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Responsible Forestry Certification
Material originA 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
- Has Responsible Forestry Certification →
medium risk
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.