Disasssociation

How not to investigate a formal complaint: FSC, Asia Pulp and Paper, Paper Excellence, and McMillan LLP

In October 2007, the Forest Stewardship Council disassociated from the notorious forest destroyer Asia Pulp and Paper. In a statement, FSC announced that,

FSC disassociated from APP in October 2007 because of substantial, publicly available information that APP was involved in destructive forestry practices, which brought it into conflict with the FSC mission.

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How can products from an Asia Pulp and Paper company have carried an FSC label for the past seven years, when FSC disassociated from APP in 2007?

“FSC controlled wood is material from acceptable sources that can be mixed with FSC-certified material in products that carry the FSC Mix label.”

That’s how FSC describes “Controlled wood” on its website. The reality is that FSC is no guarantee of legality.

In fact, “controlled wood” doesn’t even exclude products from companies that FSC has disassociated itself from.

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