FSC
Held and in scopeForest Stewardship Council
Profile
- Self-description: "The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international non-profit organization that sets standards for responsible forest management and forest-product supply chains."
- Mission: "Promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests."
- History: the site's timeline begins "1994: Where it all began: FSC was originally headquartered in the forested region of Oaxaca, Mexico."
- Sectors: wood, paper, natural rubber, construction, fashion, fibre, furniture and other forest products.
- Geography: present in 70 countries, 30+ local network offices.
- Linkages: founded with WWF, Sierra Club, Rainforest Alliance among others; ISEAL code-compliant member — the site claims "the only forest certification scheme that is code-compliant with ISEAL".
- Source: fsc.org/en/about-us, accessed 2026-08-27.
Authored profile, compiled 2026-08-27. Every self-description is quoted from the body's own website or its own published document, with the source against the quote.
- Operator
- Forest Stewardship Council
- Requirements held
- 3,765
- Documents held
- 40
- Market side
- Supply
- Namespace
- schemes
Standards held
Requirements counts the clauses in the product view. Where a standard holds more, the rest fall on a service, a company or a project rather than on a product.
Recognition
Who recognises this scheme20
| Recognised by | Reference | What is recognised | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | FSC Recycled Credit accepted. FSC Recycled x% accepted up to the specified "x" percent. Note that except for paper, only post-consumer reclaimed materials may contribute to FSC claims, however pre-consumer paper may also contribute to FSC claims and thus it may not be possible to distinguish the post-consumer paper percentage. |
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | FSC 100% and FSC Mix Credit accepted. FSC Mix x% accepted up to the specified "x" percent. |
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv5.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | FSC 100% and FSC Mix Credit accepted. |
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv5.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Gold | FSC 100% accepted. |
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv4.0-v4.1 | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | FSC Recycled Credit accepted. FSC Recycled x% accepted up to the specified "x" percent. Note that except for paper, only post-consumer reclaimed materials may contribute to FSC claims, however pre-consumer paper may also contribute to FSC claims and thus it may not be possible to distinguish the post-consumer paper percentage. |
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv4.0-v4.1 | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | FSC 100% and FSC Mix Credit accepted. FSC Mix x% accepted up to the specified "x" percent. |
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv4.0-v4.1 | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | FSC 100% and FSC Mix Credit accepted. |
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv4.0-v4.1 | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Gold | FSC 100% accepted. |
| Recognised by Australian Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement PolicySESP tender evaluation guidance - products | Table 1 | Examples of good practice product ecolabels and sustainability certifications · FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) · FFE | Supports responsible forestry and recycled materials. 3 options of certification: 1. Recycled 2. 100% sustainable 3. Mixed (sustainable/recycled). |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Wood Products: "FSC Recycled" label · Building products, all categories | Ecosystem Health: 1; Circular Economy: 1; LEED multi-attribute score 2 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Wood Products: "FSC Mix" label · Building products, all categories | Ecosystem Health: 2; Social Health & Equity: 2; LEED multi-attribute score 4 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Wood Products: "FSC 100%" label · Building products, all categories | Ecosystem Health: 3; Social Health & Equity: 2; LEED multi-attribute score 5 (max 5) |
| Recognised by BREEAM Mat 03 Responsible sourcing of construction productsGN18 v3.7, May 2023 (applies to all current BREEAM schemes) | GN18 Table 1 | BREEAM recognised RSCS, EMS, and their associated summary score levels · FSC 100% · Construction products in scope of Mat 03 (see technical manual M2) | RSCS summary score level 7 of 10 in the Mat 03 calculator |
| Recognised by BREEAM Mat 03 Responsible sourcing of construction productsGN18 v3.7, May 2023 (applies to all current BREEAM schemes) | GN18 Table 1 | BREEAM recognised RSCS, EMS, and their associated summary score levels · FSC Mix · Construction products in scope of Mat 03 (see technical manual M2) | RSCS summary score level 5 of 10 in the Mat 03 calculator |
| Recognised by BREEAM Mat 03 Responsible sourcing of construction productsGN18 v3.7, May 2023 (applies to all current BREEAM schemes) | GN18 Table 1 | BREEAM recognised RSCS, EMS, and their associated summary score levels · FSC Recycled · Construction products in scope of Mat 03 (see technical manual M2) | RSCS summary score level 5 of 10 in the Mat 03 calculator |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · FSC 100% · RPV 10-14 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 10-14. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · FSC Mix · RPV 10-14 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 10-14. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. |
| Recognised by EnviroDevelopment National Technical StandardsVersion 4 | 4.2.5 e | Built form: Structure · FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) standard · Structural timber | |
| Recognised by EnviroDevelopment National Technical StandardsVersion 4 | 4.2.6 a | Envelope / Linings · FSC · Timber window frames | |
| Recognised by EnviroDevelopment National Technical StandardsVersion 4 | 4.2.8 c | Furniture, fixtures, equipment and finishes · FSC · Joinery |
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