Hans Djurberg, Sustainability Director at SCA, has been elected to the board of FSC International (Forest Stewardship Council).
"I am very proud to have been elected and it is of great importance that the forest management and industry structure we represent has a voice in FSC's senior management," says Hans Djurberg. "It is critical for the viability of the system,that forest owners and forest based industry participate actively in shaping it for the future, not least to secure that demands are possible to implement and that they make a difference "on the ground".
Hans has extensive experience from the forest industry and forestry, including Chief Forester at SCA in Sweden and responsible for quality, social, environmental and forestry conduct in the Ikea supply chain globally. Since 2011, he is also heading a collaborative project on forest certification among Swedish forest industry companies.
He sees three challenges for FSC in the coming years; to strengthen FSC's credibility among stakeholders and the market, managing FSC's rapid growth and make FSC relevant to different types of forestry, particularly for small forest owners.
FSC's international board consists of nine members representing environmental, social and economic interests from developed and developing countries.
"All votes carry equal weight, and all decisions are made in consensus, making FSC unique compared to other certification initiatives that are industry-driven. Therefore FSC has such a strong support and the organization recently received important recognition from the UN."
