Avocado Green Mattress Achieves Forest Steward Council Certification

January 19, 2021  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

By certifying Avocado, FSC has traced the path of its products coming from forests and validated the exclusive use of FSC-certified companies through the supply chain. An FSC-certified company manages forests in a way that preserves biological diversity and benefits the lives of local people and workers, while ensuring it sustains economic viability. Avocado's forest materials include GOTS organic certified latex for use in their mattresses and pillows and timber for use in their furniture line.

"Certification from FSC is one of the most difficult standards a company can achieve," said George Mathew, vice president of components sourcing, standards, and certification, Avocado. "It's extremely prestigious, and it means Avocado's products are harnessing materials from the most responsibly-managed forests in the world."

The authority on forest certification, the independent, nonprofit Forest Stewardship Council has 25 years of sustainable forest management experience — providing a credible link between responsible production and consumers who want products that benefit people and the environment. To become an FSC-certified supplier, a company must meet the 10 principles and 57 criteria that support FSC's mission to promote environmentally sound, socially beneficial and economically prosperous management of the world's forests. Supporting FSC-certified products reduces the greenhouse gasses that lead to climate change while protecting wildlife habitat and supporting sustainable jobs.

"We're continuing to push what it means to be a sustainable company," says Mark Abrials, Avocado co-founder and chief marketing officer. "This rigorous certification from the most trusted source in forest management is validation that we're doing exactly that."