About Our FSC Certification
Responsible forestry isn't something new to Hickman Lumber. We've been managing our own lands in a responsible manner for fifty years. FSC Certification now allows us to promote responsible forestry to our customers and other forest land owners. Hickman Lumber is now proud to offer positive proof that the wood you buy as FSC certified is wood that comes from a well managed forest.
What is FSC certification?
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international organization that accredits third-party certifiers such as Rainforest Alliance. Forest management operations that meet the FSC principles and criteria for environmental, economic, and social standards are awarded the certification seal. Operations that purchase and sell FSC-certified products can achieve certification when they meet Chain-of-Custody standards.
What is the Rainforest Alliance's relationship to FSC?
FSC accredits independent, “third-party” certification bodies or “certifiers” that assess companies and landowners according to FSC policies, principles and criteria. FSC audits its certifiers on an annual basis to ensure that policies are being followed.
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