In review of the feedback received from interested participants, we are pleased to announce that the deadline for nominations for MTCC Sustainability Awards has been extended to 30 June 2019. This allows more time for stakeholders to send in nominations for any of the categories or make edits to your current nominations. Don’t wait, submit …
MTCC SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS NOMINATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 30 JUNE 2019 Read More »
MTCC is pleased to inform that PEFC International has announced that a 60 day public consultation on the draft revised PEFC Chain of Custody and Trademark standards has started. All stakeholders are invited to send in comments and proposals. Comments and proposals on these two documents can be submitted on the PEFC Consultation website here until 9th July …
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON DRAFT REVISED COC & TRADEMARK STANDARDS Read More »
20 MAY 2019 – 19 JULY 2019 MTCC is pleased to announce that the Enquiry Draft version of the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification or MC&I Forest Management Certification is now open for a 60-day public consultation starting from 20 May 2019 – 19 July 2019. The Enquiry Draft, which is a revised …
Certificate for Forest Management issued to the Kedah State FMU (FMC 0003) against the requirements of MC&I(Natural Forest) have been suspended with effect from 8 May 2019 until further notice. SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. made this decision after the Kedah State FMU failed to close a major Corrective Action Request (CAR) following the second surveillance audit carried …
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Nilai, 2 May 2019 – Enter into the walk ways leading to the prayer rooms or the rest rooms of every floor of the newly established Aeon Mall Nilai, you enter into a unique environment of pristine forest rich in biodiversity as the walls are beautifully decorated with winning pictures from the Malaysian Timber Certification …
AEON MALL NILAI PHOTO FRAME WINNING PICTURES FROM MTCC PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST Read More »
In collaboration with the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia (FDPM), MTCC organised a three-day enhancement course to further enhance the understanding of forestry officers from the various state forestry departments on the implementation and requirements of forest management certification under the MTCS. A total of 33 officers from FDPM headquarters and the state forestry departments of …
ENHANCEMENT COURSE ON FOREST CERTIFICATION UNDER THE MTCS Read More »
The MTCC Board took opportunity of its 79th meeting held in Kota Kinabalu on 18 March to visit the renowned Kota Kinabalu Wetlands – the first urban mangrove wetlands in the world to be given a Ramsar status, on 19 March 2019. The visit which was organised by the Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) was …
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nominations ends on 30 June 2019 In line with the MTCC 20th Anniversary Celebration’s tagline “Pushing Boundaries, Advancing Sustainability”, MTCC seeks to acknowledge, appreciate and celebrate the tremendous hard work, improvements and innovation undertaken by the certified organisations in meeting the stringent demands of forest management and chain of custody certification under …
The inaugural General Assembly of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) was held in Singapore today with PEFC as one of its Founding Members. GPSNR aims to provide an independent platform that will lead to improvements in the socio-economic and environmental performance of the natural rubber value chain.Development of the GPSNR was initiated by the CEOs of …
The Fourth Meeting of the SRC was held on 18-20 February 2019 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and was attended by a total of 19 participants comprising Members, Alternate Members and Observers. During the Meeting, the SRC considered the incorporation of the requirements of Principle 10 of MC&I Forest Plantation.v2 into the relevant Criteria and Indicators …
