What FSC Means to our Customers
Hansol PI is proud to have been made an accredited member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The FSC is a non-profit organization devoted to encouraging the responsible management of the world's forests. The FSC has developed an international standard for forest management certification, consisting of ten "Principles and criteria for Forest Management". These concern the environmental, social and economic impacts of forest management.
Whilst our customers already select forest products based on species and grade, they can now identify products that provide an assurance of social and environmental responsibility on the part of the producer. To do this, the FSC system requires that material be tracked from the certified source through the "chain of custody" (COC). This aspect of the system is the basis for a credible certification system and is the link between consumer preference and responsible, on the ground performance. Certification under the FSC banner allows Hansol PI to guarantee that the COC certification process has been carried out and like any inventory control system COC allows products to be segregated and identified as having come from a particular source-in Hansol PI's case, an FSC-certified plantation.
Tree planting and plantations are a central part of many forest management systems around the world and the FSC believes that plantation managers have an important role to play in the conservation of biodiversity, water and soils at the local level and that plantations can contribute social and economic benefits to local communities.
The FSC promotes forest management that is environmentally responsible, social beneficial and economically viable. Organisations such as Greenpeace, National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, and World Wildlife Fund all support and encourage FSC certification.
Hansol PI's registration certificates may be viewed by clicking on the following attachments: