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380 Companies
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Public Announcement: Malaysia Sustainable Procurement Survey 2026
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is the scheme owner of the Malaysian...
Public Announcement: Survey on Forest Management Certification Opportunities for Plantation Forests Established Between 2010 – 2020
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is the scheme owner of the Malaysian...
MTCC Main Office Telephone Line Restored
This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...
A Tale of Two Birthdays: International Day of Forests and World Wood Day and Why Certified Wood is Malaysia’s Most Strategic Asset
Today marks a unique global double-header: the International Day of Forests and World...
Job Vacancy: Company Driver cum Office Assistant
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is a leading organisation championing...
Growing Trust Beyond Forests: PEFC Trees Outside Forest Certification Webinar
This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...
Notice: Temporary Disruption to MTCC Office Phone Line
This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...
Announcement: Transfer of Ownership of ACB-FMC Documents and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for ACB-FMC Documents
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has officially assumed ownership...
Public Announcement: Revision of the MTCS ST 1002:2021 and MTCS ST 1003:2021 and the Composition Standard Review Committee (SRC)
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is the scheme owner of the Malaysian...
Notice: Clarification for Forest Checking Station Audits for MTCS/PEFC Chain of Custody Certification
This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...
Public Announcement: Malaysia Sustainable Procurement Survey 2026
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is the scheme owner of the Malaysian...
Public Announcement: Survey on Forest Management Certification Opportunities for Plantation Forests Established Between 2010 – 2020
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is the scheme owner of the Malaysian...
MTCC Main Office Telephone Line Restored
This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...
A Tale of Two Birthdays: International Day of Forests and World Wood Day and Why Certified Wood is Malaysia’s Most Strategic Asset
Today marks a unique global double-header: the International Day of Forests and World...
Job Vacancy: Company Driver cum Office Assistant
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is a leading organisation championing...
Growing Trust Beyond Forests: PEFC Trees Outside Forest Certification Webinar
This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...
Notice: Temporary Disruption to MTCC Office Phone Line
This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...
Announcement: Transfer of Ownership of ACB-FMC Documents and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for ACB-FMC Documents
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has officially assumed ownership...
Public Announcement: Revision of the MTCS ST 1002:2021 and MTCS ST 1003:2021 and the Composition Standard Review Committee (SRC)
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is the scheme owner of the Malaysian...
Notice: Clarification for Forest Checking Station Audits for MTCS/PEFC Chain of Custody Certification
This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...
Goodbye, concrete and steel? Why timber towers could be the future
A Melbourne development has joined a push to grow the Australian timber tower movement...
Climate, nature and people: a shared future for our planet
The stakes have never been higher. Our planet is warming and losing species at an...
Tropical forests vital for combating climate change — ITTO Executive Director delivers message at UN Climate Change
Tropical forests are a valuable carbon reservoir at the core of climate-change adaptation...
Borneo Cultures Museum
Only green building are used, like wood products that are certified according to...
Certifications and sustainability governance will soon become a compulsory requirement
We spoke to Aiqa Halim from furniture and homeware manufacturer The Green Factory,...
Why Trees Are An Ideal Source of Renewable Power
One of the more controversial renewable energy resources is woody biomass, such as...
Conflict Timber FAQ
PEFC's guidance following the announcement that all timber originating from Russia...
Timber from Russia and Belarus considered ‘conflict timber’
All timber originating from Russia and Belarus is ‘conflict timber’ and therefore...
We depend on forests for our survival – from the air we breathe to the wood we use
This month's photo in the spotlight is ‘Beautiful Sunrise at Semenyih Dam’, taken...
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence - Fostering sustainability in corporate governance and management systems
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on...
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