UC Printing Earns Prestigious Recognition

Forest Stewardship Council - the Mark of Responsible Forestry

After much hard work, dedication and a rigorous application process, UC Printing has earned the "Chain of Custody" certification from an independent analyst. This means that the FSC paper products we use are certified to have been harvested from forests that meet stringent environmental, social and economic standards.

The Forest Stewardship Council is a non-profit organization devoted to encouraging the responsible management of the world’s forests.

This certification lets our customers know that we are following a "Chain of Custody" which means:

• The FSC products we use are not contributing to habitat destruction.
• The FSC products we use support only legal, responsible and verified logging activities that do not harm indigenous people.
• UC Printing supports communities' rights to a healthy environment, workers' rights to beneficial employment, and indigenous peoples' rights to control their traditional lands and protect their cultural identity.

The intent of the Forest Stewardship Council is to shift the market to eliminate habitat destruction, water pollution, displacement of indigenous peoples and violence against people and wildlife that often accompanies destructive logging practices.

What This Recognition Means

In order to use the FSC logo as an "environmental claim" on paper, the product must have flowed through the FSC "chain-of-custody" from the FSC-certified forest, to a paper manufacturer, merchant, and finally UC Printing, which has earned the FSC chain-of-custody certification.

This certification also shows that UC Printing is committed to:

• End the clearing of natural forest ecosystems and their conversion into plantations for paper fiber.
• End the use of wood fiber that threatens endangered forests.
• Stop the introduction of paper fiber from genetically modified organisms.

Read more about the Forest Stewardship Council's mission: http://www.fscus.org/

A copy of the certificate is attached, below.