Can my organization have more than one facility certified under a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificate?
Yes. There are provisions in the FSC system for certifying multiple facilities managed by one company, as well as independent, small businesses joined together under a common association. This allows audit sampling of sites rather than every site being required to get audited. The organization can also add sites over time as market conditions or facility preparedness makes it feasible. The Central Managing Entity of the organization must have systems and staff in place to assure that all of the facilities are following appropriate tracking and handling procedures and that they are meeting the FSC CoC standards. For facilities managed by one company, please see the “multi-site” certification requirements (FSC-STD-40-003). For independent, small businesses under a common association, please see the “group” certification requirements in Group Chain-of-Custody Requirements Summary Fact Sheet, based on FSC-POL-40-002.
