February 2022 - June 2026
The purpose of the pilot is to test the feasibility of verified procurement claims, based on a streamlined FSC Chain of Custody standard. Participating organizations will be able to make procurements claims for purchasing FSC raw materials, and semi-finished products. Participating organizations will need to conform with the procurement claims procedure and be verified by an FSC-accredited certification body in order to make procurement claims.
The project will monitor the feasibility of enabling the verified procurement claims within the chain of custody system. Monitoring will be based on the reflection on the procedure’s implementation from pilot testing partners and market needs recorded during the monitoring and evaluation process. The monitoring would look specifically at the impact on the FSC system, in particular on the following points below:
- The impact of increased procurement of FSC materials and FSC products
- How procurement claims are made and verified
- The links between the use of FSC-certified materials and the organizations’ environmental, economic, and social benefits.
Ha Dang, chainofcustody@fsc.org
- Birkenstock Product GmbH
- Phillip Morris Product SA
Sign up for updates on the procurement project, reflect on the needs or concerns, and join the pilot testing program.
For organizations interested in participating in the project, please contact chainofcustody@fsc.org for further guidance.
Timeline
Organizations apply procurement claims procedures.
- Birkenstock Product GmbH: Procurement claims are made under the company’s consumption of FSC Latex.
- Phillip Morris Product SA: First audited by the certification body
Procurement claims are made at the organizational level.