The main purpose of FSC certification encourage forest owners and managers to improve their social and environmental social and environmental practices, thus contributing to the production of materials in a more in a more sustainable and conscious way.

At Contisystems, environmental protection is a concern that is present in all our processes and we want our customers to have ways of actively contributing to the mission of sustainable forest management. For this reason, we provide our customers with FSC-certified raw materials that can be used in the production of products.

How did did FSC certification come about?

The Forest Stewardship Council has existed since 1992 and was originally made up of various environmental and human rights organizations human rights organizations with the purpose of improving the management of forests around the world and encourage forest owners and managers to improve their social and environmental practices. practices.

FSC certification brings a number of benefits that contribute to the preservation of forest areas, the protection of indigenous peoples, the protection of biodiversity, the rights of workers and the and the protection of areas of environmental and cultural importance.

What are are the principles of the FSC?

The FSC is governed by 10 fundamental principles:

1. Compliance with legislation: respect for national laws and international agreements agreements;
2. Protection of workers' rights and working conditions;
3. Recognizing and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples;
4. Community relations: safeguarding the well-being of local communities communities;
5. Forest benefits: efficient use of forest products and services;
6. Environmental values and impacts: conservation of ecosystem services;
7. Forest management planning;
8. Monitoring and evaluation of the forest and forest management;
9. Protection of High Conservation Values;
10. Implementation of management activities

In this way, we can say that by buying products with the FSC symbol, you are contributing to the fight against deforestation, environmental environmental degradation and social exclusion.

How do we identify an FSC certified material?

Materials and products manufactured according to FSC certification standards may, at the customer's request, bear the FSC logo. The FSC - STD - 001 V2 standard contains the requirements that must be followed when using FSC trademarks. Contisystems has the following Promotional Logo:

Code C128766 corresponds to the FSC License of Contisystems FSC License.

What type of FSC certification does Contisystems hold?

Certification Chain of custody certification: This certification is awarded to manufacturers, processors and traders of certified products and ensures the traceability of certified materials and products from the forest to the end consumer. consumer. FSC Chain of Custody certification ensures that all FSC-certified material is FSC-certified material is traced throughout the entire production process, from the forest to the consumer.

Which FSC claims most used by Contisystems?

FSC MIX 75%: This category indicates that the product material is composed of a mixture of 75% FSC FSC virgin fibers and 25% fibers from controlled wood.

FSC Recycled: This material is composed exclusively of recovered or reused fibers.