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FSC Statement on Earthsight Report 2020

Earthsight – a non-profit organization dedicated to researching and investigating environmental and social injustice - recently published a report

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Updated Collection of FSC Policy Responses to COVID-19 Available

COVID-19 has presented FSC with many challenges, the most important of which is to protect the health of certificate holders and auditors at the fr

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FSC Launches Indigenous Foundation

To give a voice to Indigenous Peoples on the continued management and preservation of the world’s forests, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has

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Discover 2B Office: The first FSC-certified construction project based on the new standard

In Portugal, 2B Office has become the world's first construction project to achieve the new FSC project certification.

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Supporting Supply Chains

From forest to store, we are committed to creating credible supply chains. As a result, transparency and simplification are key priorities for FSC.

FSC Supply Chain
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Credibility

FSC provides organizations and consumers worldwide with the confirmation that the forest products they buy and sell come from responsibly-managed resources.

FSC chain of custody (CoC) certification involves more than 50,000 companies worldwide buying, selling and trading FSC-certified material. Building on this world-renowned certification, we offer industry-leading monitoring tools that help ensure companies of all sizes keep certified and non-certified materials separated throughout the supply chain.

As CoC certification evolves, we are introducing a more flexible system that incorporates new advances in technology, and the lessons we have learned from our 25 years of experience. For us, the accuracy and transparency of the FSC supply chain is crucial. That is why we run initiatives around the world aimed at addressing inaccurate claims in the FSC system.

 

FSC Transaction Verification
FSC Denmark / Bablu Singh

Transaction Verification

It is essential to limit inaccurate claims in FSC-certified supply chains. This is especially true for high-risk supply chains. Transaction verification is the verification process required by the FSC chain of custody standard to ensure that FSC output claims made by certificate holders are accurate and match the FSC input claims of their trading partners.
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FSC Wood Identification
FSC International / Loa Dalgaard Worm

Wood Identification Techniques

Wood identification technologies make it possible to trace the timber species and harvest location. Traditional wood anatomy enables scientist to determine genus and family, and even species, depending on the circumstances.
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FSC Wood Reference Sample Collection
FSC International / Loa Dalgaard Worm

Sample testing

An innovative approach to wood sample testing. FSC is part of a leading partner in an innovative project, reinventing how wood sample collection and forensic sciences can help us protect our forests worldwide. Traditional wood identification technologies have long made it possible for scientists to determine the genus, and/or family of a timber of a small piece of wood using forensic techniques. In short, the tests can tell both FSC and authorities whether a product is made from the genus, family and sometimes species of timber which it is claimed to be.
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