The Forest Stewardship Council International Center 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.
Find out more about FSC at - https://fsc.org/en
ISEAL Code Compliant designates members who have successfully undergone independent evaluations against the ISEAL Codes of Good Practice in Standards-Setting, Assurance and Impacts.
FSC reviewed its standards in 2019 and agreed not to launch a revision process.
As a result of this independent evaluation, FSC will make the following improvements to their assurance system:
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Update their risk management plan to clearly define the reviewing process and decision-making body.
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Update the list of data sources used in risk evaluation and monitoring to better reflect the wide variety of sources used by FSC.
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Translate the training activities for assurance staff into a framework that can be applied and adapted to future needs.
As a result of this independent evaluation, FSC have made the following improvements to their M&E system:
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Analysed the resource necessary to expand their M&E system and worked to ensure adequate resourcing of activities
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Introduced structured reporting from M&E to the FSC management team and Board.
ISEAL Code Compliant members provide publicly available reports that give a comprehensive and accessible overview of a member's system.
ISEAL System Overview Forest Stewardship Council 2022