FSC

Under FSC CoC rules, all of the wood and wood fiber inputs into a product need to be "eligible inputs" (FSC-certified material, Controlled Wood, post- or pre-consumer recycled material) in order for the end product to bear an FSC claim (e.g. FSC Mix X% or FSC Mix Credit) or an FSC label. So if you are a manufacturer and you are pressing non-certified laminate on an FSC-certified plywood core, then the end product will not be FSC-certified -- the non-certified fiber in the laminate renders it ineligible.

BUT if you are an architectural woodworker, and you are yourself laying the non-certified laminate onto the FSC plywood as part of an architectural millwork/casework package for a LEED project, then according to a LEED Interpretation issued on Oct. 1st, you are eligible for an "alternative compliance pathway" whereby you can count the value of the FSC-certified materials only toward achieving MRc7.

See:

https://us.fsc.org/newsroom.239.808.htm

and

http://www.usgbc.org/node/1731359?view=interpretations

This is the interpretation I posted about in the thread immediately below this one. The documention of the custom woodwork for my project is almost finished; I'll post some feedback when it comes back from review.