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pefc chain ofcustody certification

PEFC/01-00-01

the Key to seLLinG

certified productsPlease note:

This brochure does not yet cover

modications to the 2013 PEFC Chain of

Custody standard (PEFC 2002:2013).

An updated version is orthcoming.


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PEFC, the Programme or the

Endorsement o Forest Certication, is an

international non-prot, non-governmental

organization dedicated to promotingsustainable orest management through

independent third-party certication. It

works throughout the orest supply chain

to promote good practice in the orest

and to ensure that timber and non-timber

orest products are sourced with respect

or the highest ecological, social and

ethical standards.

PEFC is an umbrella organization that

endorses national orest certicationsystems developed collaboratively by

all interested stakeholders and tailored

to local priorities and conditions.

Each national orest certication

system undergoes rigorous third party

assessment against PEFCs unique

Sustainability Benchmarks. These

Benchmarks are based on broadconsensus by society, expressed

in globally respected international

and intergovernmental processes

and guidelines or the promotion o

sustainable orest management.

The Benchmark criteria are regularly

revised through multi-stakeholder

processes to take account o new

scientic knowledge, societal

change, evolving expectations and toincorporate the latest best practices.

Today, PEFC has recognized

certication systems in over 30

countries. Together these account or

over 240 million hectares o certied

orests, making PEFC the worlds

largest orest certication system.

It is the certication system o choice

or hundreds o thousands o small

orest owners including amily and

community-owned orests.

PEFC-certied materials deliver proo

o sustainability and are thereore

requested by numerous public and

private procurement policies worldwide.

about pefc

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This publication does not

comprehensively cover the

requirements with which

companies seeking Chain o

Custody certication need to

demonstrate compliance.

Requirements that companies

need to comply with are outlined in

Chain o Custody o Forest-Based

Products Requirements

(PEFC ST 2002:2010) or Chain

o Custody certication, and the

PEFC Logo Usage Rules(PEFC ST 2001:2008 v2)

or logo use.

introduction 2

the basics of chain of custody certification 3

Benefts or businesses

sourcinG requirements 4

Procuring PEFC-certifed material

accountinG methods 7

Tracking certifed material throughout the production process

manaGement system 10

Aligning internal procedures

sociaL, heaLth & safety requirements 11

Workers in the certifed supply chain

project certification and muLtisite certification 12

Responding to specifc needs while maintaining rigour

LoGo and LabeLLinG 15

A ocus on marketing and communications

next steps 16

Obtaining PEFC Chain o Custody certifcation

sampLe sustainabLe timber procurement poLicy 18

Policy Statement

What maKes pefc unique? 21

Why companies choose PEFC certifcation

contents


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Sustainable orest management,

while crucial in maintaining thevaluable services orests provide,

does not in itsel establish the link

rom the orest to the market. In

order to give assurances that wood

and wood-based products can be

traced back to sustainably managed

orests, PEFC promotes Chain o

Custody certication.

PEFC Chain o Custody certication

enables companies to identiy and

control their PEFC-certied material. It

is a prerequisite or use o the PEFC

logo and labels to promote products in

the marketplace.


can be used to demonstrate compliance

with private and public procurement

policies and guidelines that increasingly

speciy PEFC as proo o origin.

This publication is intended to help

companies amiliarize themselves with

the most essential elements o PEFC

Chain o Custody certication and

requirements or using the PEFC logo

and labels.

It oers those involved in the

implementation o PEFC Chain o

Custody processes within companies

an introduction to the key concepts and

explains the various items covered in:


Products Requirements

(PEFC ST 2002:2010)


Products Guidance or Use

(PEFC GD 2001:2011, Issue 1)

PEFC Logo Usage Rules

(PEFC ST 2001:2008 v2)

PEFC Logo Usage Toolkit,

Second Edition.

PEFC standards, guidances, and rules,

as well as a wide range o additional

materials, are available on the PEFCwebsite at www.pec.org .

introduction

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Chain o Custody certication is a

mechanism or tracking-certied

material rom the orest to the nal

product. It is essential or:

companiestoimplementand

demonstrate responsible sourcing; and

consumerstomakeresponsible

purchasing decisions

For a product to qualiy or certication,

all entities along the supply chain must

be PEFC Chain o Custody certied.

