The Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) is the quality assurance standard for woodland creation projects in the UK, and generates high integrity, independently verified carbon units. Backed by the Government, the forest industry and carbon market experts, the Code provides woodland carbon units right here in the UK. The Woodland Carbon Code is internationally recognised for high standards of sustainable forest management and carbon management and is endorsed by ICROA, the global umbrella body for carbon reduction and offset providers in the voluntary market. Woodland Carbon Code projects provide social and environmental benefits for many communities across the UK.  These include biodiversity and habitat creation, improvements in health and wellbeing, benefits for farming, local employment and educational opportunities.

The Peatland Code provides a mechanism to support private finance for the restoration and long-term maintenance of damaged peatlands. The Peatland Code provides a standard for quantifying and verifying climate benefits from reductions in greenhouse gasemissions brought about by peatland restoration. Carbon markets can only provide funding for activity that demonstrates climate change benefits over and above business as usual.

FSC forest management certification means committing to 10 principles to ensure your forest is managed in a way that’s:

• economically viable

• environmentally friendly

• socially beneficial.

You also agree to follow FSC’s Policy for Association. This policy states any organization within your corporate group must refrain from unacceptable forestry practices that include illegal logging and human rights violations.