The objective of the present study was to evaluate the process of implementation of forest certification in Brazilian furniture companies. Secondary data from the Forest Management Council website (FSC Brazil) and primary data from questionnaires applied to furniture companies producing certified products were used. It was verified that the time spent on the process, in most cases, was less than one year, and the main costs were related with preparing the company for the certification audit. In addition, most companies declared that they use the FSC label in their products and have no experience with other types of certification (ISO series, for example). The results led to the conclusiom that the time spent in the implementation of the certification is considered short and the costs reasonable. The study also concludes that another type of certification is not a determinant factor for a furniture industry to apply for the chain-of-custody certification of its products.
Forest certification; chain-of-custody and furniture industry