Only then are companies eligible to

use the PEFC label on products and

in product marketing to highlight

responsible sourcing o raw materials.

advantaGes of chain of

custody certification

As demand grows or products rom

sustainably managed orests, business

interest in Chain o Custody

certication along the timber value

chain is increasing. PEFC Chain o

Custody certication oers several

important benets:

Access to markets provides

companies with access to markets orenvironmentally responsible products.

Risk management includes

social requirements to protect the

undamental rights o workers along

the supply chain. PEFC is the rst

international system to do this.

Availability and choice two-thirds

o the worlds certied orest area

- more than 240 million hectares -

is PEFC-certied.

Compliance with legislation

prohibiting illegal harvesting

and trade PEFCs Due Diligence

System (DDS) excludes wood

rom conversions, illegal and other

controversial sources.

A clear and transparent message

the PEFC logo and label on a productcommunicates to customers in a clear,

concise and transparent manner that

timber and wood-based products have

been sourced responsibly.

Business leadership on

sustainability businesses acquire

a competitive advantage over other

suppliers in the value chain.

Traceability assurances that the

certied material in the nal product

originates in PEFC-certied orests

managed with due respect orenvironmental, economic and

social standards.

the basics of chain of custody certificationBenefts or businesses

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THE SUPPLIER THE CUSTOMERTHE ORGANIZATION

An entity from which theorganization receives theclaims made through thedelivery documentation

An entity making thePEFC claim and whichcan identify the supplierand the customer

An entity receivingthe claim made bythe organization

basic chain of custody modeL

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sourcinG requirementsProcuring PEFC-certifed material

The amount o PEFC-certied material

contained in a product, however, may

vary. Companies along the supply chain

must communicate the percentage o

certied material in a product through

the ormal claim x% PEFC-certifed.

Other inormation that must be

communicated along the supply chainincludes at a minimum:

1. supplier identication

2. customer identication

3. product identication

4. quantity o delivery

5. date o delivery

6. ormal claim x% PEFC-certifed

7. proo o certication

Companies can only recognize material

as certied i this inormation is provided

and is in conormity with certication

requirements.

Claims made by suppliers concerning

their PEFC certication status must be

conrmed, or example through a copy

o the Chain o Custody certicate.

PEFC recommends consulting publiclyavailable registers such as the ocial

PEFC Inormation System ( http://

ino.pec.org ) to veriy claims about

certication status.

Reerence:PEFC ST 2002:2010,

Chapters 4.2., 4.4.1., 5.2., 5.5.1.

Further guidance is available in PEFC

GD 2001:20011, Issue 1, pages 9-12.

PEFC Chain o Custody requirements dene the wood and wood-based

material that can be used in the manuacture o certied products, based

on their origin. Only orest-based material delivered as PEFC-certied with

a ormal PEFC claim rom PEFC certicate holders (Sustainable Forest

Management and Chain o Custody certicates) and recycled material can

be considered PEFC-certied material.


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pefc due diLiGence system (dds)

Companies that mix certied material

with uncertied material (see page 7)

are required to implement the PEFC

Due Diligence System to minimize

the risk o uncertied content in

certied products originating rom

controversial sources.

The PEFC DDS consists o:

1) a supplier sel-declaration;

2) risk assessment; and, i any supplies

are considered high-risk,

3) assessment o high-risk

supplies, e.g. through third party

verication programmes.

These three levels are set to ensure that

products rom controversial sources donot mix with PEFC-certied material.

Controversial Sources

Include orests in which

management activities:

donocomplywithlocal,nationalor

international legislation, in particular

in the ollowing areas:

orestry operations and harvesting,

including conversion o oreststo other uses

management o areas with

designated high environmental

and cultural values

protected and endangered

species, including those included

on the CITES lists

health and labour conditions

o orest workers

indigenous peoples property,

tenure and use rights

payment o taxes and royalties

utilizegenetically modifed

organisms

convert orests to other

vegetation type, including

conversion o primary orests to

orest plantations

PEFC is working to ensure that

the PEFC Chain o Custody standard

and the Due Diligence System meet

all the dierent, emerging legislative

requirements governing international

timber trade, such as the European

Union Timber Regulation (EUTR)

and the U.S. Lacey Act.


