# Ensuring sustainability is too broad a task for forest certification alone - Fern

> An opinion piece from Fern argues that forest certification alone cannot ensure sustainability, citing a UK case where a timber operator relying on FSC Chain of Custody was fined for breaching EU illegal timber rules. It also notes Greenpeace will not renew its FSC membership.

- Date: 2018-04-12 · published 2018-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65523-ensuring-sustainability-is-too-broad-a-task-for-forest-certification-alone-fern
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

This is advocacy commentary on timber certification with no direct effect on feed commodity supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2016-11-03 | [Biggest threat to forests, beef lags in push to cut supply chain deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73863-biggest-threat-to-forests-beef-lags-in-push-to-cut-supply-chain-deforestation.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2026-05-01 | [High-resolution soybean tracing for deforestation-free supply chains \| Communications Earth & Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19739-high-resolution-soybean-tracing-for-deforestation-free-supply-chains.md) | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2023-10-02 | [Publication of the report: “Setting a new bar for deforestation and conversion free soy in Europe” - ProTerra Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33665-publication-of-the-report-setting-a-new-bar-for-deforestation-and-conversion.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2024-04-23 | [A map of the world's forests to support the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Supply Chains \| Cirad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30771-a-map-of-the-world-s-forests-to-support-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free.md) | -0.0% | +7.5% |
| SOY | 2024-05-29 | [EU27 countries in the spotlight for deforestation exposure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30265-eu27-countries-in-the-spotlight-for-deforestation-exposure.md) | -4.1% | -5.4% |
| SBM | 2019-04-12 | [Sustainability of plant ingredients questioned as fishmeal substitutes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59685-sustainability-of-plant-ingredients-questioned-as-fishmeal-substitutes.md) | -1.3% | -7.5% |
| SBM | 2022-04-04 | [METEX NOOVISTAGO offers nutritional strategies to improve sustainability - Feed & Additive Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42173-metex-noovistago-offers-nutritional-strategies-to-improve-sustainability-feed.md) | +2.8% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2026-05-01 | [High-resolution soybean tracing for deforestation-free supply chains \| Communications Earth & Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19739-high-resolution-soybean-tracing-for-deforestation-free-supply-chains.md) | -0.6% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/ensuring-sustainability-is-too-broad-a-task-for-forest-certification-alone-111/

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