The Forest Stewardship Council ™ (FSC) is an international organization that accredits third - party
certifiers such as Rainforest Alliance.
A company that has real relationships with
certifiers such as organic, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Oeko - Tex, B Corp, etc. will make that loud and clear.
Not exact matches
Secondary consultants
such as urban planners, building code
certifiers, electrical, construction and traffic engineers, cost consultants, interior designers and landscape architects may be required.
Education providers will have an incentive to grant access and information to
such raters and
certifiers in order to demonstrate their quality, thereby conferring a competitive advantage.
However, the more conscientious ones will get a third - party
certifier, resulting in labels
such as the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI in North America), «Compostable» certification in Canada, and the European Bioplastics «Seedling» logo, just to name a few.
This success has led to challenges,
such as lack of human resource capacity suffered by third - party
certifiers — the private entities that vet each project.
One of his biggest criticisms of large
certifiers,
such as FLO, is that they apply the same guidelines globally, not taking into consideration the richness of the different cultures that the produce comes from.