Chain of Custody Group Certification

Group certification has been developed to help smaller enterprises achieve FSC certification by reducing the costs and administrative requirements of certification.

Small businesses can join together to become certified under one certificate. A certification body audits a sample of members and carries out a risk assessment of the entire group scheme rather than auditing each individual business. A group manager ensures that all group members are using systems that satisfy the FSC requirements.

 

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Who is eligible?

  • Have no more than 25 employees (full time equivalent); OR
  • A maximum total annual turnover of $5,000,000 CAD.  

Join an existing group

Groupe Lignum

Contact: Nicolas Blanchette
T: 819-566-5792
E: nblanchette@incos.ca
W: www.boiscertifies.ca

Sustainable Northwest Canada

Contact: Jordan Zettle
T: 541-948-5140
E: jzettle@sustainablenorthwest.org
W: sustainablenorthwest.org

Start your own group

Trade associations, cooperatives, or marketing groups can run group certificates. Please get in touch with a certification body if you are interested in establishing one.

 

Documents

COC Certification Of Multiple Sites (FSC-STD-40-003 V2-1)
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FSC-PRO-40-003a_EN List National CoC Group Eligibility Criteria_2024-06-20.pdf
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