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There are numerous ongoing challenges faced by the furniture and home décor retailers and wholesalers nowadays: let alone the fact of the coronavirus pandemic which much influences the revenue and the day-to-day always-changing market trends, furniture sellers have to deal with inter-and intra-market competition and regulatory compliances.
However, some compliances can lead to competitive advantage and on the other hand is the solution for the other challenges. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification in Indonesia is precisely one such step: especially in this time when consumers’ interest in sustainable materials started to go uptrend, FSC-certified wood and paper make sense economically, socially, and environmentally. Let’s say, teak furniture, or other wooden home decors made in Indonesia – from a legal and responsibly managed source – bring many benefits for the business and the environment. This certification can widen the market access, bring higher revenues, and at the same time save the forests as humans are much relying on the forest.
What is the benefit of buying FSC Products in Indonesia?
Widen the consumer base: FSC certified products from Indonesia help the company achieve higher revenues and build their brand up in the consumers’ eyes. Manufacturers and furniture sellers can sell their products in new markets and gain a stronger, more diverse customer base. Retailers and suppliers can strengthen their reputations by holding responsibility for ethical and environmental product standards.
Fight the climate crisis: FSC’s main goal is to prevent forest degradation, deforestation, and illegal logging in certified areas. Furthermore, it is the organization’s hard work to grow the market for sustainable forest products including furniture, and paper, and to spread the campaign about the dangers of poor forestry practice – to make sure that all help contribute to climate change mitigation.
Get ahead of government requirements: FSC certification highly minimizes the risk of being confronted with illegal timber. Several countries and regions – including the European Union, USA, and Australia – have a law to ban the trade and use of illegally harvested timber and derived products. In FSC Certification, respecting all the legislation is the first of its ten principles and part of the certification and auditing process. Also, the FSC certificate is used by the governments as a reference to comply with their public procurement policies as they seek products that support sustainable forest management.
How to make sure your furniture supplier in Indonesia holds the FSC certification?
To find furniture suppliers in Indonesia who meet your standards can be quite challenging, especially for the first time you are importing from Indonesia. You have to ensure every details of your potential supplier, including the company profile, factory facilities, legal documents (licenses, certificates etc.), labor, social and environmental commitments, and also its clients and experience including its trade history and quality control process. This is necessary to do to avoid a scam or wasting time with a fraud company.
Conducting a Factory audit in Indonesia will help you to know more about your potential supplier including the certifications they hold in order to give more added value to the products they sell. It is crucial because it will influence your selling and revenue. On the other hand, conducting a factory audit also gives you a chance to know more about your potential supplier so that you do not end up working with a manufacturer that cannot meet your needs.
Excellencial’s Factory Audit service in Indonesia is based on the ISO 9000 standard. It brings you several advantages, including the information about scams and inexperienced vendors, comparing potential vendors and selecting reliable sources, checking the needed certificates and licenses for the specific factories, and checking the factory’s experience in manufacturing your products.
Contact us for more information about the Factory audit and other types of audits in Indonesia.