FSC®-Certification (A000504) | Bureau Veritas
Ensuring good forestry practices through FSC® certification
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1993 in response to growing concerns about deforestation. It is now recognised worldwide as an international certification system for forest management.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FSC® CERTIFICATION
The FSC® certification is the first general voluntary standard to support sustainable forest management worldwide. Efficient protection of forest areas and sustainable use of forests includes the preservation and also improvement of the economic, ecological and social functions of forest enterprises. The FSC® logo (also called FSC® certificate) identifies forest products and materials as products of forest enterprises certified according to FSC® criteria and principles. These criteria are supplemented at national level by a wide range of indicators.
All FSC®-certified forest products have been verified along the entire supply chain - from their origin to the end consumer.
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FSC® forest management
This FSC® certification is aimed at companies that manage or own forest resources and wish to introduce and communicate responsible, environmentally conscious procedures to their customers.
Forest operators who wish to obtain FSC® certification must also achieve FSC® chain of custody certification in order to sell their products.
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FSC® Chain of Custody
The FSC® chain of custody certification is for companies that process or use FSC® certified wood products (e.g. furniture manufacturers, installers, the wood pulp industry and all other wood products) to confirm the traceability and legal origin of the wood and that are allowed to use the PEFC label (see above).
Unique to all other certifications, the FSC® approach is to set minimum requirements for the non-FSC® part of the wood in the final product, in case of a product chain certification with a share of non-FSC® certified wood. These are formulated in the Controlled Wood Standard to promote forest certification.
With chain-of-custody certification, its customers have the right to use the PEFC mark on their wood products, provided they have their own certificate. -
ADVANTAGES WHEN BOOKING THROUGH BUREAU VERITAS
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KNOW-HOW
Bureau Veritas Certification has many years of experience in the certification of both forest operators and companies using FSC® certified products
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RECOGNITION
As a globally recognized certifier, we are accredited by the ASI, FSC® certifications as independent certification bodies, as well as FSC® certifications as independent and to meet your high requirements thanks to our broad international network worldwide
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TRUST
More than 2,500 clients have so far entrusted Bureau Veritas Certification with the task of managing their FSC® certification requirements and providing them with security in their forestry operations
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GLOBAL NETWORK
Bureau Veritas is represented in over 140 countries. This global presence enables us to offer our clients the benefit of international expertise combined with in-depth local knowledge
FREQUENT QUESTIONS ABOUT FSC® CERTIFICATION
FURTHER INFORMATION
The FSC-STD-40-005 V3-1 standard applies to the purchase of wood that is not FSC® certified. The certified companies concerned must establish a due diligence system to avoid material procurement from unauthorised sources.
The five FSC® "Controlled Wood" categories of unacceptable sources and the definitions of FSC® Controlled Wood are described in the FSC® Standard for Controlled Wood FSC-STD-40-005 V3-1.
FSC® certification services are provided in cooperation with Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS.
In addition, Bureau Veritas Certification is committed to conducting stakeholder consultations. From now on, these will be part of the company evaluations.
If you would like to participate in a stakeholder consultation, please contact FSCStakeholderconsultation@in.bureauveritas.com with your name or customer reference.