FSC's seal was instrumental in giving an appearance of sustainability to timber products linked to these penal colonies and forests and served to open the door to trade with the EU.
When you purchase FSC-labelled products, you're helping forests, and the people that rely on them, thrive by supporting: Fair wage and work environment.
Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands were the largest buyers of wooden furniture from Belarus, importing over 103 million worth between January and November 2023.
The signatories of the letter accuse the Forest Stewardship Council of not adequately investigating the conditions in which furniture from Belarusian jails was produced.
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