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- Forest Certification Schemes
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- An international NGO network to promote responsible management of the
worlds forests, appropriate where no current systems exist
- It brings people together to find solutions to the problems caused by
bad forest management
- The council was formed in 1993 by worldwide members of environmental and
human-rights organisations
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- *The PEFC Council is an
independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, founded in 1999
which promotes sustainable managed forests through independent third
party certification. Endorses local systems that are already in place
- *PEFC provides an assurance mechanism to purchasers of wood and paper
products that they are promoting the sustainable management of forests
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- Internationally recognised Forest Certification schemes
- FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)
- PEFC (Programme for Endorsement
- of Forest Certification schemes)
- SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative)
- CSA (Canadian Standards Association)
- MTCC (Malaysian Timber
- Certification Council
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- FSC
- 91 million hectares of accredited forests
- In 82 countries
- PEFC
- 196 million hectares of accredited forests
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- It provides an audit trail of timber, pulp and paper flow from forest to
paper end-user
- It guarantees exact origin of source
- It guarantees that pulp is produced from a correctly managed forest with
full environmental accreditations
- In the longer-term it provides forest sustainability
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- Basic Chain of Custody Rules
- To use the FSC or the PEFC logo, you must be part of the Chain of
Custody and must have accreditation
- All parties involved in the buy and sell chain in the manufacture of the
product must also be accredited
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- Gaining of FSC & PEFC Accreditation for paper and board suppliers
and converters.
- FSC/PEFC certification is carried out by accredited certification bodies.
The FSC/PEFC do not certify forest operations or manufacturers.
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- FSC
- Over 180 printers have chain of custody accreditation
- PEFC
- Over 80 printers have chain of custody accreditation
- The list is growing and it makes perfect sense to gain both FSC and PEFC
at the same time….
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- Accreditation to ISO 14001& ISO 9001 will help to speed up the
certification process
- Demonstrate good environmental credentials
- Keep accurate records of FSC/PEFC purchases
- Have an accurate stock control system
- Demonstrate a good production workflow process
- Proof of good labelling processes
- Prove that invoicing process can accommodate chain of custody numbering
and definitions
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- Goods Inwards
- Production
- Warehousing
- Record Keeping
- Training
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Notes