Chapter 3.7 or a defnition o

Controversial Sources, andPEFC ST

2002:2010, Appendix 2: PEFC DDS

or avoidance o raw material

rom Controversial Sources.

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Location

- -

accountinG methodsTracking certifed material throughout the production process

Companies may employ the

physical separation and/or the

percentage-based method to

account or PEFC-certied

material within their production

processes, depending on their

material fows, marketing needs,and customer demands.

physicaL separation method

Applies to companies that separate

certifed material rom non-certifed

material. This method can be

implemented even when suppliers use

the percentage-based method.

Three methods o separation can be used

to avoid certied material and products

being mixed with uncertied content:


Chapters 4.1; 4.3

Location: specic areas on site

are exclusively reserved or taking

delivery, producing, packaging and

shipping o certied products. These

areas are physically identied on-site

(panels, signage on the ground, etc.).

Time:certied products are received,

produced, packaged and shipped

during a specic time period when only

certied material is being processed.

Identifcation: certied products are

clearly identied and separated rom

other products (use o logo, colour

code, etc.).

Companies may utilize any or all o

the three available options.

PEFC strongly encourages companies

to opt or the physical separation

method wherever possible.

PEFC/XX-XX-XX

Identifcation

JANUARY

M T W T F

- -

Time


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percentaGe-based method

Applies to companies that mix certifed

material with non-certifed material.

The percentage o certifed raw material

must be known, and non-certifed

material must not originate rom

controversial sources (see page 5).

Percentage Calculation

The percentage-based method requires

companies to know and account or the

percentage o certied material procured.

This certication percentage is calculated

separately or each product or product

group, based on the ollowing ormula:

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL

+ + = 40%CERTIFIED

}80%CERTIFIED

Certied percentage (PC) = x 100Volume o certied material (Vc)

Volume o certied material (Vc) + Volume o other material (Vo)

Simple percentage method Rolling percentage method

CHAIN OF CUSTODY

PROCESS

PHYSICAL

SEPARATION

PERCENTAGE

METHODS

PERCENTAGE

CALCULATION

PERCENTAGE

DISTRIBUTION

Simple percentage

Rolling average

Average percentage

Volume credit

usaGe of pefc methods

The percentage o certied material can

be calculated in two ways:

Thesimple percentage method

is recommended or companies

procuring PEFC-certied material

or specic production processes. It

essentially refects the percentage o

certied material physically included

in the specic product or which the

percentage is calculated.

Example: A printing company

procures 80,000 sheets o PEFC-

certifed paper and 20,000 sheets

o uncertifed paper. In total, the

100,000 sheets o paper may

be considered 80 % certifed.

80,000/80,000+20,000*100=80

Therolling percentage method uses

the volume o certied material procured

in the past to calculate a consistent

percentage o certied material over a

longer uture period o time.

Example: A pulp mill procures

19,000, 5,000, and 12,000 tonnes

o PEFC-certifed pulp over a

three-month period (total: 36,000

tonnes), and 25,000, 36,000, and

26,000 tonnes o non-certifed

pulp over the same period (total:

87,000 tonnes). In the ollowing

month, the pulp procured (andthe subsequent paper sold) may

be considered 29% certifed.

36,000/36,000+87,000*100=29


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}80%

CERTIFIED

10 TONNES OF

PROCURED MATERIAL

10 TONNES OF

FINAL PRODUCT

2 TONNES

80% CERTIFIED

2 TONNES80% CERTIFIED


12 TONNES OF

FINAL PRODUCT

12 TONNES OF

FINAL PRODUCT

}4TONN

ESVOLUMECREDIT

12 TONNES OF

PROCURED MATERIAL

8 TONNES

25% CERTIFIED

4 TONNES

50% CERTIFIED

5 TONNES

80% CERTIFIED

7 TONNES

0% CERTIFIED

+

+OR

12 TONNES OF

FINAL PRODUCT

4 TONNES

100% CERTIFIED


+OR

Average percentage method Volume credit method

Percentage Distribution

PEFC Chain o Custody certication oers

companies two methods to distribute the

certication percentage to products sold:

Theaverage percentage method

calculates the average percentage o

certied material that is included in a

product group.

