FSC controlled wood

In manufacturing, there may not be enough Forest Stewardship Council^® (FSC^®) certified wood available to meet demand. Because of this, the FSC allows businesses use controlled wood for up to 30% of a finished product.

This helps to address problems like illegal logging, human and traditional rights violation, and deforestation. Organisations using controlled wood must also use risk assessments in order to mitigate the possibility of wood from unacceptable sources entering the supply chain.

Unacceptable sources of wood

FSC controlled wood lowers the risk of including materials from unacceptable sources into FSC Mix labelled products. Controlled wood must not be:

• illegally harvested

• harvested in violation of traditional and human rights (for example forced or child labour)

• harvested in forests in which management activities threaten High Conservation Values (HCVs)

• harvested in forests which are being converted to plantations or non-forest use

• from forests in which genetically modified (GM) trees are planted