Forest Stewardship Council

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international not-for-profit organisation established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests. FSC is a certification system that provides internationally recognised standard-setting, trademark assurance and accreditation to companies, organisations, and communities interested in responsible forestry.

The FSC label provides a credible link between responsible production and consumption of forest products, enabling consumers and businesses to make purchasing decisions that benefit people and the environment as well as providing ongoing business value.

Nearly 1000 member organisations representing social, environmental and economic interests determine FSC’s policies and procedures.

The FSC International Center is in Bonn, Germany.

How are standards responding to the global water crisis?

Jason LaChappelle

21 May 2013

What will the world look like at the turn of the century? There are few certainties projecting that far into the future, but one thing we can be sure of is that we are entering a time of greater and greater water scarcity. Join us for a webinar on 22 May to find out how ISEAL members are working to promote responsible water use in their standards and seriously take on the global water challenge.

Standards for a Thirsty Planet: Promoting responsible water use through standards (ISEAL webinar)

22 May 2013

On 22 May at 14:00BST, we'll be talking water in an ISEAL webinar. With OECD projections showing up that a large share of the world could be living in water-stressed areas by 2050, acting as responsible water stewards is on the minds of standards systems, businesses and producers. Join us to hear ISEAL members Alliance for Water Stewardship, UTZ Certified and Forest Stewardship Council will speak about their approaches to using standards as a tool for responsible water use.

UN Sustainable Development Goals must include forests, pleads FSC

Norma Tregurtha

11 Apr 2013

Forest Stewardship Council submitted the plea at the 10th annual meeting of the UN Forest Forum, advocating for deforestation targets and sustainable management of forests to be high on the global agenda. You can read the full submission here.

RSB recognises FSC-certified forests and operators

Sebastien Haye

7 Mar 2013

The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels has developed a global sustainability standard and certification system for biomass, bioenergy and biofuel production. From now on, FSC certified forests and operators will now be able to access biofuel and bioenergy markets by receiving RSB certification through a simplified audit process to demonstrate compliance, therefore saving costs and time.