Example: I the percentage o

certifed material is calculated at

80% certifed, all products included

in the product group can be sold as

80% PEFC-certifed.

Thevolume credit method allowscompanies to keep volume credits

or products that can be sold as

certied. This requires companies to

establish a credit account into which

volume credits are credited based

on certied material procured, and

subtracted i material is soldas certied.

Example: A company procures pulp

with a certifcation percentage o

33.3% and produces 12 tonnes

o paper. It can sell 4 tonnes o

paper as 100% PEFC-certifed,

or apply the volume credit to be

able to sell e.g. 5 tonnes as 80%

PEFC-certifed [4/0.8=5]

Defning product groups

In order to implement the percentage-

based method, companies need to dene

the dierent product groups. Product

groups are a line o products or whichPEFC Chain o Custody certication is

obtained. Products within a product group

are manuactured using the same input

materials and at the same production site.


Chapters 5.3.; 5.4

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manaGement systemAligning internal procedures

Management system requirements

relate to companies internal procedures

and are designed to ensure correct

implementation and maintenance o

Chain o Custody process(es).

Companies are required to

appointamemberofmanagement

with overall responsibility or theChain o Custody

ensurethatallemployersinvolvedin

implementation and maintenance o

the Chain o Custody are competent

and receive training and education

as necessary

keepdocumentedproceduresforall

stages in the Chain o Custody

maintainrecordsoftheirChainsof

Custody to provide evidence

o conormity

conductinternalauditsoftheir

Chains o Custody at least once a

year and implement corrective and

preventive measures i required

establishcomplaintsprocedures

chain of custody

and subcontractinG

Companies may subcontract activities.

In such cases, they need to obtain

written agreements that their own

materials or products arephysically

separatedrom other products

and materials. Companies are ully

responsible or the compliance o

subcontracted activities with Chain

o Custody requirements.

Examples:

A printing house outsources the

fnishing o printed material.

A carpenter outsources the painting

o urniture.


Chapter 6


GD 2001:20011, Issue 1, page 21.


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PEFC is the worlds rst orest

certication system that requires

companies to comply with social, health

and saety requirements based on

the ILO Declaration on Fundamental

Principles and Rights at Work (1998).

These requirements provide anadditional layer o condence to

consumers and buyers that elementary

rights o workers in companies along the

supply chain have been respected.

Companies need to demonstrate that

workersarenotpreventedfrom

associating reely

theuseofforcedlabouris

not permitted

workersyoungerthantheminimumlegal age, the age o 15, or compulsory

school attendance age (whichever is

higher) are not employed

workersarenotdeniedequal

employment opportunities

and treatment

workingconditionsdonotendanger

saety or health


Appendix 4

sociaL, heaLth & safety requirementsWorkers in the certifed supply chain


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project certification and muLtisite certificationResponding to specifc needs while maintaining rigour

As one size does not always t all,


makes special provisions or two

particular situations. Project certication

allows or the certication o specic

projects, whilst multisite certication is

intended or companies with multiple

sites as well as groups o small

independent businesses.

project chain of

custody certification

While PEFC Chain o Custody

certication is well suited or the

on-going and continuous production

or trade o certied products, it is not

always the most ecient option in

short-term contexts involving

numerous suppliers o certied

material, such as in the construction

or shipbuilding industries.

More and more building standards

call or PEFC certication within their

codes, or award extra credits or PEFC

certication. However or contractors

to comply with such standards or take

advantage o extra credits can be a

challenge. PEFC Project Chain o

Custody certication recognizes that

not all parties involved in time- and site-

specic projects such as construction

are necessarily certied or have their

own Chain o Custody certication.

Contractors working on a Project Chain

o Custody-certied project are covered

as project members and are not required

to obtain Chain o Custody certicationthemselves. A controlling entity, or

example the general contractor, is

responsible or the overall management

and control o the Project Chain o

Custody and its correct implementation.

As with the regular Chain o Custody,

meticulous records must be maintained on

all aspects o the wood and orest-based

products received on site, and employees

involved in the project must be competent

and receive training as necessary.

Reerence:PEFC GD 2001:2011-


Products Guidance or Use


GD 2001:20011, Issue 1, Section 2.

See also PEFC Project Chain o

Certifcation: One project,

One Message.

muLtisite/producer Group

certification

Implementation o PEFC Chain o

Custody certication can be challenging

or companies with multiple sites as well

as or small independent businesses.

