Certificates

Responsible Forestry Certification

Material origin

A forestry certification or chain-of-custody document supports responsible wood sourcing for a declared product scope.

You might see it written as: FSC · FSC Certified · FSC Certified Wood · Forest Stewardship Council

Issued by: Forest Stewardship Council · PEFC · Sustainable Forestry Initiative

What it proves

A forestry certification or chain-of-custody document supports responsible wood sourcing for a declared product scope.

What it does not prove

  • That all product materials are certified.
  • That wood content is certified without chain-of-custody, claim type, and product-scope context.

Claims it can support

Evidence checklist

Minimum authority
Third-party verified
Should state
Programme · Certificate Id · Claim Type · Chain Of Custody Scope · Valid Until
Date sensitivity
Expiry matters — check the certificate is current.

Preserve FSC claim type and chain-of-custody scope; do not reduce to a generic eco label.

Source: FSC · PEFC