JK Adams Awarded the Forest Stewardship Council
Chain-of-Custody Certification
First to Receive this Certificate in the Kitchen Products Industry
Dorset, VT - September 22, 2008 - JK Adams was awarded, this week, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody certification. The FSC is the leading forestry stewardship system in the world with the mission to ensure forestry practices that are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
"We have been working on obtaining this certification for over a year," said John Rodrigues, Vice President of J.K. Adams. "The FSC Chain-of-Custody certification allows us to put the FSC label on our products certifying that our products are tracked from the forest where the wood is harvested through the manufacturing process and that each step of the way meets rigorous environmental impact guidelines. We believe that through the FSC we can help create a marketplace that demands well-managed forestry practices."
According to Rodrigues, consumers now have a choice. "It's like reading the ingredients on a food label - you know what you're buying and you're making an educated decision. Because of the FSC labels, consumers can now make knowledgeable purchase decisions when buying wood or paper products. They can purchase products that come from environmentally responsible practices or purchase products from companies that cannot account for the environmental and social impacts of their lumbering."
" We have worked hard to raise the bar and set new standards in our industry, both in terms of design and in environmental practices and are thrilled to be the first in the kitchen products category to receive the FCS Chain-of-Custody certification," added Malcolm Cooper, President of J.K. Adams.
J.K. Adams will debut new products in January 2009 that will all carry the FSC label. These include cutting boards, servers and kitchen accessories.
The Forest Stewardship Council, founded in 1993, is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible management of the world's working forests. FSC standards have been applied on more than 170 million acres of actively managed forests in more than 60 countries, and growing steadily. Standards support biodiversity, reduce chemical use, protect streamsides, conserve old growth, ensure protection of high conservation value forests, give stakeholders a voice, and ensure long-term timber supplies.
The Forest Stewardship Council reports that forest products account for $260 billion of the annual U.S. economy, placing constant pressure on global forests. With 37 national offices and representation in every major forest producing country, FSC and its partners use FSC standards as an important land conservation tool and a way to differentiate product in the marketplace.
For more information about J.K. Adams and its products, call 800-451-6118 or visit www.jkadams.com. For more information on the FSC, contact, FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL-US at 202.342.0413 or visit: www.fscus.org.
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