Under multisite certication, multiple

branches or ranchises can be

covered by one single Chain o

Custody certicate, provided that

the sites involved are linked through

common ownership, management or

other organizational links. Multisite

certication also applies to groups

o independent legal enterprises

(producer group) with individual

companies employing less than 50

people and with an annual turnover oless than 9 million Swiss Francs

(or equivalent).

In both cases, overall responsibility

or the correct implementation and

maintenance o Chain o Custody

requirements rests with a central oce,

and all participating sites are mutually

responsible or compliance.


Appendix 3

PEFC/01-00-01

Multisite/Producer Group Certifcation


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LoGo and LabeLLinGA ocus on marketing and communications

The use o the PEFC logo and labels,

while optional, is strongly recommended

as an eective means to communicate

the certication status o a product.

Companies wishing to use the PEFC

logo and labels on certied products

need to obtain a PEFC Logo

Usage License.PEFC dierentiates between three

labels: the PEFC-Certifed and the

PEFC-Recycled labels or on-product

use, and the Promoting Sustainable

Forest Management label or

o-product use.

On-product use (PEFC-Certied and

PEFC-Recycled labels) is only available

or companies that hold a valid PEFC

Chain o Custody certifcate; it allows

or the use o the logo and label on:

tangibleproducts(unpackaged

products), products in individual

packaging, containers, wrapping,

etc.; large boxes, crates, etc. used or

transportation o products; and

documentationassociatedwithor reerring to a particular PEFC-

certied product (e.g. catalogues,

invoices, packaging lists,

advertisements, brochures, etc.)

The on-product label indicates that the

product contains a minimum o 70%

certifed material rom PEFC-certied

orest (PEFC-Certied label only) and/

or recycled sources, as well as wood

rom controlled sources that have been

assessed by the PEFC Due Diligence

System (see page 5).

O-product use (Promoting

Sustainable Forest Management label)allows companies and organizations

to highlight their commitment to

PEFC certication without making any

statement about certied content in

products. It includes use in/on:

annual,CSR,sustainabilityreports;

brochures; other written materials

informationdisplays;postersin

stores; at trade airs; etc.

advertisementsandyers

websites

Any use o the PEFC logo and label

must comply with PEFCs Logo

Usage Rules Requirements. More

inormation can be ound in the PEFC

Logo Use Toolkit.


Chapters 4.4.2., 5.5., PEFC ST

2001:2008 v2, PEFC LogoUsage Toolkit


GD 2001:20011, Issue 1, pages 19-20.

third-party invoLvement

in the use of the LabeL

Licensees are ully responsible

or compliance with the Logo

Usage Contract.

This also applies i a third-party

is involved in the use o the

logo (e.g. designers, product

advertisements in external

media, etc.).

pefc trademarK

The PEFC logo and the initials

PEFC are the exclusive

property o the PEFC Council

and are internationally

registered trademarks.

Thereore, any use that:

impliesthatPEFC

participates in, supports, or is

responsible or an activity by

a certied entity outside the

scope o its certication

couldresultinerroneous

interpretation or

understanding o the entitys

operations with respect to

its PEFC certications, or

diminished credibility o PEFC

is not permitted, and PEFC

reserves the right to terminate

the Logo Use Contract in

such cases.

The use o the PEFC

trademarks without authorization

may lead to legal action.

PEFC/01-00-01

:

Promoting Sustainable

Forest Management

www.pefc.org

PEFC/XX-XX-XX

O-product label PEFC logoPEFC-Certified

This product is from

sustainably managed

forests, recycled and

controlled sources

www.pefc.orgPEFC/XX-XX-XX

Certifed label (On-product)

PEFC/XX-XX-XX

PEFC-Recycled

This product is

from recycled and

controlled sources

www.pefc.org

Recycled label (On-product)


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communicate

internaLLy1

Are you ready to get certied?

PEFC Chain o Custody

certicates are issued by

independent certication bodies.

These certication bodies must

be recognized by PEFC.

PEFC itsel does not issue

certicates.

The certication body will carry out

an on-site audit o your company.

During the audit, the certication body

will check that you have correctly

implemented the PEFC Chain o

Custody requirements.

