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www.pefc.org #pefc Promoting Sustainable Forest Management Alun Watkins PEFC UK Ltd Field Trip 2017 Welcome
www.pefc.org #pefc
Promoting
Sustainable Forest
Management
Alun Watkins
PEFC UK Ltd
Field Trip 2017
Welcome
Overview of PEFC
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest
Certification
Global, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation – established in
1999
Alliance of national forest certification systems with global
representation
300 million hectares of forests are certified by 38 PEFC-endorsed
national schemes
World's largest forest certification system and provider of sustainably
managed wood-based products such as timber and paper
The only global certification system utilising globally recognised ISO/IAF
mechanism for compliance verification
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What PEFC Stands For
"We are committed to conserving forests and their
invaluable biodiversity, and the communities and
families that own, work, and live in and around
forests.“
William Street, PEFC Chairman
PEFC’s Vision:
"A world in which people manage forests sustainably.“
PEFC’s Mission:
"To give society confidence that people manage forests
sustainably."
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Certified Area Growth
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32.441.1 46.1 50.9 55.3
187.7 193.8194.4
217.7 223.5229.6
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Data: December2016
Year
Global Growth of the PEFC
Alliance
5 As of January 2009As of June 2016
20092016 PEFC members with endorsed systems
PEFC members progressing towards endorsement
Countries actively developing systems
Certified Forest Area by
Country
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Country Certified Area (ha)
Argentina 22,524
Australia 26,578,998
Austria 2,983,873
Belarus 8,710,234
Belgium 299,500
Brazil 2,721,113
Canada (CSA) 41,912,506
Canada (SFI) 89,201,055
Chile 1,908,549
China 5,835,980
Czech Republic 1,780,258
Denmark 256,700
Estonia 1,174,151
Finland 16,571,224
France 8,206,117
Germany 7,386,453
Indonesia 1,846,064
Ireland 376,108
Country Certified Area (ha)
Italy 811,040
Japan 23,728
Latvia 1,683,604
Luxembourg 33,756
Malaysia 4,034,697
Norway 7,380,750
Poland 7,252,197
Portugal 256,884
Russia 12,039,345
Slovak Republic 1,245,921
Slovenia 45,351
Spain 1,967,418
Sweden 11,549,700
Switzerland 208,949
United Kingdom 1,410,288
USA (ATFS) 7,672,192
USA (SFI) 25,580,472
Uruguay 601,909
Total 301,569,608
Top Ten – Certified Forest
Area
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Country Certified Area (ha)
Canada 131,113,561
United States 33,252,664
Australia 26,578,998
Finland 16,571,224
Russia 12,039,345
Sweden 11,549,700
Belarus 8,710,234
France 8,206,117
Germany 7,386,453
Norway 7,380,750
Certification GloballyProgress so far
28% of the world’s
industrial roundwood
supply is certified
60% of the total area
certified to PEFC
10% of the world’s
forests are certified
10%28% 60%
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National Standard
Multi-stakeholder
process
Consens-based
decisionmaking
National public
consultation
Pilot testing
International
Sustainability
Benchmarks
Panel of Experts
Boardrecommend-
ation
Independent assessment
Global public consultation
Approval by members
Revision required
Application for assessment
Why Forests Matter
12-15 million hectares of forest are lost every year
Two key causes of deforestation:
1. Conversion - wood fibre, palm & soy plus infrastructure
2. Degradation - fires, illegal & unsustainable logging, fuel
wood harvesting and climate change
This brings five key issues:
1. Reduced biodiversity
2. Release of Greenhouse gas emissions
3. Disruption of water cycles
4. Increased soil erosion & run off
5. Impacts on local communities
Certification offers a potential solution – PEFC and FSC
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Why Forest Certification Matters
Promotes the long-term
well-being of forest
communities
Maintains and increases
the health and vitality
of forest eco-systems
Protects
ecologically
important
forest areas
Recognises the role
forests play in rural
development
Promotes
safe working
conditions
Helps prevent
illegal logging
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PEFC and FSC
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PEFC FSC
Bottom up approach Top down approach
Sustainability benchmarks
based on global guidelines and
criteria
Principles and Criteria set by
FSC
Accreditation by UKAS and IAF Accreditation by ASI and ISEAL
Balanced representation based
on Rio Agenda 21
Three chamber system – social
environment and economic
Both schemes have the same overall goal and provide
equivalent assurances of sustainability
Forest Management Chain of Custody
Behind the labelThe nuts & bolts of PEFC – 2 areas
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Delivers sustainable wood raw material that is:
• legal: wood is harvested in compliance with local legislation and international
agreements
• from well managed forests: safeguarding environmental, social & economic values
• traceable: the raw material supply chain is verified from the forest to the finished
product
Chain of Custodies by
Country
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Country
Argentina 9
Australia 196
Austria 465
Belarus 8
Belgium 294
Bolivia 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
Brazil 65
Bulgaria 6
Canada 188
Chile 63
China 287
Colombia 1
Croatia 5
Czech Republic 181
Denmark 95
Dominican Republic 1
Estonia 64
Finland 225
Country
France 2021
Germany 1689
Greece 1
Hungary 17
India 13
Indonesia 24
Ireland 41
Israel 6
Italy 711
Japan 204
Latvia 43
Lebanon 1
Lithuania 9
Luxembourg 18
Macau 8
Malaysia 353
Mexico 5
Monaco 1
Morocco 1
Country
Netherlands 454
New Zealand 27
Norway 74
Papua NewGuinea 1
Paraguay 1
Peru 9
Philippines 2
Poland 163
Portugal 109
Romania 21
Russia 17
Saudi Arabia 2
Singapore 27
SlovakRepublic 69
Slovenia 41
South Africa 4
South Korea 3
Spain 835
Sri Lanka 1
Country
Sultanate ofOman 1
Sweden 212
Switzerland 51
Taiwan 9
Thailand 12
Tunisia 1
Turkey 24
Ukraine 1
United ArabEmirates 25
United Kingdom 1180
USA (PEFCCoC) 270
Uruguay 3
Vietnam 5
Total: 10,976
Chain of Custody Documentation
PEFC ST 2002:2013: Chain of Custody of Forest Based
Products - Requirements
PEFC GD 2001:2014: Chain of Custody of Forest-Based
Products - Guidance for Use
PEFC ST 2003:2012: Requirements for Certification Bodies operating Certification against the PEFC International Chain of
Custody Standard
