The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international not for-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 1993 to promote responsible management of the world's forests. It includes:

• Protecting fragile ecosystems

• Respecting native cultures and economies

• Preventing illegal logging

• Restricting clear-cutting (removing all trees in a tract) and pesticide use

• Monitoring the "chain of custody," or ensuring that the wood in the product you?re looking at really came from the forest that was certified.

R&B Group is an FSC approved company and are audited on an annual basis to ensure that these standards are being maintained.