FSC International is revising how we develop and revise FSC Country Requirements (Forest Stewardship Standards and Risk Assessments) to more strongly incorporate risk-based approaches, outcome orientation and more.
This is regulated through three procedures out of which FSC-PRO-60-006b V2-0 EN Risk Assessment Framework was already approved and published on July 1, 2024.
For the remaining normative documents, we are pleased to announce that the consultation on the D1-0 will officially begin on October 1, 2025, through November 30, 2025. The normative documents include:
This public consultation will be used to collect stakeholders’ feedback on a series of questions regarding key changes proposed in the first drafts.
FSC encourages all interested stakeholders to participate and provide their input during this period, as input is critical to the finalization of these procedures.