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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

Germany · Association & NGO, Certification

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Operations suspended

The Forest Stewardship Council GmbH is an international non-profit, multistakeholder organization established in 1993 that promotes responsible management of the world's forests via timber certification. This organization uses a market-based approach to transnational environmental policy.

Status last verified 03/08/2026Source checked 05/04/2023Company website ↗LeaveRussia profile ↗

Business in Russia

The Forest Stewardship Council is withdrawing the remaining forest management certificates in Russia by the respective certification bodies. This is due, it said, to the decision by Assurance Services International to terminate its FSC assurance activities in Russia.

Decision trail

Decision date 04/04/2023 · Reference ↗

Suspend all trading certificates in Russia & Belarus and block all controlled wood sourcing from the two countries.

Status history since 2022

  1. 03/08/2026 suspended · Imported from KSE LeaveRussia

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