01
Map products, sites, materials, and claims
Define legal entities, locations, print products, paper categories, control systems, suppliers, stock points, production stages, outsourced activities, customers, and intended FSC claims.
- Verify suppliers and incoming FSC claims
- Preserve identification through storage, job planning, printing, finishing, and delivery
- Maintain volume summaries, conversion information, waste, and reconciliations
- Control invoices, delivery documents, catalogues, websites, and customer data
02
Coordinate multi-site and outsourced production
Central governance can support several sites when responsibilities, eligibility, internal monitoring, local records, corrective action, and certification rules are clearly implemented.
- Define central and local ownership for purchasing, production, sales, and trademarks
- Control transfers and material status between locations
- Set agreements and monitoring for subcontracted work
- Test real jobs before the certification assessment
03
Keep FSC claims accurate in every language and channel
Product labels, packaging, samples, tenders, websites, customer artwork, promotional statements, and sales documents must use approved claims and trademarks appropriate to the certified scope.
Frequently asked questions
Can one FSC certificate cover several European print sites?
Potentially. Multi-site eligibility, central administration, site activities, internal monitoring, records, and certification rules determine the structure.
Can customer-supplied artwork include an FSC label?
Only when the product, claim, artwork, licence information, and approval process meet applicable FSC trademark requirements.
Does FSC certification prove all environmental claims?
No. It supports specified FSC material and chain-of-custody claims. Other environmental statements require their own accurate evidence.
Who awards FSC certification?
An independent FSC-accredited certification body assesses and certifies the organisation. Vecta prepares the system and team.
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