Accreditation of Forest Stewardship Standards
In order to ensure the consistency and integrity of standards in different countries and regions around the world, each national forest stewardship standard must be accredited by FSC.
Accreditation means that the standards meet all the requirements set by FSC to ensure the credibility of the FSC certification process. These requirements refer to both the content of the standards and the process used to draw up the standards, including compatibility with FSC Principles and Criteria, a balanced local consultative process for their design and compatibility with local circumstances.
Once a national forest stewardship standard has been accredited by FSC, all local and international certification bodies must use that standard in their certification processes.
To date, FSC has accredited 23 national and sub-national standards which comply with FSC requirements.
Detailed information on the accreditation process of FSC National and Sub-National Standards can be found in the Accreditation Documents section in the Document Center.
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