FSC GD / Milan Reška
Coordinator
Saija Hotti
Start date
End date
Title
Policy for the Association of Organizations with FSC (PfA)
Code
FSC-POL-01-004
Type
Policy
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 Mechanism for the Operationalization of the FSC Policy on Conversion
- Incorporating the FSC Core Labour Requirements into the CoC standard
- Revision of the FSC Guidelines for the Implementation of the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
- Processing FSC Policy for Association Complaints
Updates
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