Fsc Certification Requirements
Dec is committed to maintaining forest certification under the sustainable forestry initiative sfi 2015 2019 standard and the forest stewardship council fsc fsc us forest management standard v10 on its state forests and promoting programs that broaden the practice of sustainable forestry on all forest lands.
Fsc certification requirements. V2 0 major revision of the standard. Fsc certification ensures that products come from well managed forests that provide environmental social and economic benefits. As the original pioneers of forest certification we have 25 years of experience in sustainable forest management. They will then provide you with information about the requirements for fsc certification.
You may qualify for inclusion in a group scheme in which case it is a good idea to contact one or more in addition to the certification bodies. There are two types of fsc certification. For a list of fsc accredited certification bodies follow the get certified link below. Certifiers assess forest management and chain of custody operations using the fsc standards.
Along the supply chain fsc certification can provide benefits such as access to new markets. The fsc principles and criteria provide a foundation for all forest management standards globally including the fsc us national standard v10 that guides forest management certification in the us. The amendments in v2 0 of fsc std 40 005 resulted from the controlled wood technical working group. Fsc std 40 005 v3 1 requirements for sourcing fsc controlled wood 3 of 58 version history v1 0 in september 2004 the fsc board of directors endorsed the initial version of fsc std 40 005 v1 0 fsc standard for non fsc certified controlled wood.
If you are looking for information about using the fsc logo visit the logo use page. Fsc certification is one such certification provided to business owners who can comply with the requirements laid down by the forest stewardship council. Forest management and chain of custody. Forest stewardship council fsc is a globally recognised certification system with million hectares of forestland certified under its forest conservation standards.