Preferred By Nature

NEPCon (Nature Economy and People Connected) is an international non-profit organisation. We work to build capacity and commitment for mainstreaming sustainability. We have 13 regional offices and 115 staff located across Europe, Russia, Asia, Australia and the U.S. For over 20 years, we have worked to foster sustainable land use and responsible trade in forest products. We do this through innovative projects, capacity building and sustainability services. A self-managing division of NEPCon promotes and delivers our sustainability certification services. Surplus from these activities supports the development and implementation of our non-profit projects. We engage in projects that develop new green solutions, conserve biodiversity or help buyers to make sustainable choices. Our projects are funded by donors, governments and companies and have supported the establishment of over 100 protected areas. We make our risk assessments, tools and other information freely available. To date, we have evaluated forest legality in 70 countries. We are accredited certifiers for sustainability schemes such as FSC, PEFC, and RSPO as well as an SBP-approved certification body. We provide FSC certification to more than 1500 certified companies and 31 million hectares of FSC-certified forests. We also certify to our own LegalSource Standard and Carbon Footprint Management standards. We also offer SAN/Rainforest Alliance Chain of Custody certification to companies in supply chains for responsible agricultural products. As a subscriber to the ISEAL Alliance, we are committed to creating credible social and environmental standards. We also help develop and improve the systems we work with. NEPCon is recognised by the EU as a Monitoring Organisation under the EU Timber Regulation.