FSC has aligned its approach on addressing forest conversion through social and environmental remedy by developing the FSC Remedy Framework, which consolidates the Conversion Remedy Procedure and the PfA Remediation Framework in one document. This framework promotes restoration through social and environmental remedy with standardized requirements against which the remediation and restorative activities of non-conforming companies will be assessed.
Related processes: Development of FSC Policy to Address Conversion and revision of FSC Policy for Association.
Project Objective(s)
The FSC Remedy Framework aims to:
- Ensure transparency in how FSC deals with companies non-conforming with Policy for Association and Policy to Address Conversion requirements.
- Develop roadmaps that are fair and ensure proportionate remedy of harm
- Improve the integrity of the FSC certification scheme
- Have a standardized framework as the foundation for company-specific roadmaps for potentially ending disassociation, remedy, and addressing conversion between 1994 – Dec 2020
- Set clear and measurable conditions in roadmap processes for potentially ending disassociation
Get Involved
FSC will be organizing stakeholder engagement activities with ample opportunities for involvement by interested stakeholders. Further information on the upcoming stakeholder activities will be provided here.
Contact: Forest Management Programme; forestmanagement@fsc.org
FSC hosts information webinars on Policy to Address Conversion and FSC Remedy Framework. Download slides here.
FSC publishes FSC Remedy Framework (FSC-PRO-01-004).
Read the Executive Summary of the FSC Remedy Framework here.
FSC Remedy Framework (FSC-PRO-01-007) is published
The FSC Remedy Framework was approved by the FSC Board of Directors
FSC invites you to an informational webinar held on FSC-PRO-01-004 FSC Remedy Framework, which governs remedy for association with FSC under FSC-POL-01-004 V3 Policy for Association.
The content of the webinar will be repeated to accommodate different time zones. Webinar dates and registration links:
Option 1: Feb 8, 2023 09:00 AM CET; simultaneous interpretation to French
https://fsc-int.zoom.us/j/86556953994?pwd=czVLWDI0QjQxS2xSS2F0OVJ6M3g5UT09
Option 2: Feb 9, 2023 04:00 PM CET; simultaneous interpretation to Spanish
https://fsc-int.zoom.us/j/88973907203?pwd=cDNNei8rWnBoc2sydzA0NE4yc0NyUT09
FSC International Board of Directors approves FSC-PRO-01-007. Read more here.
See here for an updated timeline.
Read the factsheet here.
At the General Assembly, FSC members approve Motion 37, the changes to the Principles and Criteria to implement the Policy to Address Conversion and therefore allow remedy for past conversion through the Remedy Framework.
Read the news item here.
These webinars introduced 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.
Listen to a recording of the presentation here.
The first draft of the FSC Remedy Framework is available for consultation
Read the draft of the framework and how it relates to PfA v3
Read FSC’s statement
Read the summary of consultation material
Provide your feedback here
See updated timeline
Read supporting material (Introductory Booklet; FAQ; Sample Cases)
Read the summary of the study on the economics of remedy of conversion.
Read the synopsis report of the public consultation here.
Update around the FSC Remedy Framework is released. Read more about the highlights of the framework here.
Click here to watch an introductory video to the FSC Remedy framework in English.
You can also click here to watch the video in Bahasa Indonesian and here to watch it in French.
FSC decides to merge the Conversion Remedy Procedure and Policy for Association Remediation Framework under the FSC Remedy Framework.
