Forest Stewardship Council

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an organization that sets forth standards for and monitors environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests.

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody
Chain of Custody (COC) is the path taken by raw materials harvested from an FSC-certified source through processing, manufacturing, distribution and printing until it is a final product ready for sale to the end consumer. The chain-of-custody path for paper products is illustrated below. For an organization to use the FSC logo on their materials, each part of the chain must be FSC certified and meet the standards for compliance.

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Supporting all FSC choices:



FSC Recycled – Buying paper with post consumer content achieves reductions in wood, water and total energy use.




FSC Pure – Choosing paper made with FSC certified virgin fiber protects trees and vegetation that reduce global warming.




FSC Mixed – Papers made with FSC certified mixed sources contain FSC certified virgin fiber along with FSC controlled fiber and/or post consumer content.