What is FSC?

The Forest Stewardship Council is an international association of members consisting of a diverse group of representatives from environmental and social groups, the timber trade and the forestry profession, indigenous people’s organizations, responsible corporations, community forestry groups and forest product certification organizations from around the world. (Visit www.fsc.org for more information).

What is FSC CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATION??

FSC chain of custody (CoC) certification provides information about where the wood or other forest-based material used in a product comes from or does not come from. It requires to identify the origin of raw materials used in FSC-certified products, to keep FSC-certified products separate from other products throughout the production process, and to allow their tracking from one operation to the next - from the forest to the consumer, including all successive stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing and distribution. Only operations covered by an FSC CoC certificate are allowed to label products with the FSC trademarks.

Now, buying the FSC products from us, your company can (provided that your company has obtained FSC-CoC certification):

• increase competitiveness and satisfy clients' needs
• use FSC Trademark on product to show social responsibilities
• ensure the wood is coming from well managed forests
• access to information on the origin of the wood products
• minimize commercial and environmental risks