Lok Mei decides to follow FSC instruction to update the FSC MIX label in April 2023. According to FSC, FSC MIX label should be updated before 30th June 2024. 

The MIX label text is changing from ‘from responsible sources’ to ‘Supporting responsible forestry’. The other elements of the label stay the same.

By stating that FSC MIX products “support responsible forestry” the new label credits the materials used with contributing more broadly to the FSC mission, and recognizes the role that controlled wood and mixing play in advancing toward that mission.

Mixing allows more manufacturers to participate in the FSC system and increased supply and visibility allow for growth in demand. More forest owners and managers can improve their management practices and move towards FSC certification. Mixing is intended to enable more of the available FSC-certified material to get to the market than otherwise would have been possible.

FSC controlled wood is a first step to improve forest management because it places restrictions on the procurement of non-FSC-certified wood. FSC’s controlled wood standard mitigates the risk of materials from unacceptable sources being included in FSC MIX products. This helps to address significant problems like illegal logging, human and traditional rights violations and deforestation.