5 Top Facts about the FSC
Have you ever seen the FSC logo, and wondered what it was for? Or even what FSC means? In 1996, Bar-Be-Quick became the first UK based Charcoal Company to achieve FSC status, and we want to tell you why it is so important!
So what does FSC stand for?
FSC stands for ‘Forest Stewardship Council’
- What is ‘The FSC’?
The FSC runs a global forest certification system; this system allows consumers to identify, purchase and use wood, paper and other forest products from well-managed forests and recycled materials.
- How does the FSC system work?
Forests are inspected and certified against strict standards based on FSC’s 10 Principles of Forest Stewardship. These inspections are undertaken by independent organisations, such as the Soil Association, that are accredited by the FSC. In order to be given FSC certification a forest must be managed in an environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable manner. This is what makes the FSC system unique and ensures that a forest is well-managed from the protection of indigenous people’s rights to the methods of felling trees. Forests that meet these strict standards are given FSC certification and the timber allowed to carry the FSC label.
- Apart from our Charcoal product, which other products carry the FSC label?
The FSC label is currently found on over 10,000 product lines in the UK alone. You’ll find it on garden furniture, decking, sheds, conservatories, tools, bird boxes and bird tables, kitchen, bathroom and general housewares, brushes, wall paper, flooring, doors, shelves, furniture, toilet tissue, paper, pencils – in fact most things made from wood. It can also be found on less obvious items such as charcoal, and there are now also coffins available. The FSC logo can also be found on non-timber forest products such as footballs and trainers containing latex as well as products such as venison and maple syrup.
- Do FSC accredited products cost more?
Like all products it depends on the availability but on the whole familiar items will be roughly the same price as non-FSC items.