The food industry is a huge user of packagings and as the packaging industry faces a worldwide demand for paper and board, wood is constantly needed as a source for the production of packaging. This makes sustainable management of forests an important requirement for the food and packaging industry.
FSC is a global not-for-profit organisation founded in 1993 by environmentalists, social interest groups, responsible retailers and leading forest companies to develop standards that set what is a responsibly managed forest.
FSC set higher standards than any other timber certification scheme and these are the foundation of FSC certification.
The FSC label is a clearly recognizable logo that packaging producers can pass on to their customers and ultimately, to the consumer. It demonstrates that the original material has not come from illegally logged or environmentally destructive sources.
Many brands already include FSC in their packaging strategy such as Ikea, McDonald's, TetraPak, Lego, Starbucks...
In New Zealand, 1 on 5 recognises the FSC logo. Working with FSC enhances your corporate reputation and creates new marketing opportunities. Here are 10 reasons to choose FSC.
There are different ways to work with FSC:
- Include FSC in your packaging procurement policy
- Label your packaging with the FSC logo through your supplier
- Promote your engagement for protecting the world’s forests though advertising the FSC logo on your website, catalogues, stores...
If you are interested to hear more about how you can rethink your packaging strategy, please contact Cyrielle Durand at c.durand@nz.fsc.org