Forest Stewardship Council ®
ToC: Transformation through FSC certification
FSC®
Products from
responsible origins
TRANSPARENCY
Markets
& claims
“Business
As Usual”
scenario
Products from
unspecified or
controversial sources
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Stakeholder
engagement &
consensus
UPTAKE
High
performance
on-the-ground
Engagement Standards
Stakeholder conflicts
with forestry
EFFECTIVENESS
Third-party
verification
Assurance
Self-declarations
Assumed law
enforcement
Promotion of Responsible Forest Management
Social, environmental, economic
benefits on the ground
Communications
High performance
and innovation
INCENTIVES
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Advocacy
Complaints
Market leaders with
preference for FSC
Monitoring &
evaluation
ISEAL
membership
Market
advantages
Business
development
Buyers can
identify and find
certified products
Capacity
building
SH
Network
development
Institutional
capacity
Changing
Non-compliance
attitudes
Societal discourse
& consensus
Best practices for
forest stewardship
Network
structure
Adapted national
standards for FM
Principles & Criteria
Forest Management
3rd party
verification / audits
Law enforcement
Building capacity
Accreditation of
certification bodies
SH
SH
Living transparency
SH
Serving as model
Accreditation
standards
Strong certification /
accreditation system
Stakeholder
engagement
Participatory, democratic and
transparent governance structure
MARKET
pathway
SH
HCV
Attractive
label / brand
SH STAKEHOLDER
consultation
Policy change
Facilitating dialogue
Chain of Custody &
labeling framework
NGO
support
SUPPORTING
strategies
FM operations apply
FSC standards
SH
ENGAGEMENT
pathway
3 chambers
STANDARDS
pathway
ASSURANCE
pathway
KEY concepts
KNOCK-ON effects
Promotion of Responsible Forest Management
Social, environmental, economic
benefits on the ground
INCENTIVES
High performance
and innovation
CORRECTIVE ACTION
STANDARDS
pathway
Changing
attitudes
KNOCK-ON effects
SUPPORTING
strategies
MARKET
pathway
ASSURANCE
pathway
Facilitating dialogue
Living transparency
ENGAGEMENT
pathway
Promotion of Responsible Forest Management
Social, environmental, economic
benefits on the ground
Communications
INCENTIVES
High performance
and innovation
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Advocacy
STANDARDS
pathway
Monitoring &
evaluation
Changing
ISEAL
membership
Business
development
Capacity
building
attitudes
KNOCK-ON effects
MARKET
pathway
ASSURANCE
pathway
Facilitating dialogue
Network
development
Institutional
capacity
Living transparency
ENGAGEMENT
pathway
SUPPORTING
strategies
Promotion of Responsible Forest Management
Social, environmental, economic
benefits on the ground
INCENTIVES
Market leaders with
preference for FSC
Market
advantages
SUPPORTING
strategies
High performance
and innovation
CORRECTIVE ACTION
STANDARDS
pathway
Changing
attitudes
KNOCK-ON effects
ASSURANCE
pathway
Buyers can
identify and find
certified products
SH
Chain of Custody &
labeling framework
Attractive
label / brand
Facilitating dialogue
Living transparency
ENGAGEMENT
pathway
SH STAKEHOLDER
consultation
MARKET
pathway
Promotion of Responsible Forest Management
Social, environmental, economic
benefits on the ground
High performance
and innovation
INCENTIVES
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Complaints
FM operations apply
FSC standards
SH
Changing
SUPPORTING
strategies
MARKET
pathway
attitudes
Societal discourse
& consensus
Best practices for
forest stewardship
Network
structure
Adapted national
standards for FM
KNOCK-ON effects
ASSURANCE
pathway
SH
Facilitating dialogue
HCV
Principles & Criteria
Forest Management
SH
Living transparency
NGO
support
SH STAKEHOLDER
consultation
Stakeholder
engagement
Participatory, democratic and
transparent governance structure
ENGAGEMENT
pathway
3 chambers
STANDARDS
pathway
KEY concepts
Promotion of Responsible Forest Management
Social, environmental, economic
benefits on the ground
INCENTIVES
High performance
and innovation
CORRECTIVE ACTION
STANDARDS
pathway
Changing
Non-compliance
attitudes
SH
SUPPORTING
strategies
MARKET
pathway
3rd party
verification / audits
Accreditation of
certification bodies
Facilitating dialogue
Living transparency
SH
Accreditation
standards
Strong certification /
accreditation system
ENGAGEMENT
pathway
SH STAKEHOLDER
consultation
ASSURANCE
pathway
KNOCK-ON effects
Promotion of Responsible Forest Management
Social, environmental, economic
benefits on the ground
INCENTIVES
High performance
and innovation
CORRECTIVE ACTION
STANDARDS
pathway
Changing
attitudes
Policy change
Law enforcement
SUPPORTING
strategies
MARKET
pathway
ASSURANCE
pathway
Building capacity
Serving as model
Facilitating dialogue
Living transparency
ENGAGEMENT
pathway
KNOCK-ON effects
FSC intended impacts
ECONOMIC
1. Forest management (FM)
operations gain market
advantages through
certification.
2. Harvesting activities are
based on the principle of
sustained yields: there is a
balance of growth and
yields of the forest species
composition
3. FM operations gain
increased competencies
for example in planning,
impact assessment and
evaluation, silviculture,
health and safety, and
marketing.
Social, environmental, economic
benefits on the ground
SOCIAL
4. FM operations have good
and fair relations with
indigenous and any other
local communities, and
maintain or enhance fair
access to resources and
economic benefits.
5. Forest-dependent, forestmanaging certified
communities improve their
livelihoods as well as their
forest management and
marketing skills.
6. FM operations improve
workers’ living and
working conditions,
especially with respect to
occupational health and
safety.
ENVIRONMENTAL
7. Minimized degradation of
natural forests, no
conversion of forests to
other land use in certified
areas.
8. FM operations maintain
or enhance biodiversity.
High Conservation
Values of the forests are
identified with stakeholder
input and maintained or
enhanced through
appropriate management.
9. FM operations identify and
maintain the forests’
manifold ecosystem
services from forest soil,
water, biodiversity.
GENERAL
10. FM operations develop
strategies to diversify
their portfolio of forest
products, and manage a
broad portfolio to
increase environmental
and economic resilience.
11. Legal compliance by FM
operations and exclusion
of illegal activities within
the FMUs.
12. Bring together diverse
groups of people to craft
policy; with local (Network)
and international (FSC)
consistency; empowering
marginalized groups with
a stake in forestry.
