NEW ZEALAND — A second Gisborne forestry company has lost its sustainability accreditation within the space of two months. Aratu Forests’ Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certificate was suspended on March 28 by Swiss auditing company Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS). This follows forestry company Ernslaw One’s FSC certification being suspended in February. Aratu Forests chief executive officer Neil Woods declined to comment on the suspension but said the company was working towards getting accredited again. Gisborne’s certifiers have been in the spotlight recently after an Audit Services International (ASI) report raised shortcomings. FSC certifiers SGS and Preferred by Nature were issued four major non-conformities, just one non-conformity short of ASI’s policy to consider a suspension of both certifying bodies. …Following the recent suspensions, MTT has said auditors will return to New Zealand to review audits of three more companies.