Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)

FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody.

• Play your part in protecting the world’s forests and environment by achieving certification to the FSC and/or PEFC standards.
• Show that you comply with the highest social and environmental standards in the market.
• Meet sustainability requirements of corporate procurement policies.
• Join the international growth rate for FSC & PEFC products

Did you know?

There has been an approximately 72% increase in FSC supply chain growth from October 2008 to July 2010, and there has been an approximately 280% increase in the number of hectares of FSC certified forest area in tropical and subtropical regions from December 2004 to December 2009. Source: Forest Stewardship council, Global FSC Certificates: type and distribution, November 2010.

Between 2008 and 2009, the area of PEFC-certified forest increased by 7% or 15.7 million hectares, to over 223.5 million hectares. In the same period the number of PEFC Chain of Custody Certificates increased by 36%. Source: PEFC Annual Review 2009.

PROOF THAT FOREST PRODUCTS COME FROM RESPONSIBLY MANAGED FORESTS

Both the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) provide certification for forestry management companies. They also provide ‘chain of custody’ certification for businesses that add value to forestry products. Chain of custody certification allows forestry-based products to be tracked from the certified forest to the end product and vice-versa.

COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH WOOD, PAPER OR CARDBOARD

Being able to say that your product is certified by FSC or PEFC can give you a head start in the market. Increasingly, customers are looking for proof that wood, paper and card products can be traced back to a responsibly-managed forest. In New Zealand, a huge number of businesses could benefit from FSC or PEFC certification. They include home builders, furniture makers, toy makers, fencing companies, cabinet makers, printers, paper supply companies, timber mills, MDF manufacturers, building trade supply companies, packaging companies and many more.

>>Find out more about how Telarc, in association with QMI SAI Global can audit and certify your company to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard.

>>Find out more about the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) audit and certification