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What is FSC? – Young Furniture – FSC Cabinets
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The Forest Stewardship Council, more commonly known as FSC, is an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting responsible forest management and eco-friendly production techniques. Businesses that seek FSC certification agree to undergo the council's rigorous auditing process and subject themselves to continued checkups to ensure they're environmentally minded. When you buy products stamped with FSC's logo, you can be sure you're minimizing your impact on the world's remaining forests.


The FSC, based in Bonn, Germany, was founded in 1993 amid concerns of worldwide deforestation. The first organization of its kind, the FSC is supported by Greenpeace, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Forests and the European Union Resource Network (FERN). The FSC's certification process gives consumers the assurance that the products they buy are from suppliers and manufacturers who refuse to contribute to the destruction of the world's forests.

Our FSC cabinets are perfect for anyone seeking to meet standards prescribed by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System. We've pledged to only use wood that comes from responsibly managed forests when crafting our FSC cabinets and FSC furniture. As an FSC certified cabinet maker, we've agreed to reject:

  • wood from unlawfully harvested forests,
  • wood obtained in ways that threaten civil rights,
  • wood from genetically modified trees,
  • trees harvested through the conversion of natural forests, and
  • wood taken from forests that are deemed to be of high conservation value.
At Young Furniture, we've been proponents of choosing responsible suppliers and using renewable energy since our inception in 1980. Our FSC cabinets prove that manufacturers needn't sacrifice quality in crafting eco-friendly products. We're proud to offer a wide selection of custom FSC maple, FSC poplar, and FSC pine cabinets.

To learn more about FSC certification, check out the following links:
http://www.fscus.org/


Young Furniture, your FSC CoC cabinet manufacturer.