Episode 82: Reclaimed Materials & Circular Models in FSC: What’s Next for Chain of Custody? (Episode 2 of 2)
Update: 2025-11-25
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Title: Episode 82: Reclaimed Materials & Circular Models in FSC: What’s Next for Chain of Custody? (Episode 2 of 2)
Author(s): Worm, Loa Dalgaard
Description: In this second episode of our two-part mini-series on the revision of the FSC Chain of Custody standard, we turn our focus toward one of the most forward-looking elements of the revision: reclaimed materials and circular business models. Circularity is rapidly becoming a central part of how companies think about sustainability, and FSC is now taking major steps to make sure the certification system can support models such as leasing, take-back, repair, and reuse.
Host Loa Worm is joined by Morten Brodde, Senior Specialist and Analyst at the FSC Circularity Hub, and Doug Patterson, Director at Renewable Strategies and member of the Chain of Custody Working Group. Together they explore what FSC is doing to enable circularity, why this transition is happening now, and how new requirements on reclaimed materials could reshape the experience of certificate holders and create new opportunities in the market.
The discussion covers the types of circular models FSC is evaluating, the challenges of bringing them into a certification system, and what companies may need to adapt in order to meet future expectations. The conversation also touches on pre-consumer wood, the proposals under consultation, and the debate around whether salvaged wood from urban contexts should be included in the standard.
This episode provides a clear, practical overview of how circularity may become a bigger part of FSC — and what stakeholders should pay attention to as the first round of consultation opens.
Author(s): Worm, Loa Dalgaard
Description: In this second episode of our two-part mini-series on the revision of the FSC Chain of Custody standard, we turn our focus toward one of the most forward-looking elements of the revision: reclaimed materials and circular business models. Circularity is rapidly becoming a central part of how companies think about sustainability, and FSC is now taking major steps to make sure the certification system can support models such as leasing, take-back, repair, and reuse.
Host Loa Worm is joined by Morten Brodde, Senior Specialist and Analyst at the FSC Circularity Hub, and Doug Patterson, Director at Renewable Strategies and member of the Chain of Custody Working Group. Together they explore what FSC is doing to enable circularity, why this transition is happening now, and how new requirements on reclaimed materials could reshape the experience of certificate holders and create new opportunities in the market.
The discussion covers the types of circular models FSC is evaluating, the challenges of bringing them into a certification system, and what companies may need to adapt in order to meet future expectations. The conversation also touches on pre-consumer wood, the proposals under consultation, and the debate around whether salvaged wood from urban contexts should be included in the standard.
This episode provides a clear, practical overview of how circularity may become a bigger part of FSC — and what stakeholders should pay attention to as the first round of consultation opens.
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