Chance to offer feedback on Controlled Wood standard

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has launched an online survey to monitor the implementation of the Standard for Company Evaluation of FSC Controlled Wood (FSC-STD-40-005 V2-1).As of January 2008, all chain of custody (CoC) certificate holders using non-FSC certified material for their FSC mixed production are obliged to implement the standard.

FSC invites all interested parties to take part in a short, easy to use, online survey before September 10, 2008.  Stakeholders, National Initiatives, certification bodies and certificate holders have already submitted some comments regarding critical aspects of the standard.

This survey is targeted to FSC certificate holders and certifiers in order to better understand the challenges associated with implementation of the standard.

Additionally, some areas of the standard are also subject of concern to FSC stakeholders and FSC National Initiatives, so these key persons are encouraged to offer feedback through the survey.

The information from this survey will be used to build case studies in order to provide rationale for future decision-making in relation to the FSC Controlled Wood Program.

At the same time, this information will be valuable to define which tools should be developed by FSC to facilitate the uptake of the standard.

You can access the survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=FMQdqp8KroVBonQml0NGEA_3d_3d

The standard is available in the FSC web site at: http://www.fsc.org/fileadmin/web-data/public/document_center/international_FSC_policies/standards/FSC_STD_40_005_V2_1_EN_Company_Evaluation_of_Controlled_Wood.pdf