Use local goods and services when equivalent
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
The company must use local goods and services when equivalent. It applies to low SIR: Only 5.4.1 Applies. This relates mainly to people and fair work.
FSC·clause 5.4.1·p.31
Social Health & Equity
This credential is recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard, Australian Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy, LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurement, BREEAM Mat 03 Responsible sourcing of construction products, EnviroDevelopment National Technical Standards, Living Building Challenge 4.1, Homestar recognised eco-labels and IAQ schemes, Homestar v5, Homestar v4.1 and Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible Products.
Original wording
FSC-STD-AUS-01-2018 FSC Forest Stewardship Standard of Australia clause 5.4.1 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording, so it is not republished here. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.
Details
What the product must meet
- Applies to
- Low SIR: Only 5.4.1 Applies.
How it is proven
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Social Health & Equity — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
Cite this clause
FSC · FSC-STD-AUS-01-2018 FSC Forest Stewardship Standard of Australia · version FSC-STD-AUS-01-2018 · clause 5.4.1 · page 31 · build 2026-10-22-0117 · https://klarcite.com/r/58b8cfa8b1545f5f
Record details
Page 31, PRINCIPLE 5: BENEFITS FROM THE FOREST*. Read in build 2026-10-22-0117, harvested 2026-10-22.
uid 58b8cfa8b1545f5f · document 18072151684bd54a · fidelity verbatim · published 2019-02