In fact, FSC labels do not disclose under which standards a wood product may have been certified.
The hope was that consumer demand for FSC-certified wood products would force logging companies to adopt the scheme.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for FSC, which the report stressed as being of key importance.
The DividendRank report noted that among the coverage universe, FSC shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics.
The BDC sector yields over 11%, with AINV (15%), ARCC (10%), FSC (14%) and MAIN (9%) all sport generous dividend yields.
In terms of the effect on other industry players besides KC, demand for FSC-certified wood and fiber products is booming worldwide.
The chocolates are made from pure, sustainably grown ingredients as are the packages, which are made with ecologically sourced FSC fibers.
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Crull entered the securities industry in November 1989 and was employed by FSC Securities Corporation from 2008 until December 2010.
The FSC was formed by a coalition of advocacy groups including Rainforest Action Network, Friends of the Earth and World Wildlife Foundation.
Whatever the case, Protect the Forests is adamant that Swedwood has violated both international and Russian FSC standards and demands retribution.
FSC-ETI, it will not scrap these until May at the earliest, and will create even more complexity in corporate taxes in the process.
The official 2013 White House Easter Egg is crafted from FSC-certified U.S. hardwood and includes the stamped signatures of the President and First Lady.
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In a recent meeting with the FSC's Lee Hun Jai a Samsung executive pleaded that the company be allowed "an honorable retreat" from automobiles.
The number of acres certified to FSC standards in North America is now more than 135 million, about one-third of the acres certified worldwide.
"We are not in a position at the FSC to broadcast how the deal is going, " Yoo told the Associated Press when asked about the report.
These include companies like American Capital ( ACAS), Apollo Investment Corporation ( AINV), Fortress Investment Group ( FIG), Ares Capital ( ARCC) and Fifth Street Finance ( FSC).
Indigenous groups have now found that FSC is a new and powerful tool in their negotiations with forest products companies about access to, and use of, traditional lands.
Organizations other than FSC certify 75% of North American forests.
To get FSC certification, companies need to prevent such trespass.
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These anomalies irk some early FSC supporters, such as Simon Counsell, who has set up a website, FSC Watch, to monitor the problematic practices of the green group.
The Super Bowl Host Committee partnered with social media analytics company HootSuite and online marketing firm FSC Interactive to create the NASA Mission Control Center of social media.
Fifth Street Finance Corporation ( NASD: FSC) is a member of the Russell 3000, giving it special status as one of the largest 3000 companies on the U.S. stock markets.
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The CBFA clearly stipulates that Canadian forest managers can certify their practices to certificate programs run by FSC or by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and its ally, the Canadian Standards Association.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, FSC makes up 4.65% of the BDC Income ETF ( AMEX: BIZD )which is trading lower by about 1.8% on the day Thursday.
In fact, the US government is currently in the crosshairs of a contentious exchange between SFI and FSC supporters as to what the government should require in construction projects to meet federal sustainable guidelines.
Many projects receiving taxpayer subsidies favor FSC-certified wood.
Our closest aggregate measure of demand for the FSC products is the demand for Chain of Custody certificates, required of companies processing certified wood and fiber for products taken to retail markets with the logo.
Tests by the Home Depot, America's biggest purveyor of FSC-stamped products, suggest that barely a third of customers would pay a premium of 2% for a certified product, not enough to green even Western retailers.
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The chain-of-custody certification in the FSC system provides strong assurance that products produced in compliance with the standards can be traced from the forest, through any and all processing, and right down to the final product sold to consumers.
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