What does a FSC label tell you?

Unlike general ‘recycled’ claims, which require no verification, the FSC Recycled label provides assurance that all the wood or paper in a product has been verified as genuinely recycled. Reclaimed materials can also be used in products carrying the FSC Mix label.

What are the compulsory elements for an FSC label?

The minimum or compulsory elements of the FSC label are the FSC logo, label title, FSC trademark licence code and product type (if required).

What does FSC stand for in lumber?

What font does FSC use?

10.3 The font used for labels is Arial unicode mS. 10.4 FSC labels may be used in portrait or landscape versions. 10.5 minimum size for the portrait label is 17mm in width. 10.6 minimum size for the landscape label is 12mm in height.

What are the three FSC labels?

How do I use FSC labels?

There are three ways in which you apply to use the FSC logo:

Become FSC certified. If you are FSC Certified, contact your certification body who can provide you with access.
Become an FSC Trademark License Holder.
Seek approval for One-time Use.

Why should we use FSC wood?

FSC certifies forests all over the world to ensure they meet the highest environmental and social standards. Products made with wood and paper from FSC forests are marked with our ‘tick tree’ logo. When you see this logo, you can be confident that buying it won’t mean harming the world’s forests.

How does FSC certification work?

The FSC is a certification program that works by laying down a series of standards to guide logging companies. If these standards are diligently followed, the FSC says that the companies will see better economic returns for their products while also being good for the environment, workers, and local communities.

How many FSC trademarks are there?

five registered trademarks
FSC owns five registered trademarks that you will see on wood and other forest products across the world.

Can I use FSC logo?

The FSC trademarks can be used by FSC certificate holders and FSC promotional licence holders. The logos can also be used for educational and research purposes and by the media.

Is there a FSC controlled wood label?

FSC MIX. Products that bear this label are made using a mixture of materials from FSC-certified forests, recycled materials, and/or FSC controlled wood. While controlled wood is not from FSC certified forests, it mitigates the risk of the material originating from unacceptable sources.

What is an FSC label?

FSC labels can be found on millions of products around the world from toilet rolls to your favourite book, to that milk carton in your fridge, and other food products. What does the label mean? Simply put by choosing products with FSC labels, you are helping to take care of the world’s forests.

Are there any non-licensable placements of the FSC-claim?

The illustrations below show non-licensable examples of placements of the FSC-Claim. Special reproductions of the FSC label and claims that vary from the standard must be approved by the FSC CoC certifier via CR. FSC Information FSC Information FSC Trademark usage – Background

What is an FSC mix product?

FSC MIX Products that bear this label are made using a mixture of materials from FSC-certified forests, recycled materials, and/or FSC controlled wood. While controlled wood is not from FSC certified forests, it mitigates the risk of the material originating from unacceptable sources.

Where to place the FSC-label on the package?

Ideally the FSC-Label should be placed on the front- and backpanel of the package. It is possible to place the FSC-Label on one visible side of the package only, if it is required by the design. There are special FSC labels for the front and rear panels of the small-size formats cb/cf1 and cb/cf7.

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