On Friday September 29th, 2017, FSC Canada and hundreds of different organizations around the world celebrated FSC Friday, an annual event designed to raise awareness of FSC and responsible forest management.

MONTREAL, Sept. 19, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - The world's leading forest certification organization, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), will hold its triennial global General Assembly in Canada for the first time from October 8-13, 2017, in Vancouver. 800 people from more than 80 countries, including leaders in global forestry, will be attending to focus on how to enhance responsible forestry worldwide.

The FSC Standard for Group Entities in Forest Management Groups (FSC-STD-30-005 V1-0) is scheduled to be revised in the third quarter of 2017.