FSC®

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) is an international certification system for forest management that guarantees that wood and paper products come from responsibly managed forests.

Today, the FSC® seal is one of the most renowned seals in the field of sustainability and may be printed on wood products if it has been certified that the product meets the strict guidelines in accordance with the protection of workers, the local population, the environment and the environment. biodiversity and the environment. For FSC® products, the entire trade chain (see  Chain of Custody) – from forestry to trade – must be certified and be subject to inspection.

Protect through use

The principle is protection through use: The main cause of the destruction of the rainforest is its displacement by agriculture. By buying FSC-certified wood, people in the tropics can live from sustainable forestry. The forest becomes their livelihood and thus worth protecting.

FSC 100%

Wood with the FSC 100% seal is regularly subjected to independent inspections and comes from forests that are preserved in the long term precisely because of their management. Timber without FSC certification may be legal, but it can always come from clear-cutting.