FIRST FSC CERTIFIED COMMUNITY-MANAGED NATURAL FORESTS IN AFRICA.
New FSC certificate for African Blackwood heralds a brighter future for rural Tanzanians and ethical woodwind instruments. Some of the world’s poorest people have achieved international recognition for...
View ArticleWORLD’S FIRST SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED AFRICAN BLACKWOOD
The world’s first sustainably harvested African blackwood generates new income for Tanzanian forest communities. Some of the world’s poorest people have opened up a new source of revenue by selling the...
View ArticleWALDEN GUITARS LAUNCHES FSC-CERTIFIED ACOUSTIC GUITAR RANGE
Walden Guitars has launched a range of FSC-certified acoustic guitars that will enable guitarists to make purchasing decisions based environmental as well as cost factors. The FSC-certified MADERA...
View ArticleSURVEY REVEALS WIDESPREAD IGNORANCE OF ILLEGAL TIMBER USE IN THE UK
A survey has revealed that 50% of consumers are unaware that the wood used in products on the UK market may have originated from illegal logging. The TNS survey of over 1,000 people, carried out on...
View ArticleGIBSON GUITARS COMMITS TO FSC AND PROMISES ELIMINATION OF ILLEGAL TIMBER FROM...
Gibson, the celebrated US guitar manufacturer, has pledged to eliminate illegal timber from its supply chain and has made a commitment to source all timber from FSC-certified forests in the near...
View ArticlePICTURES FROM HANSON FSC CLARINET LAUNCH WITH LYNSEY MARSH
The Hanson FSC-certified clarinet, the world’s first woodwind instrument of its kind, was unveiled yesterday at the Royal Northern College of Music. Lynsey Marsh, principal clarinettist with the Halle,...
View ArticleSOUND & FAIR TO RECEIVE FSC OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Sound & Fair and Hanson Clarinets are to be given an Outstanding Contribution Award by FSC UK in recognition of the work done in establishing a Chain of Custody for African blackwood and producing...
View ArticleSOUND & FAIR PRESENTED WITH FSC OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Sound & Fair campaign was presented with an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) at the Sound & Fair Concert in Cambridge on Saturday 28th May 2011. The...
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