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FSC Chain of Custody Certification
This type of certification is aimed at enterprises that intend to process, sell or promote certified wood products. This includes manufacturers, traders and distributors. The Chain of Custody Certification gives customers the guarantee that the product they are buying was produced with material that came from certified forests or from controlled sources approved by FSC's highest standards.
These standards call for a series of strict procedures established to allow the tracking of the wood products to the certified forest they came from. Certified products are eligible to bear the FSC seal, which sends out a message to all consumers, that those products are in accordance to FSC's environmental, social and economic guidelines.
When is the Chain of Custody Certification necessary?
Every time a company sets out to:
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produce FSC certified products or materials; or
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promote FSC certified products; or
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sell materials or products with the FSC seal.
Why should I become FSC certified?
The FSC label is an effective way to get public and consumer recognition of your responsible practices. This gives you credibility with customers and business partners as well as financial institutions and watchdog organizations.
FSC certification helps to protect your brand and reputation and it allows you to access highly environmentally sensitive markets. Increasingly, governments and other organizations specify FSC certified products in their purchasing policies.
This worldwide tendency towards the certification of wood products have led several businesses to seek certification. This has proved to be not only a matter of competitiveness, but also an act of business survival itself. |
