Public Consultation: FSC Chain of Custody Standards Revision (Open 15 November 2025 – 25 January 2026)

News . 19th November 2025

FSC is in the process of revising and streamlining the Chain of Custody requirements and the corresponding accreditation standard. These draft Standards (FSC-STD-40-004 V4-0 D1-0 and FSC-STD-20-011 V4-4 D1-0) are currently open for public consultation until 25th January 2026, and you can register to provide your feedback here.

On 3rd December 3pm FSC will be hosting a webinar providing stakeholders more detail on the changes they are proposing in the drafts that are open for consultation. Register here.

For more information on the purpose of the revision and the history of this process, please visit the process page and the revision page.

If you have any questions about the consultation, contact chainofcustody@fsc.org.

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