Third party scheme compliance with EU Timber Regulation
Proforest has assessed the compliance of certification and legality verification schemes with the new EU Timber Regulation legality…
Oil palm stakeholders meet to discuss certification at Honduras workshop
The Proforest Initiative, together with ICADE, Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and Hondupalma organised a workshop on…
Draft standard for sustainable algae production to be discussed
Funded by NL Agency, Proforest has worked with the Biomass Technology Group (BTG) to carry out a sustainability assessment of a pilot…
RSPO Africa Roadshow has started
An effort to raise awareness and build capacity on sustainable palm oil in Africa has kicked off with a series of workshops in Ghana, Gabon, Cameroon and Liberia in…
New RSPO lead auditors training course in September
Proforest and Wild Asia are organising the 7th edition of the RSPO-endorsed Lead Auditors training course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 24 to 28…
Proforest director Ruth Nussbaum at Rio+20
Proforest's Ruth Nussbaum was at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development which was held in Rio de Janeiro from 20 to 22 June 2012. A short…
The Proforest Initiative supports recognition process between standard organisations
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) announced its decision to recognise the standard of the Rainforest…
Perpetua George speaks on Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Southeast Asia Regional Manager for Proforest, Perpetua George, presented a session on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in…
Proforest to commence with RSPO Africa Roadshow
The Proforest Initiative, working together with an alliance of partners, has received funding to carry out a capacity building programme in Africa to…
Supporting Nestlé’s global implementation of Responsible Sourcing Guidelines for sugar
Proforest is now working with Nestlé, the world's largest food and nutrition company, to develop and implement…