SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL? And why is it held in such high regard? If you’re dealing with products derived from wood anywhere in your business practices (paper or cardboard, perhaps, so really, who isn’t?), if not already, get hip to the FSC (this purview applies equally to us all as consumers). As Brian Dougherty writes in Green Graphic Design, “The Forest Stewardship Council has emerged as the premier standard for assessing the sustainability of forest management practices.” The independent, nonprofit NGO was established in 1993, operates in over 50 countries and demonstratively impacts how a growing and mighty swath of forests is harvested and sustained. Let’s take a closer look at this “forest” that’s for all the trees. Read More »