FSC Certification

 Cindoco Wood Products is proud to be FSC Certified!

What is FSC Certification?

The Forest Stewardship Council, or "FSC", provides landowners and wood products manufacturers with access to programs that promote environmental stewardship on a global basis.  To become FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certified, a manufacturer must agree to adhere to the FSC Principles and the FSC Standards. Additionally, these businesses have agreed to submit to an annual audit of their internal procedures to maintain a chain of custody that tracks timber from its origin through delivery to their customers.  This provides consumers with the assurance that products bearing the FSC label are derived from wood harvested from sustainable managed forests. 

Why FSC?

Trusted environmental organizations including Greenpeace, National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, and World Wildlife Fund all support and encourage FSC certification. Consumers wishing to support healthy forests and communities should look for and request the FSC label when purchasing wood or paper products.

What Kind of Products are Certified?

Any product made of solid wood or paper has the potential to be certified as long as wood used in the product originates from an FSC-certified source. There are currently more than 10,000 FSC-certified products available worldwide. Sample products include lumber, flooring, furniture, doors, decking, paper, cutting boards, and even guitars. You can search for FSC certified products at www.fscus.org.

How are FSC-Certified Products Identified?

FSC’s main tool for achieving its mission is a product-labeling system. The public face of this system is the “checkmark and tree” registered Trademark. It is absolutely essential to FSC’s mission that the authority, integrity and credibility of the Trademark is maintained, which is accomplished through the chain-of-custody certification process. Please contact us or call (800) 242-9663 for more information about the FSC certified products that Cindoco Wood Products can provide.