Sustainability
For the sake of nature
The ecosystem forest is a finely woven network of effects in which each intervention has more than just one impact. We, therefore, attempt to act as sustainable as possible and carefully contemplate each step for the sake and future of our nature.
We are extremely proud that Weissenbach International is FSC® and PEFC™ certified.
By having the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) certificate, we support sustainable forestry while combating illegal logging practices at the same time. FCS® has defined unified guiding principles for responsible forestry worldwide. We are onehundred percent dedicated to these principles in all our projects.
Companies certified according to the PEFC™ (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes) show dedication to the environment and act responsibly when handling the indispensible resource and work material wood. PEFC™ is holistic sustainability: An integrative concept, which intertwines ecological, social and economical aspects. On top of that, PEFC™ serves as a warrantor of a controlled production chain – independent, monitored, gaplessly traceable and sustainable.
Please ask for our FSC®-certificated goods!
The following section describes the guiding principles of the FSC® :
1. Compliance with the law
The Organization shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations and nationally-ratified international treaties, conventions and agreements.
2. Employee rights and working conditions
The Organization shall maintain or enhance the social and economic wellbeing of workers.
3. Rights of indigenous peoples
The Organization shall identify and uphold Indigenous Peoples’ legal and customary rights of ownership, use and management of land, territories and resources affected by management activities.
4. Relations with the local population
The Organization shall contribute to maintaining or enhancing the social and economic wellbeing of local communities.
5. Achievements of the forest
The Organization shall efficiently manage the range of multiple products and services of the Management Unit to maintain or enhance long term economic viability and the range of environmental and social benefits.
6. Impacts on the environment
The Organization shall maintain, conserve and/or restore ecosystem services and environmental values of the Management Unit, and shall avoid, repair or mitigate negative environmental impacts.
7. Management
The Organization shall have a management plan consistent with its policies and objectives and proportionate to scale, intensity and risks of its management activities. The management plan shall be implemented and kept up to date based on monitoring information in order to promote adaptive management. The associated planning and procedural documentation shall be sufficient to guide staff, inform affected stakeholders and interested stakeholders and to justify management decisions.
8. Monitoring and evaluation
The Organization shall demonstrate that, progress towards achieving the management objectives, the impacts of management activities and the condition of the Management Unit, are monitored and evaluated proportionate to the scale, intensity and risk of management activities, in order to implement adaptive management.
9. Special protective values
The Organization shall maintain and/or enhance the High Conservation Values in the Management Unit through applying the precautionary approach.
10. Implementation of management measures
Management activities conducted by or for The Organization for the Management Unit shall be selected and implemented consistent with The Organization’s economic, environmental and social policies and objectives and in compliance with the Principles and Criteria collectively.
