FSC in Europe Indrek Talpsep FSC Estonia Jurmala

FSC in Europe Indrek Talpsep (FSC Estonia) Jurmala, FSC Baltic meeting 08. 03. 2017 FSC® F 000100 FSC® A. C. All rights reserved

What is FSC? 1

What is FSC? 2

FSC Governance 3

FSC FM standard setting 4 Follows formal procedures Public consultations 3 chamber structure standard development group Approval by FSC Policy and Standards Unit – Policy and Standards Committee (formal approval by FSC Director General)

FSC FM standard content 5 Principles and Criteria – to be followed by everyone globally Indicators allow national adaptation International Generic Indicators Certification Body standard(s) if no national standard

FSC Certified Area in Europe 6 Source: FSC Facts & Figures, January 2017 6

FSC Certified Area in Europe 7 Source: FSC Facts & Figures, January 2017 7

FSC Co. C Certificates in Europe 8 Source: FSC Facts & Figures, January 2017 8

FSC Co. C Certificates in Europe 9 Source: FSC Facts & Figures, January 2017 9

FSC membership International vs. National Members per region 1200 International FSC Membership In Countries with NP 1005 1000 In Countries without NP 800 Environmental 600 Economic 298 400 230 188 200 Social 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 41 91 85 71 10 0 Africa Asia Pacific CIS National Members 10 176 Europe Latin America International Members North America

Awareness of FSC Awareness levels of the FSC Logo Selected countries Source: Reports 2015 Europe Switzerland Europe Netherlands Europe Denmark Europe Germany Europe Italy Europe UK Europe Spain Europe Belgium Europe France Europe Czech Republic North America United States Europe Sweden CIS Russia Europe Estonia Europe Latvia 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 11 ia tv La a ni Es to ia ss Ru en Sw at St d prompted ed es ic bl ite Re Un h ec Cz unprompted pu an ce Fr lgi um n ai Be Sp UK ly Ita an y Ge rm ar s nm De th er la nd nd la er Ne itz Sw k 0 unprompted 85 21 79 50 8 48 44 40 8 38 27 8 25 8 21 18 6 15 8 2 8

FSC’s Reality in Europe Most mature region of FSC scheme Most staff / offices but smallest by geographic area = most diverse 15 NO’s, 1 NR (LV), representation in PL and LI, actively looking for RO. Critical sourcing region and main market for most key players Nearly half of FSC certified forests (91 mio ha) - 47% More than half of all FSC Co. Cs in Europe - 53% Top 10 countries for highest level of consumer awareness - all European Certified forests dominated by public owned / state forests Growth most likely to come from private forests 27% of international members Many more national members than international (1005 vs 231) National vs International agendas Perceived as a “low risk” sourcing region Pressure from CH’s to simplify FM, Co. C and CW. Strong Environmental chamber challenging this perception Strong competition (PEFC) 12

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