What is FSC certified wood?

When you plan to buy your next piece of wooden furniture for your home, you are faced with the decision of choosing between certified and non-certified wood. But what does choosing certified wood entail?

Read on and learn about the benefits of FSC-certified wood, which all our products are certified with - and we are very proud of that!

The benefits of FSC-certified wood

First things first: FSC is the abbreviation for Forest Stewardship Council, which is an international non-profit organization that works to promote sustainable forest management and the sustainable use of forest resources worldwide.

When wood products are FSC certified, it means they come from forests that have been managed with care to protect biodiversity, respect local rights and support local communities.

FSC certification also means taking into account the rights and safety of forest workers and minimizing the environmental impact during forest management.

This means that when you as a consumer buy FSC-certified wood products, you can be sure that you are contributing to sustainable forest management and the preservation of forests and their ecosystems.

FSC certification has become a well-known brand for those who want to make environmentally friendly choices when purchasing wood products.

FSC's 10 basic principles

FSC uses 10 principles as the basis for its forest certifications globally - no matter where in the world. Below you can read their own descriptions of the 10 basic principles:

1. Compliance with legislation

“The forest owner must comply with all applicable laws, regulations and nationally ratified international treaties, conventions and agreements.”.

2. Workers' rights and employment conditions

“The forest owner must maintain and/or improve the social and economic well-being of workers.”

3. Rights of indigenous peoples

“The forest owner shall identify and respect the legal and customary rights of indigenous peoples to possess, use and manage lands, territories and resources affected by operational activities.”

4. Relationship with the local community

“The forest owner must contribute to maintaining or strengthening the social and economic well-being of local communities.”

5. The benefits of the forest

“The forest owner must manage the forest property's many products and services in an effective manner to ensure or enhance economic sustainability and environmental and social benefits.”

6. Environmental values ​​and impact

“The forest owner shall maintain, conserve and/or restore the ecosystem services and environmental values ​​of the forest property and avoid, restore or mitigate negative environmental impacts.”

7. Operational planning

“The forest owner must have an operational plan that reflects the forest owner’s policies and objectives. The plan must be proportionate to the scope and intensity of the operation and the risks associated with it. The operational plan must be kept up to date with information from monitoring, so as to ensure flexible operation that can be continuously adapted to actual conditions. Documentation regarding planning and procedures must be sufficient to instruct personnel, inform affected stakeholders and justify operational decisions.”

8. Monitoring and evaluation

“The forest owner must be able to document that monitoring and evaluation in relation to achieving the operational goals takes place, as well as the consequences of the operation. The effort must be in proportion to the scope and intensity of the operation and the risks of the operation. The purpose is to implement flexible operation.”

9. High conservation values

“The forest owner must maintain and/or promote high conservation values ​​within the forest property by following the precautionary principle.”

10. Implementation of the operation

“Operational activities carried out by or for the forest owner on the forest property shall be selected and implemented in accordance with the forest owner’s economic, environmental and social policies and objectives and in accordance with the FSC principles and criteria.”

We exclusively sell FSC-certified wood.

We are extremely proud that we, and our partners, only sell FSC-certified wood products. You can be absolutely sure that when you shop with us, all products are made exclusively from FSC-certified wood.

Additionally, we greatly appreciate our contribution to your understanding of FSC certification. We hope you will share these insights with your friends and family so they can make the right choice the next time they shop for wood-based products.

Thank you for reading along.

You can read more about the Forest Stewardship Council on their own website .

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