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There are some forestry practices we believe are so destructive that they cannot be tolerated, regardless of whether the wrongdoing happens in forests within or outside certified areas. Organizations found responsible for these activities face exclusion from the FSC scheme.
FSC chain of custody certification provides a credible assurance that products which are sold with an FSC claim originate from well-managed forests, controlled sources, or reclaimed materials.
After an organization has been excluded from the FSC scheme, and when they demonstrate real commitment to change, FSC sets a pathway for implementing remedial action and reform measures aiming at driving positive changes in the world’s forests and the people that depend on them.
If this pathway is fulfilled successfully, it provides an opportunity for the organization to return to the FSC system. For organizations blocked from the FSC certification system, the FSC Advice Note 18 provides the transformative changes required from such organizations to become eligible for certification again.
Visit the new FSC Search (https://search.fsc.org/), currently in a public Beta version. The public Beta of the FSC Search is a pre-release version made available to the public for testing and feedback. Visit FSC Search BETA for information about the FSC Search current and future features, known issues, and how to share feedback about the FSC Search with FSC.
The official launch of the FSC Search is planned to take place later in 2023, and the FSC Certificate Public Dashboard will continue to be available until this time.
We are dedicated to compiling evidence to demonstrate outcomes and impacts of FSC certification. Currently, the two main sources of evidence are internally generated data and independent scientific studies.
FSC international members come from all across the globe and represent the global South and global North, with interests spread across three chambers: social, environmental and economic.