FSC Certification

Forests provide us with clean water, fresh air, and help combat global warming. They also provide food, medicine and important natural resources, such as timber and paper. If managed responsibly, forests and plantations benefit forest people and the global community.

However, in some countries as much as 80% of the timber is harvested illegally.  This often involves violation of human rights and felling of protected forests.

It is for these reasons that Leech Printing has recently completed the necessary steps to become FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certified. Being FSC certified ensures that Leech Printing complies with the highest social and environmental standards on the market. As public concern about the state of the world’s forests and timber resources increases, FSC certification is a major step in solving complex environmental and social issues.

Management and staff of Leech Printing are extremely proud to have completed this certification process, being among just a few companies to be FSC certified in Manitoba.

FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests. Products carrying the FSC label are independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations.