In Sweden, FSC certificate holders conduct forest management in the same area used by the Sámi – Indigenous Peoples in Sweden – for their traditional reindeer herding activities. FSC Sweden’s national forest stewardship standard (NFSS), which is based on the principle of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC), plays a key role in facilitating landscape sharing between the two parties.

FSC has decided to maintain association with Samling Global Limited, provided they fulfil conditions to verify and address potential environmental and social harms caused in their forest operations. This decision is based on the recommendation of a decision panel of independent experts who assessed available evidence related to the Policy for Association (PfA) case against Samling.