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The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests. FSC was founded in 1993 to help consumers and businesses identify products from more responsibly managed forests. By purchasing FSC-certified products, you are helping protect forests for future generations.
FSC provides an international certification system for products and services from responsible forestry, based on multi-stakeholder agreed standards, product labeling and independently operated certification and accreditation surveillance.
WWF works closely with the FSC to protect forest ecosystems. Their approach is founded upon specific, performance-based standards for sustainable forest management.
FSC standards are based on a set of international "Principles and Criteria for Forest Management," and are adapted at the regional level by individuals from local environmental and conservation groups, the timber industry, community and economic development organizations and the general public. A forestry operation that meets FSC standards protects forest ecosystems, water quality, wildlife habitats and local communities. Operations that meet FSC standards are certified and their forest products can carry the FSC label.
