Certification Bodies

FSC sets the standards for forest management and chain of custody certification and defines the procedures that certification bodies should follow in their certification assessments. To ensure credibility and transparency, FSC does not issue certificates itself. Instead, this role is held by independent certification bodies who carry out the forest management, ecosystem services, ecosystem services, and chain of custody assessments that lead to FSC certification. 

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Assurance Services International (ASI)

FSC works with a global assurance partner: Assurance Services International (ASI) whose mission is to assure the credibility of voluntary sustainability standards. ASI oversees the certification activities of certification bodies to make sure that the forest stewardship standards are implemented correctly on the ground. 

Many FSC-accredited certification bodies offer certification to FSC standards worldwide. For a global list of certification bodies,
search ASI's 'Find a Certification Assessment Body'

List of Certification Bodies (with operations in Malaysia)

Certification Bodies accreditation and contact details

  • Bureau Veritas Certification (M) Sdn Bhd (affiliated to Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS) (BV)

    Accreditation details 
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-016
    Accredited since:        24 July 2005
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000504
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus) for FSC Forest Management and FSC Chain of Custody
    
    Contact
    Name:                         Ahmad Hamdi Mat Yusoff 
    Address:                      Lot 19.01 & 19.02, Level 19, Menara KH, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Phone no.:                  +603 2733 7700
    Email address:            hamdi.matyusoff@bureauveritas.com
    Website:                      https://www.bureauveritas.my/
    
  • Control Union (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (affiliated to Control Union Certifications B.V.) (CU)

    Accreditation details 
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-017
    Accredited since:        12 October 2005
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000507
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus and China) for FSC Forest Management and FSC Chain of Custody
    
    Contact
    Name:                         Supun Nigamuni 
    Address:                      B-3-1 Block B, Pusat Perniagaan Prima Klang, Jalan Kota/ KS, 41000 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia 
    Phone no.:                  +603 3377 1600
    Email address:            certifications@controlunion.com; snigamuni@controlunion.com
    Website:                      https://certifications.controlunion.com/en
  • DNV GL International Sdn Bhd (affiliated to DNV Business Assurance Sweden AB) (DNV)

    Accreditation details 
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-022
    Accredited since:        19 November 2007
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000509
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus) for FSC Chain of Custody; Sweden and Finland for FSC Forest Management
    
    Contact
    Name:                         Hoo Teng Chuan
    Address:                      No.1, Jalan Pinang Menara Prestige, Floor 18, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
    Phone no.:                  +603 2160 1088; +6012 311 0713
    Email address:            hoo.teng.chuan@dnv.com
    Website:                      https://www.dnv.com/
  • Extensive Standard Technical Services Co Ltd (ESTS)

    Accreditation details
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-090
    Accredited since:        27 June 2019
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000543
    Scope:                           Worldwide (excluding Belarus, Canada and USA) for FSC Chain of Custody (except FSC Controlled Wood)
    
    Contact
    Name:                        Selina Cheang
    Phone no.:                     +6017 285 6112
    Address:                        Unit 6, Level 4, SetiaWalk Mall (Block K), SetiaWalk, Persiaran Wawasan, Pusat Bandar, 47160 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia
    Email address:              selina.cheang@estsglobal.com 
    Website:                        https://www.estsglobal.com/en/home/index
  • Preferred by Nature OÜ (NC)

    Accreditation details 
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-066
    Accredited since:        25 October 2014
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000535
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus) for FSC Forest Management and FSC Chain of Custody 
    
    Contact
    Name:                         Christian Schriver 
    Phone no.:                  +6014 867 6039
    Address:                      72, Jalan Mamanda 13, Taman Dato Ahmad Razali, 68000 Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
    Email address:            malaysia@preferredbynature.org
    Website:                      https://preferredbynature.org/
    
  • SAI Global Certification Services Pty Ltd

    Accreditation details

    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-026
    Accredited since:        10 August 2008
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000535
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus and Russian Federation) for FSC Forest Management and FSC Chain of Custody

    Contact (based on information on ASI's website) 

    Name:                         Patrik Vendel
    Address:                     6225 Kenway Dr., Missassauga, Ontario, L5T 2L3, Canada
    Email address:            patrik.vendel@intertek.com
    Website:                      www.qmi.com

    Contact in Malaysia

    Name:                         David Kong
    Address:                     No. 2, D-28-3, Level 28, Menara Suezcap 1, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Email address:            david.kong@intertek.com
    Website:                      www.interlek.com

  • Soil Association Certification Limited (SA)

    Accreditation details  
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-004
    Accredited since:        30 June 1995
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000525
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus) for FSC Forest Management and FSC Chain of Custody  
    
    Contact 
    Name:                         Helen Leach
    Phone no.:                  +44 (0) 117 914 2435
    Address:                      Spearhouse, 51 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6AD, United Kingdom
    Email address:            hleach@soilassociation.org 
    Website:                      https://www.soilassociation.org/certification/
  • SCS Global Services (SCS)

    Accreditation details 
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-002
    Accredited since:        30 June 1995
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000521
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus) for FSC Forest Management and FSC Chain of Custody 
    
    Contact
    Name:                         Maggie Schwartz 
    Phone no.:                  +1 510 478 2280
    Email address:            mschwartz@scsglobalservices.com
    Website:                      https://www.scsglobalservices.com/
  • SGS Hong Kong Ltd. (SGSHK)

    Accreditation details 
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-040 
    Accredited since:        31 March 2011 
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000523 
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus) for FSC Chain of Custody 
    
    Contact 
    Name:                         Marvin Lee
    Address:                      Units 303 and 305, 3/F, Building 22E, Phase 3, Hong Kong Science Park, Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong 
    Phone no.:                  +852 2334 4481 
    Email address:            marvin.lee@sgs.com
    Website:                      https://www.sgsgroup.com.hk 
  • SGS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (affiliated to SGS Hong Kong Ltd) (SGS)

    Accreditation details 
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-040
    Accredited since:        31 March 2011
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000523
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus) for FSC Chain of Custody 
    
    Contact
    Name:                         Kenny Looi
    Address:                      Lot 3 & Lot 4, Persiaran Jubli Perak, Seksyen 22, 40300 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
    Phone no.:                  + 603 7627 0080
    Email address:            cbe.my@sgs.com
    Website:                      https://www.sgs.my/
  • TÜV SÜD Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (affiliated to TÜV SÜD Czech s.r.o.) (TSUD)

    Accreditation details 
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-042
    Accredited since:        15 May 2011
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000530
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus) for FSC Chain of Custody 
    
    Contact
    Name:                         Jackie Lee
    Address:                      18, Jalan Astaka U8/82, Bukit Jelutong, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia 
    Phone no.:                  +603 7859 8822 (ext 305); +6012 660 3488
    Email address:            jackie.lee@tuvsud.com
    Website:                      https://www.tuvsud.com/en-my
  • Warringtonfire Testing and Certification Limited, trading as BM TRADA (TT)

    Accreditation details 
    Accreditation code:     ASI-ACC-006
    Accredited since:        18 May 2000
    FSC licence code:      FSC® A000503
    Scope:                        Worldwide (excluding Belarus and China) for FSC Chain of Custody certification 
    
    Contact
    Name:                         Chew Chee Ting 
    Address:                      715 Block A, Kelana Centre Point, No. 3 Jalan SS7/19, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 
    Phone no.:                  +603 788 05623
    Email address:            chewct@bmtrada.net
    Website:                      https://www.bmtrada.com/