I your business meets the requirements

o the PEFC Chain o Custody, the

certication body will issue a PEFCChain o Custody certicate. Once

you have obtained your PEFC Chain

o Custody certicate, you can apply

to use the PEFC logo and label.

Remember to plan your certication

careully by getting everything ready

beore the audit, you can help to ensure

a smooth and timely assessment.

step 1: communicate internaLLy

Tell your sta what PEFC is and

why you are getting involved as you

will need their help. You or one o

your colleagues will have overall

responsibility or implementing and

maintaining Chain o Custody or your

business. PEFC provides a wide rangeo brochures, presentations, posters

and other material to support you in this

eort (see www.pec.org > Resources).

step 2: set up the system

Task 1: Align internal procedures

Management system requirements

are designed to ensure correct

implementation and maintenance

o Chain o Custody processes

(see page 10).

Sourcing requirements ensure

correct communication o certied

material through the entire supply

chain (see page 4).

Social, health and saety

requirements are an integral part o


(see page 11).

Task 2: Choose certifcation option

Individual certifcation the most

common type o certication, applies

to individual companies.

Multisite/producer group

certifcation specically designed

or companies with multiple sites

as well as or small businesses(see page 12).

Project certifcation specically

designed or short-term projects

with numerous contractors, such

as construction (see page 12).

Task 3: Select accounting method

Physical separation method

Applies to companies that separate

certied material rom uncertied

material by time, location, or separation

(see page 7).

Percentage based method

Applies to companies that mix certied

material with non-certied material

(see pages 8-9).

Task 5: Minimize risk rom

controversial sources

PEFCsDueDiligenceSystem

is a required element or all companies

utilizing the percentage-based method

(see page 11).

next steps

Obtaining PEFC Chain o Custody certifcation

more information

For urther inormation or any questions about PEFC Chain o Custody

certication, please contact a PEFC-notied certication body in your

country. Contact inormation or all PEFC notied certication bodies

is available at ino.pec.org.


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maintain

your certificate6

set up

the system2

arranGe

for an audit3

procure

sustainabLy 4communicate

externaLLy5

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step 3: arranGe for an audit

Select a certication body o your

choice and arrange or a site visit to

carry out an audit. The auditor will

assess compliance with the PEFC

International Chain o Custody Standard.

I successul, you will receive your Chain

o Custody certicate shortly aterwards.PEFC provides a listing

o notied certication bodies

(see ino.pec.org ).

step 4: procure sustainabLy

Put in place a timber procurement

policy and give preerence to suppliers

that can provide you with products

originating rom sustainably managed

orests (see page 18).

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step 5: communicate externaLLy

Demonstrate your commitment to

sustainable orest management to

customers and consumers by utilizing

PEFCs globally trusted logo and label.

Labelling your products is an eective

means to communicate that you are

PEFC-certied (see page 15).

Additionally, consider urther

opportunities to disseminate

inormation about your certied status

(see bit.ly/communicatePEFC ).

step 6: maintain your certificate

A PEFC Chain o Custody certicate

is valid or a maximum o ve years.

An annual surveillance audit is required

to conrm that your operation continues

to comply with Chain o Custody

requirements.

A word about costs: costs o PEFC Chain

o Custody certication are charged by

individual certication bodies given the

competitive nature o the certication

business, prices may vary by country and

certication body. The annual ee charged

by the certication body combines their

auditing service ee with PEFCs Chain

o Custody ee. Audit time depends on a

number o variables, including company

size and complexity o the Chain oCustody. This averages between hal a day

and two days. In some countries there is

an additional charge or a logo use license.


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We, the [insert name of organization/

business] recognize that:

forestsareessentialforhuman

survival and well-being. They are

among the most biodiverse and

valuable terrestrial ecosystems on

the planet. They provide us with

ood, oxygen, shelter, recreation,and spiritual sustenance; and they

contribute to the livelihoods o

1.6 billion people worldwide. The

biodiversity o orests - the variety

o genes, species, and orest

ecosystems - underpins these

goods and services, and is the

basis or long-term orest health

and stability.

promotingwaystouseforestbiodiversity in a sustainable way,

and with clear social and economic

benets or the poor, is important.

forestcerticationprovides

evidence o sustainable orest

management, yet at present, less

than 10% o the worlds orests

are certied. Mainstreaming

orest certication systems (such

as PEFC and FSC) will assistin promoting sustainable orest

management.

