Learn how you can join the FSC. ecosystem and start making a difference today. The FSC label is the world’s most trusted mark for sustainable forestry. Learn more about this important distinction today.

What does FSC label stand for? Our “check tree” label can be found on millions of products and stands alone as the most trusted mark for responsible forestry. Recognized by 46% of consumers worldwide 1, it verifies sustainable sourcing from forest to consumer. Choose FSC when shopping to help protect forests.

Our “check tree” label can be found on millions of products and stands alone as the most trusted mark for responsible forestry. Recognized by 46% of consumers worldwide, 1 it verifies sustainable sourcing from forest to consumer. FSC members are …

The Forest Stewardship Council GmbH (FSC) is an international non-profit, multistakeholder organization established in 1993 that promotes responsible management of the world's forests via timber certification.

When you purchase FSC-labelled products, you’re helping forests, and the people that rely on them, thrive by supporting: Trees are harvested responsibly so there is no net loss of forest over time. Forests with irreplaceable values, such as old-growth forests, are identified and maintained.

The FSC-US Forest Management Standard recognizes two categories of planted trees: conventional plantations and “Principle 10 Plantations”. Conventional types of tree plantations – the vast majority of planting projects in the United States – are treated the same as natural and semi-natural1 forests under the FSC-US Standard.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting responsible management of the world’s forests. Since its foundation in 1994, FSC has grown to become the world’s most respected and …

Over half of working forestland in the United States is owned and managed by some 10 million families and individuals collectively known as "family forest owners". Family forestland provides immense public value from clean water, wildlife habitat, and stable jobs for forest workers.

Our “tick-tree” logo is found on millions of products worldwide, verifying responsible sourcing from the forest to shelf. FSC's pioneering certification system, covering more than 160 million hectares of forest, enables businesses and consumers to choose wood, paper and other forest products made with materials that support responsible ...

As the pioneer of forest certification, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) sets the standard for responsible forest stewardship. Our policies unify a diverse set of stakeholders around common guidelines for forestry that are: economically viable.