FSC GD / Milan Reška
Title
Policy for the Association of Organizations with FSC (PfA)
Code
FSC-POL-01-004
Type
Policy
Coordinator
Saija Hotti
Start date
September 2020
End date
December 2022
Purpose
To protect the FSC brand from reputational risk resulting from organizations associated with FSC being involved in activities that contradict the core values of FSC.
Objective(s)
To equip FSC with a safeguard against organizations accountable for unacceptable activities.
Technical Working Group Members
Ricardo Camargo Cardoso, Forest Certification Coordinator, Imaflora (Brazil)
Karen Kirkman, Environmental Consultant, KE Kirkman Consulting (South Africa)
Andrew Ng, Partner, Grassroots Consulting (Malaysia)
Karen Steer, Senior Manager, Rainforest Alliance (USA)
Happy Tarumadevyanto, Forest Certification, Stakeholder Engagement and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Alastair Fraser Forestry Foundation (Indonesia)
Related Process
This Technical Working Group will build on the previous work done from the Working Group in 2014-2017 found here.
Related ongoing processes:
- Development of FSC Policy on Conversion
- Development of FSC Remedy Framework
Updates
26 and 27 April 2022
Webinar on the FSC Remedy Framework
These webinars will present the FSC Remedy Framework, which is a holistic document incorporating the former Policy for Association Remediation Framework and Conversion Remedy Procedure.
Webinar dates and registration links:
26 April at 08:00 (CET): Register here
This session will be simultaneously translated to Bahasa Indonesia.
27 April at 16:00 (CET): Register here
This session will be simultaneously translated to Spanish.
Listen to a recording of the presentation here
Read answers to webinar questions here
5 and 6 April 2022
Webinars on Policy for Association and Policy to Address Conversion and their connection to the FSC Remedy Framework
These webinars introduced the two policies and the FSC Remedy Framework, followed by information on the specific aspects of the Policy for Association and Policy to Address Conversion, which are open for consultation.
Read answers to webinar questions here.
Listen to a recording of the presentation here.
March 2022
The FSC Remedy Framework is now open for consultation until 10 May 2022. The consultation also includes two alignment questions regarding the latest draft of the FSC Policy for Association. The latest draft with crosswalk and consultation summary can be found in the documents section on this page. Please share your feedback to the the consultation here.
December 2021
The public consultation is now closed. The round of technical working group meetings.
November 2021
The second public consultation on the revision of the FSC Policy for Association will be closed in two weeks. Follow the link to have your say until 3 December 2021.
October 2021
The second public consultation on the FSC Policy for Association opens until 3 December 2021. You can send your feedback through the FSC Consultation Platform in English or Spanish.
A recording of the webinar taking you through the proposed changes is available here.
July 2021
The public consultation is now closed. The round of technical working group meetings.
May 2021
February 2021
The consultative forum for the revision of the Policy for Association is open. Submit your information here to participate
December 2020
Technical working group established
October 2020
Applications received for participation in the technical working group