As a user o timber and wood-

based products, [insert name of

organization/business] recognizes

that it has a responsibility to

current and uture generations and

will thereore strive to promote

sustainable orest management.

By demanding products romsustainably managed orests, we

aim to stimulate the improvement o

orest management and discourage

unsustainable management practices.

We, [insert name of organization/

business], will give preerence to

suppliers who can demonstrate

that their products originate rom

sustainably managed orests.

We consider it important that theorigin o our wood-based products

can be demonstrated through

credible, independent Chain o

Custody certication based on

international standards and norms.

In this context, we recognize credible

third-party certication systems

accepted by government procurement

policies and guidelines, such as

the UK Central Point of Expertise

of Timberor the EU Green Public

Procurementcriteria, as evidence o

responsible and sustainable sourcing.These include the Programme or the

Endorsement o Forest Certication

(PEFC) and the Forest Stewardship

Council (FSC), the two largest orest

certication systems globally.

Signature:

[insert name of person responsible]

Date & place:

promotinG sustainabLe forest manaGement

throuGh sustainabLe procurement

sampLe sustainabLe timber procurement poLicyPolicy Statement

Sample Procurement Policy available or download at: bit.ly/sample-proc-policy


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What maKes pefc unique?Why companies opt or PEFC certifcation

As the largest orest certication

system globally, PEFC remains the

certication system o choice or small,

non-industrial private orests, with

hundreds o thousands o amily-owned

orests certied as in compliance with

PEFCs Sustainability Benchmarks.

To date, over 10,000 companies have

achieved PEFC Chain o Custodycertication, oering tens o thousands

o PEFC-certied products globally.

With alternative orest and Chain o

Custody certication systems available,

there are good reasons why so many

people opt or PEFC.

uphoLds hiGhest standards

Without exception

Requirescompliancewithall

undamental ILO Conventions in orest

management since 2001, setting new

benchmarks or social issues

Istailoredtothespecicneeds

o amily and community-owned

orests, with lasting contributions to

livelihoods and rural development

Offerswell-establishedprocessesfor

group certication, thereby oeringaccess to certication and the

marketplace or certied products

rom locally controlled orestry

Setsthehigheststandardsforforest

certication aligned with the majority

o the worlds governments, including

Maintaining or enhancing biodiversity

Protecting ecologically important

orest area

Prohibiting orest conversions and

excluding certication o plantations

established by conversions

Prohibiting use o the most

hazardous chemicals and GMOs,

and minimizing the use o pesticides

Protecting workers rights and

welare, and encouraging local

employment recognizing

the principle o ree, prior and

inormed consent (FPIC), the UN

Declaration on Indigenous PeoplesRights, and ILO Convention 169

on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples

Respecting property and land

tenure rights as well as customary

and traditional rights provisions

or consultation with local people

and stakeholders

Abiding by applicable laws

Saeguarding the basic rights

o workers

Includessocial,healthandsafety

requirements in Chain o Custody

certication.

LeveL of staKehoLder

enGaGement equaLLy hiGh for

aLL standards

Strictlyseparatesstandard-setting,

certication and accreditation to

ensure complete independence

and impartiality

Requiresallnationalstandards

to be independently developed

with participation open to all

interested parties

Recognizestheimportanceofthenine

major groups as dened by Agenda

21 (Commission on SustainableDevelopment (CSD) Major Groups) o

the UN Conerence on Environment

and Development (UNCED) as the

stakeholder groups involved in or

concerned by orest management

Requiresthatallstandardsundergo

public consultation at national

and international levels and third-

party assessment

Demandsandimplementsregular

revisions o national certication

systems

buiLds on interGovernmentaL

aGreements & GLobaLLy

recoGnized processes

Buildsitsunderstandingofsustainable

orest management on broad societal

consensus as expressed in international

and intergovernmental processes

Supportstheimplementationofgovernmental agreements through a

voluntary, market-based mechanism

Followsgloballyaccepted

ISO Guidelines or certication

and accreditation


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CH-1215 Geneva

Switzerland

t +41 22 799 45 40

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