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The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). FSC is a non-profit standard setting and accreditation organization.FSC's principles and criteria ensure that a forest management company is operating in an environmentally acceptable, socially responsible, and economically viable fashion. Forest management companies that pass the independent, third-party audit can use the FSC label..
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2. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) FSC is a non-profit standard setting and accreditation organization.
FSCs principles and criteria ensure that a forest management company is operating in an environmentally acceptable, socially responsible, and economically viable fashion.
Forest management companies that pass the independent, third-party audit can use the FSC label.
3. Objective of FSC
4. FSC Nuts and Bolts
5. Ensures Environmental Benefits
6. Ensures Social Benefits
7. Creates Value for Business Economic Benefits:
Allows market differentiation
Provides market access
Increases market share and reach
8. FSC Impacts 72 million acres 4% of worlds working forests
Forests certified in 56 countries
Manufacturing in 66 countries (12,000+ products)
Competing 3rd party schemes certified 170 mm acres
9. Membership Development
10. National Initiatives Argentina
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
Colombia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Ghana
Guyana
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Mexico
Nicaragua
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Poland
Romania
Russia
Spain
Sweden
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States
11. FSC Certified Area
12. Chain-of-Custody Certificates