Forest Certification in the In-plant

FSC and the In-plant

According to the FSC Web site (www.fscus.org), there are more than 700 certified printers in the United States alone. Out of that, just a handful are in-plants. From all indications, that trend is about to change.

There is now growing interest in FSC in the public and private sectors, wherever in-plants exist. Many corporations and institutions are implementing new sourcing policies, not the least of which is for FSC-certified print. In order for the in-plant to be able to brand its printed pieces with certified trademarks and tracking numbers (commonly referred to as COC Labels) it must be certified.