This report provides the evidence of compliance with PEFC GD 1003:2009 for the development of the final draft of Certification Body Requirements - Chain of Custody (ST 2003:201X).

During the webinars explaining the changes to the revised PEFC Chain of Custody and PEFC Trademarks standards the following questions were asked. This document provides the responses to those questions.

The enquiry draft of the revised Requirements for Certification Bodies standard, prepared for the global public consultation.

Forest certification is at the core of our work, as we promote and enable sustainable forest management around the world. We recognize that while the concept of sustainable forest management is global in nature, its implementation is local. This is why we work with local organizations and people to advance responsible forestry. This brochure provides an overview of how we approach the core of our work, forest certification.

Through delivering forest certification over the last 15 years, PEFC has positively impacted significant areas of forest through requiring improved forestry practices and bringing attention to sustainable management. What’s less acknowledged is our impact outside of forests. These impacts may be less obvious and beyond the traditional scope of forest certification, but they are exciting and hold much promise for scaling up.

This one-pager presents some of the unique and distinguishing features of PEFC when compared to other international certification systems.

The enquiry draft of the revised Chain of Custody standard, prepared for the global public consultation.

The enquiry draft of the revised PEFC Trademarks standard, prepared for the global public consultation.

The SFM Working Group is the permanent working group responsible for providing guidance on the implementation and interpretation of the revised Sustainable Forest Management and Group Certification benchmarks.

The terms of reference for the permanent Working Group responsible for the continued development of PEFC’s sustainable forest management approach and the provision of guidance on the implementation and interpretation of PEFC’s benchmark standards for forest management certification.

The terms of reference for the Working Group responsible for the revision of PEFC’s requirements for Certification Bodies operating Certification against the PEFC International Chain of Custody Standard (PEFC ST 2003).

Forests support over half of all terrestrial species diversity, impact 1.6 billion people directly and affect all of us indirectly. However, we can see that the world’s increasingly urban society struggles to appreciate the fundamental role that forestry, and the whole forest products supply chain, plays in delivering and maintaining a sustainable world. At PEFC, we have a vital role to play in changing this paradigm.

The international requirements for sustainable forest management. Every national forest management standard must address these requirements to achieve PEFC endorsement.

The general requirements for national forest certification systems with group forest management certification. Stakeholders use this benchmark when they develop their national group certification requirements.

This report provides the evidence of compliance with PEFC GD 1003:2009 for the development of the final draft of Group Forest Management Certification (ST 1003:201X).

This report provides the evidence of compliance with PEFC GD 1003:2009 for the development of the final draft of Sustainable Forest Management (ST 1003:201X).

The enquiry draft of the revised Sustainable Forest Management standard, prepared for the global public consultation.

Climate change, population growth, urbanization, poverty and inequality... these are just some of the issues that we as society have to tackle, and forests are an important part of the solution. The PEFC family can, and will, place forests at the heart of the solutions to these challenges. Together, we have the opportunity to demonstrate the real value of sustainably managed forests and their contribution to achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The enquiry draft of the revised Group Certification benchmark standard, prepared for the global public consultation.

An overview of the changes made to the PEFC Standard Setting standard (1001:2017) compared to the previous version from 2010.