FSC®-Certified products
COPENHAGENBAMBOO.COM
HAS AN FSC® TRADEMARK LICENSE - FSC® N003469.
We are proud to be approved by FSC Denmark, which allows us to use the FSC® label in our communication and marketing. When you see this label on our products, it is your guarantee that they are made from bamboo and wood from FSC® certified forests and other responsibly managed sources.
For us, it is crucial to protect forests and preserve their rich nature for current and future generations to enjoy. Our Copenhagen Bamboo collection carries the FSC® certification, ensuring that the materials originate from sustainable forest areas.
By choosing FSC® certified products, you are taking responsibility for our planet and preserving the world's forests for the future.
What does FSC® mean?
FSC® stands for Forest Stewardship Council®. The FSC® label is your guarantee that wood and paper products come from responsibly managed forests. To maintain this certification, companies undergo an annual audit, supplemented by unannounced visits as needed.
As an international non-profit organization, FSC® does not produce or sell goods itself, but ensures that the products bearing the label meet strict sustainability requirements. When you choose FSC® certified products, you can do so with a clear conscience - no more wood is cut down than the forest can naturally regenerate.
In addition, FSC® protects both wildlife and vegetation, while providing forest workers with proper training, safety equipment and a fair wage. FSC® forests are found all over the world - from the forests of Denmark to the rainforests of South America and the vast bush forests of East Africa.
Environmental responsibility
Up to 20% of the world's man-made CO2 emissions are caused by deforestation and burning - an environmental impact so large that it is equivalent to flying eight million people from London to New York every day. According to the FAO, forest areas three times the size of Denmark disappear every year, often to make way for agriculture and plantations.
That's why it's crucial to protect forests so they can continue to benefit both the climate and future generations. But that doesn't mean we should stop using wood - quite the opposite. Wood is one of the most environmentally friendly materials when it comes from responsibly managed forests.
The solution is to shop wisely. By choosing FSC®-labeled wood and paper, we ensure that our consumption is not at the expense of nature, but in balance with it.
FSC®-certified forest
In an FSC®-certified forest, tree felling is done with care. The trees are harvested gently and spread out so that the forest's natural cover remains as stable as possible. At the same time, rare plants are protected and the forest's streams and drinking water sources are kept clean and intact.
In certain forest types, such as coniferous forests, it may be permissible to fell large contiguous areas at a time, as this forest type does not tolerate piecemeal felling. Here, care is still taken to preserve green corridors so that wildlife and plants can spread freely between areas.
Regardless of the forest type, FSC® certification ensures that strict requirements are met - from the protection of endangered species to the preservation of protected forest areas. It's responsible forestry where nature always comes first.
Financial responsibility
The FSC® system is unique because it balances economic, environmental and social considerations. When you choose FSC® certified products, you support responsible trade where goods are sold under fair and legal market conditions - without acting as a subsidy scheme for producers.
This economic approach plays a crucial role in protecting the world's forests. By ensuring forest owners receive a fair price for their wood, it reduces the risk of forests being cut down and burned for short-term gain. Instead, they are motivated to manage forests sustainably so that they can continue to create value - not only for themselves, but also for future generations.
In this way, forests are preserved as a renewable resource where wildlife, plant life and people thrive side by side.
Social responsibility
FSC® plays an important role in protecting indigenous and local peoples in certified forests around the world - from the Sami in northern Sweden to indigenous peoples in the rainforests of South America. In these forests, indigenous people have the right to use nature as they have always done, preserve their homes and hunting grounds, and protect sacred sites.
But FSC® is not just about conservation - it also creates opportunities. Local residents are given the opportunity to work in the forest, giving them a stable income and access to forestry training. In addition, the scheme ensures that a portion of the forest's total earnings go directly to the local community, where the funds can be used for schools, water supply, infrastructure and other common goods.
FSC® certification also protects the rights of forest workers. They are guaranteed freedom of association to form unions, as well as fair wages, proper safety equipment and social rights. In this way, FSC® strikes a balance between economic development, social justice and nature conservation.
