Environmental Marks

Forest Stewardship Council is an independent, international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 1993 to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world’s forests. It is an association of members consisting of a diverse group of representatives from environmental and social groups, the timber trade and the forestry profession, indigenous people’s organizations, community forestry groups and forest product certification organizations from around the world. Membership is open to all who are involved in forestry or forest products and share its aims and objectives. The FSC provides independent third party certification of the conformity with specified standards and authorizes use of the FSC logo by certified organizations in the forest products sector.

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes is an independent, international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in 1999 which promotes sustainably managed forests through independent third party certification of conformity with specified standards. The PEFC provides an assurance mechanism to purchasers of wood and paper products that they are promoting the sustainable management of forests. It authorizes use of the PEFC logo by certified organizations in the forest products sector.

To qualify for the EU Ecolabel, products have to comply with a tough set of criteria. These environmental criteria, set by a panel of experts from a number of stakeholders, including consumer organisations and industry, take the whole product life cycle into account – from the extraction of the raw materials, to production, packaging and transport, right through to your use and then your recycling bin.