Deforestation is a scourge that threatens the environment: in the Amazon, for example, no fewer than 1,300 square kilometers of forest have been cut down since the beginning of 2020 (and up to the end of April), which is equivalent to 1,800 football pitches. It is sad. So we can come together to make a difference, and it starts with bottles of fine Oé wine and their corks from FSC forests!
Overview of the FSC label (Forest Stewardship Council)
The FSC label was founded by an NGO that was created following the 1993 Earth Summit in Rio. The mission: to protect the lungs of the earth and promote a demanding, effective, and independent certification. Forests are regularly inspected, as are companies, to ensure strict compliance with the specifications.
The figures surrounding the FSC label
FSC forests currently represent 5% of the world's forests. In France, they accounted for 0.2% in 2017. It is little, but it is already a first step. And 27 years after its creation, the FSC label represents:
- 195 million certified hectares
- 33,000 FSC-tracked companies
- and all this in 83 countries
source: wwf
In France, there have been 40,000 hectares and 800 FSC-certified companies since the label launched in the country in 2007!
How to change things?
We can make a difference on our own scale by deciding not to overconsume, to buy only what we need AND with the FSC label when it comes to the wood of your furniture, accessories, bottle caps, etc. We invite you to find out about the caps on your wine bottles before buying them. In any case, at Oé, we certify that our caps are eco-friendly, made of natural cork, from FSC forests in Portugal, and that each has absorbed 302g of CO2.
