it is a series of certifications that intend to supply to companies’ voluntary innovative tools that are useful and preparatory to the respect of the standard requirement on the environmental subject, and, where applicable, performance reequipment of products defined by specific standards. The voluntary of these tools allows companies to show to the market (clients, users and consumer of their diligence towards the improvement of the environmental impact derived by the usage of products and guaranteeing performance level.
The auditable features are:
The ISO 38200 standard defines the requirements for implementing a chain of custody system for wood-based products, bark or bamboo that ensures traceability of the origin of these products along a part or for the entire supply chain.
Choosing accredited third-party certification with respect to ISO 38200 means giving credibility to the system and ensuring compliance with the rules defined along the supply chain up to the end user.
FSC CoC certification is a system that makes it possible to trace the material, whether it originates directly from the forest or is recycled, from the source to the finished product, thus giving the guarantee that the product comes in all respects from a certified forest. , managed in controlled footprint or from recycled material.
In addition to wood, non-wood forest products can also be certified - such as wild berries, truffles and mushrooms - if they come from certified forests, while services such as those related to tourism and sport, fauna, air and water are not currently certified.
Ecosystem services can be defined as the benefits that people obtain from ecosystems, even in the face of management activities that contribute to their maintenance or improvement. These benefits include different aspects among which it is possible to mention the conservation and restoration of the natural characteristics of forests and biodiversity, the regeneration and storage of carbon stocks, the maintenance and improvement of water quality and the regulation of water flow, the regeneration and improvement of soil conditions as well as the conservation and improvement of areas intended for tourist and recreational activities.
Currently, it is possible for an organization to highlight the positive impacts of its forest management on ecosystems if in possession of an FSC® forest management certificate, through an extension of this certification.
CSI can issue both FSC forest certification and extend the latter to verify the positive impacts of management activities on ecosystem services.
Thanks to the PEFC CoC certification, companies and organizations can guarantee that the products sold come from forests with sustainable management, managed in a controlled form or from recycled materials: wood can be certified, but also non-wood forest products.
In the various urban areas, the separate collection systems are implemented through the use of containers that sometimes differ from municipality to municipality; however, all must necessarily guarantee some fundamental characteristics which are:
All these characteristics are verified through checks carried out under this certification scheme which thus represents a very useful tool for contracting authorities and users of these products to ensure their compliance with existing European regulations on the subject, which are:
For the containers for the collection of used clothing, since there is no reference regulation, the standard provides for a series of checks and tests aimed at ensuring safety in use and durability.