Title

Policy for the Association of Organizations with FSC (PfA)

Code

FSC-POL-01-004

Type

Policy

Coordinator

Saija Hotti

Start date

September 2020

End date

December 2022

Purpose

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.

Objective(s)

To equip FSC with a safeguard against organizations accountable for unacceptable activities.

Technical Working Group Members

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)

Related Process

This Technical Working Group will build on the previous work done from the Working Group in 2014-2017 found here

Related ongoing processes:

Updates

9 and 10 November 2022

FSC organized an informational webinar about the changes that are being introduced to the FSC system through the update Policy for Association (version 3), which will become effective from 1 January 2023. 

Watch a recording of the webinar presentation here.

Read answers to webinar questions here.

4 October 2022

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.

 

 

 

26 August 2022

FSC International Board of Directors approved the updated Policy for Association (version 3). 

July – August 2022

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). 

May - June 2022

The public consultation is now closed. The final round of technical working group meetings.

26 and 27 April 2022
Webinar on the FSC Remedy Framework

These webinars present the FSC Remedy Framework, which is a holistic document incorporating the former Policy for Association Remediation Framework and Conversion Remedy Procedure.

5 and 6 April 2022
Webinars on Policy for Association and Policy to Address Conversion and their connection to the FSC Remedy Framework

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

11 March - 10 May 2022

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.  

December 2021

The public consultation is now closed. The round of technical working group meetings. 

November 2021

The second public consultation on the revision of the FSC Policy for Association will remain open until 3 December 2021.

October 2021

The second public consultation on the FSC Policy for Association opens until 3 December 2021. 

 

 

July 2021

The public consultation is now closed. The round of technical working group meetings. 

May 2021

The public consultation on the FSC Policy for Association opens until 17 July 2021.  

 

February 2021

The consultative forum for the revision of the Policy for Association is open. Submit your information here to participate

December 2020

Technical working group established.

October 2020

Applications received for participation in the technical working group.

Documents

FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0 EN Policy for Association
PDF, Size: 531.73KB
FSC-PRO-10-004 V2-0 EN Disclosure Requirements for Association with FSC
PDF, Size: 479.05KB
FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0 D5-0_EN_FSC Policy for Association.pdf
PDF, Size: 805.08KB
FSC-PRO-10-004 V2-0 D4-0_EN_Procedure for Disclosure.pdf
PDF, Size: 546.39KB
EN Crosswalk.pdf
PDF, Size: 1.26MB
EN Consultation report.pdf
PDF, Size: 1.32MB
FSC statement_FSC One Remedy Framework.pdf
PDF, Size: 118.28KB
FAQs_FSC Remedy Framework_Supporting materials.pdf
PDF, Size: 319.46KB
Informational Booklet_FSC Remedy Framework_Supporting materials.pdf
PDF, Size: 1.96MB
Sample Cases_FSC Remedy Framework_Supporting materials.pdf
PDF, Size: 592.91KB
FSC Remedy Framework Consultation Materials Summary.pdf
PDF, Size: 1.34MB
ES_FSC Framework Supporting Materials.zip
ZIP, Size: 13.13MB
IND_FSC Framework Supporting Materials.zip
ZIP, Size: 6.67MB
FR_FSC Framework Supporting Materials_0.zip
ZIP, Size: 1.54MB
Terms of Reference_Policy for Association Technical Working Group_07092020_2.pdf
PDF, Size: 342.37KB