSC logo and what it means. Whether you’re a business, a library, a school or university, youth or other group or an individual, you can register for FSC Friday resources, including posters, leaflets, competition flyers and prizes here.
If you use social media, one simple way you can support the day is by joining the FSC Friday Thunderclap, just register your support and your Twitter, Facebook and/or Tumblr account will automatically add your voice to the call to protect the world’s forests and look for the FSC logo, by scheduling a post from your account on 26th September.
2014 marks 20 years since the Forest Stewardship Council was founded. In this time the system has gone from strength to strength. From 7th September, up to and including FSC Friday, we’ll be covering ’20 years in 20 days’, posting key events from FSC’s history to our social media feeds (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google +).
Have a great Septimber!