Chain of Custody Group Certification
Group certification has been developed to help smaller enterprises achieve FSC certification by reducing the costs and administrative requirements of certification.
Small businesses can join together to become certified under one certificate. A certification body audits a sample of members and carries out a risk assessment of the entire group scheme rather than auditing each individual business. A group manager ensures that all group members are using systems that satisfy the FSC requirements.
Who is eligible?
- A business has no more than 25 employees (full time equivalent); OR
- A maximum total annual sales of less than $10,000,000.
Your business only has to meet one of the criteria above to qualify, i.e., could have sales over $10m if full time staff is under 25 employees, OR have over 25 full time employees if total annual sales are under $10m.
Join an existing group
Forest Products Certification Group
Contact: Doug Patterson
T: +1.802.989.0476
E: doug@forestproductsgroup.org
W: www.forestproductsgroup.org
Sustainable Northwest Canada
Contact: Anusha Sridhara
T: 805-971-9961
E: asridhara@sustainablenorthwest.org
W: sustainablenorthwest.org
Start your own group
Trade associations, cooperatives, or marketing groups can run group certificates. Please get in touch with a certification body if you are interested in establishing one.
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