Policy for the Association of Organizations with FSC (PfA)
FSC-POL-01-004
Policy
Saija Hotti
September 2020
December 2022
To protect the FSC brand from reputational risk resulting from organizations associated with FSC being involved in activities that contradict the core values of FSC.
To equip FSC with a safeguard against organizations accountable for unacceptable activities.
Ricardo Camargo Cardoso, Forest Certification Coordinator, Imaflora (Brazil)
Karen Kirkman, Environmental Consultant, KE Kirkman Consulting (South Africa)
Andrew Ng, Partner, Grassroots Consulting (Malaysia)
Karen Steer, Senior Manager, Rainforest Alliance (USA)
Happy Tarumadevyanto, Forest Certification, Stakeholder Engagement and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Alastair Fraser Forestry Foundation (Indonesia)
This Technical Working Group will build on the previous work done from the Working Group in 2014-2017 found here.
Related ongoing processes:
- Development of FSC Policy on Conversion
- Development of FSC Remedy Framework
Updates
The updated Policy for Association (version 3) is now available on the FSC International website. This document will become effective from 1 January 2023.
To read the updated Policy for Association (version 3), click here.
To read the updated Policy for Association in Bahasa Indonesia, click here.
To read the Procedure for Disclosure, click here.
To read the Procedure for Disclosure in Bahasa Indonesia, click here.
To read the official statement, click here.
For more information about the main changes that FSC is introducing through the updated Policy for Association (version 3), read this booklet.
FAQs about the updated Policy for Association (version 3) and the main changes introduced to the FSC system are available here.
FSC International Board of Directors approved the updated Policy for Association (version 3).
The inputs received from the public consultation were analyzed by the technical working group and changes were introduced in the draft document. To read more about this, please refer to the Consultation Summary.
The Secretariat organized multiple discussions with members on FSC’s approach to tackling conversion and remedy, which included topics pertaining to the draft Policy for Association (version 3).
The public consultation is now closed. The final round of technical working group meetings.
These webinars present the FSC Remedy Framework, which is a holistic document incorporating the former Policy for Association Remediation Framework and Conversion Remedy Procedure.
These webinars introduce the two policies and the FSC Remedy Framework, followed by information on the specific aspects of the Policy for Association and Policy to Address Conversion, which are open for consultation.
Read answers to webinar questions here.
The FSC Remedy Framework is open for public consultation. The consultation also includes two alignment questions regarding the latest draft of the FSC Policy for Association.
The public consultation is now closed. The round of technical working group meetings.
The second public consultation on the revision of the FSC Policy for Association will remain open until 3 December 2021.
The second public consultation on the FSC Policy for Association opens until 3 December 2021.
The public consultation is now closed. The round of technical working group meetings.
The public consultation on the FSC Policy for Association opens until 17 July 2021.
The consultative forum for the revision of the Policy for Association is open. Submit your information here to participate
Technical working group established.
Applications received for participation in the technical working group.