fold faq Why do FSC labels show a chain of custody code?
Before companies are allowed to produce, sell and label FSC certified products, they need to prove to fully comply with FSC requirements in an initial evaluation followed by at least annual monitoring audits. Only FSC accredited certification body can evaluate, monitor and certify companies to FSC standards. Once a company is certified, it obtains an FSC chain of custody code which they have to use for all activities related to sale and labeling of FSC certified products. The consistent use of the chain of custody code in all sale documents and labels ensures that FSC certified materials can be tracked back through the production process to the respective suppliers. Ultimately, this allows traceability of FSC products through the production chain.