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Work in Progress
• Guidance for social requirements
• «Greenhouse gas calculation» Transfer of data
• Cross site volume project• No placement of significant risk material on the market• Internal audit sampling
• 100% Road Map
Full revision of all PEFC standards by Nov 2017
Structure of PEFC ST 2002:2013
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• Identification of material category
• Minimum Due Diligence System requirements
• Chain of Custody method
• Sales and communication on claimed product
• Minimum management system requirements
• Social, health and safety requirements
Formal PEFC Claims
• X% PEFC Certified
• PEFC Controlled Sources
• Any other claim invalid! PEFC Mix
PEFC Pure
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PEFC Label Generator
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PEFC Label - Certified
• Minimum 70% certified material content
• Maximum 85% recycled material content
PEFC Label – Promotional Use
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Can be used by any
PEFC Logo User Group
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PEFC Project Certification
Project Chain of
Custody certification
enables a claim to
be made about the
PEFC certified
material used
within a defined
Project.
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PEFC Project Certification
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Market Drivers for PEFC
Certified Products
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Market Drivers for Certification
Corporate procurement
Financial
sector
Consumers
Legislation
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Industry
commitments
Public
procurement
Legislation
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EU Timber Regulation 2013
The Lacey Act 2008 (amended)
Australia Illegal Logging
Prohibition Act 2012
Public Sector Procurement
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Central Point of Expertise on Timber
Timber Procurement Assessment
Committee
European Green Public Procurement
EU Eco Label
Industry Commitments
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World Business Council for
Sustainable Development
The Sustainability Consortium
Consumer Goods Forum
Approach by CGF
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Consumer Goods Forum
• one of the largest global industry networks,
is pledging to achieve zero net
deforestation by 2020.
• to achieve this goal and to help promote
sustainable forest management, the CGF
recommends companies purchase products
that are certified – either FSC or PEFC.
Industry Commitments - Timber
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http://www.supplychainschool.co.uk
Corporate Procurement
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“PepsiCo will continuously work with its
suppliers to be environmentally sustainable in
their practices by following credible forestry
standards and ensuring their fiber purchasing
is only from sources that support responsible
forest management.”
“[…] all Lipton tea packs in Europe
are certified via PEFC.”
Use virgin materials from forests that are verifiably
legal, responsibly managed.................... The Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) or the Programme for
the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
endorsed national forest certification systems can
be used as a way to verify that a forest source is
responsibly managed
Corporate Procurement
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In Europe, we took a big step in 2015 with the sourcing of
solid board from certified sources. In total, more than 60%
of all solid and corrugated board purchased for Europe
was either PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of
Forest Certification) or FSC (Forest Stewardship
Council) certified.
2015 Sustainability Report
Market DemandBoth FSC & PEFC recognised
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FSC
PEFC
5 - I strongly agree
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1 - I strongly disagree
(ASF / CERFLOR / CFCC / SFI)
is a label I can trust
is a label I can trust
81%
4%15%
Yes
No
Don't know
Mean
Value
3,4
3,3
Would you prefer
companies to label
products?
Source: PEFC/GfK Global Consumer Survey (Nov 2014)
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Scheduled Activities
Photo competition (April- June 2017)
Direct Mail campaign to furniture sector
Annual Field trip to Northumberland (May)
Stakeholder seminars (May and October)
Annual General meeting (July)
Annual Stakeholder meeting (July)
Confor Woodland Show (September)
London Build 2017 - October
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Packaging Activities
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Outreach to Construction
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Sponsorship
Outreach to Architects
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Best Public
Building Category
Surface Design Awards 2017
Winner – Interior
Skynet
Outdoor Timber Sector cont’d
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Partnering with PEFC
certified garden furniture
and outdoor timber building
manufacturers to ensure a
presence at 30 garden
shows over the spring and
summer seasons e.g.
Chelsea Flower Show,
Hampton Court Flower
Show – bespoke
promotional materials.
Contract Flooring AssociationCFA Guide to Sustainability 2017-18
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Benefits for Your BusinessAdvantages of PEFC certification & labelling
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• Meet expectations
• The PEFC label allows your company to demonstrate environmental and
social responsibility to customers
• Procurement policies by governments and companies are increasingly
specifying certification as a key requirement.
• Secure supply
• Secure your supply of sustainably sourced material with the assurance that
the raw material used in your packaging originates from legal and
sustainable sources, aligned with regulatory requirements such as EUTR
• There is a larger quantity of material certified to PEFC than any other forest
certification system, providing you with competitive options.
• Position your business
• The PEFC label allows consumers and customers alike to value your
company’s engagement towards sustainability
• PEFC provides you with access to an increasingly discerning market.
Further information
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www.pefc.org
www.pefc.co.uk
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