FSC

FSC is an international, non-governmental, independent, non-profit organisation set up in 1993 to promote responsible forest and plantation management.
Its members – totalling almost 900 – include ONGs, environmentalist (WWF, Greenpeace) and social (National Aboriginal Forestry Association of Canada) associations, forest owners, industries that do business with – and process -timber and paper (Tetra Pak, Mondi), Mass Distribution groups as well as researchers and engineers.

FSC obliges forest managers – either of public or private areas – to involve members of local communities in their decisions and protect the rights of indigenous populations, making sure that their needs become an integral part of the certification process and that the impact of forest management operations is overcome.  FCS also requires that the results of certification audits are made publicly available, even when they regard private properties:  this aspect distinguishes it from other types of certification.

FSC’s standards of forest management include protecting the quality of the water, prohibiting felling of ancient forests, preventing the depletion of natural forests and prohibiting the use of highly-toxic chemical products – all aspects that regard forest management systems.  For example, FSC prohibits the use of atrazine – which is legal in the United States but not in Europe – because it has been shown to cause water pollution and birth defects.  On the contrary, other certification schemes allow this chemical product to be used, even in aerial sprays.

Moreover, FSC has adapted its system to the requirements of the EUTR European regulation.  In particular, minor amendments have been made to the standards for Controlled Wood, for Forest Management and for the Chain of Custody. Since FSC certified companies do not necessarily work solely with certified materials, they will have to adopt a system that guarantees that other supplies of raw materials come from legal sources.

FSC certification guarantees that products come from responsibly managed forests, ensuring environmental, social and economical benefits.
During its 20 years of activity, FSC has earned itself the reputation of being a trustworthy and exacting forest certification system. That’s why purchasing FSC certified products reap countless benefits, for businesses and for consumers alike.

Discover more on https://it.fsc.org

Valcucine has been certifying solid wood (maple and walnut) parts and accessories in compliance with FSC standards (n. ICILA-COC-000214) since 2008.

The company has extended FSC Chain of Custody certification to the main parts of its kitchen cabinets, components and panels since 2022:

2mm thick Silk-effect laminate panels
20.5mm thick Angel Skin panels
16mm thick melamine panels used as a backing for glass doors panels
19mm – 16mm thick melamine-faced chipboard panels
Solid beech dowels to fasten carcasses
H23 melamine paper edgings for carcass panels
Eucalyptus fibreboard back panels