The PEFC programme, short for “Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification”, is the world's largest label for sustainable forest management. PEFC works to protect and conserve forests by recognizing existing sustainable forest management systems. Companies in the supply chain can prove that their PEFC certified products contribute to this objective through a so-called "Chain of Custody certificate". Also demonstrate to customers that they are committed to support a sustainable forest management? Then you should opt for PEFC certification.
With a PEFC certificate, your company becomes part of the chain of custody. All companies along the entire supply chain from the forest to the consumer ensure the traceability of PEFC certified products. That way, you can guarantee to your clients that your certified wood and paper products come from sustainably managed forests.
A growing number of companies in the supply chain are PEFC certified. These are companies all along the chain from a wide range of sectors, including the wood and paper processing industry, importers, wholesalers, retailers, the construction sector and the graphic arts industry.
There are three types of PEFC certification to choose from: group certification, individual certification and multi- site certification. Many companies are eligible for our group certification as they meet the relevant eligibility criteria. Wondering which form of certification best suits your company?
What is PEFC Certification?
The forest ecosystem is high complex, and evolves constantly. Forest in every country or geographic distribution is influenced by various factors. Hence, each region would require a different and a unique sustainable forest management plan or strategy.
- Encourages local or national certification systems to be developed independently.
- These local or national certification system could come together in PEFC.
- To be a part of PEFC, companies are required to prove compliance with the PEFC’s Sustainability Benchmarks, principles, guidelines and criteria.
What are the different types of PEFC Certifications available?
PEFC Forest Management: The global statistics of PEFC Certified forests reveal, Canada as the leading country in terms of certified forest area, followed by USA, Finland, Sweden, Australia and so on.
PEFC Chain of Custody: The PEFC CoC certification started with 59 certificates in the year 2001 and stands at more than 10,000 CoC certificates in the year 2015. France was the leading company with most number of certificates, followed by Germany, UK, Spain, and Italy and so on.
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