Media Statements

FSC is committed to working with Indigenous Peoples by upholding their ownership, use and management rights across all forests.

Sanitary logging becomes illegal when companies obtain a permit via illegal means or conduct sanitary logging in violation of legislations. 

Concerns over global deforestation have been at the core of FSC since its founding.

FSC takes any supply chain integrity violations, especially false claims, seriously and investigates them thoroughly using all the tools at its disposal.

Any business that holds an FSC label commits to the strictest standards currently governing responsible forest management.

FSC is building pathways for small-scale and community forests to achieve certification on multiple fronts.

FSC does not accept illegal logging or illegal timber trade in its system.

FSC is committed to ensuring that all environmental claims associated with our certified products are credible, verified and substantiated. 

FSC is the only forest certification organization that expects entire corporate groups to uphold its core values, even if only one entity within the group is certified. We do this because some destructive practices cannot be tolerated regardless of where they happen.