The PEFC Alliance

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Our members are a vital part of the PEFC alliance, and we have two different types: national members and international stakeholder members.

What we do and why

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We believe that forest certification needs to be local, that's why we work with national organizations to advance responsible forestry.

Speed up supplier verification

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Become a PEFC notified certification body

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Discover the steps you need to take to offer PEFC certification.

Issue PEFC recognized accreditations

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Provide services to certification bodies seeking to carry out PEFC certification in your country, with a PEFC accreditation programme.

Sustainable packaging starts with PEFC

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Certification for small-forest owners

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Internationally, around one million small-forest owners have achieved PEFC certification through our group certification mechanism.

Standards and Guides

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Some of our most important international standards and guides at a glance.

Ensuring national standards meet global expectations

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Through an independent assessment process, we ensure that nationally developed forest management standards meet our exacting international requirements.

Assuring compliance with our standards

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We assure that the certification process is robust and credible through the separation of roles and reliance on proven ISO standards.

Adapting global standards to local needs

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We work through national forest management standards, developed by local stakeholders, enabling countries to tailor their sustainable forest management requirements to their specific national context.

Why get PEFC certification for your forest?

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Proof of sustainability, national relevancy and available to all forest owners, PEFC forest certification brings many benefits.

How to get PEFC forest certification

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Discover the steps you need to take in order to achieve PEFC sustainable forest management certification of your forest.

Funding

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We are a non-profit association, with more the three-quarters of our funding coming from our members, primarily national forest certification systems.

How our standards are developed

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Our international standards go through a detailed and rigorous development process that is consensus-driven, open and transparent, and is open to all stakeholders.

Developing national standards

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Local stakeholders are responsible for developing and maintaining their national forest management standard, in response to local demand, interest and commitment.

Changes to our key standards

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Discover the main changes to the 2020 standards governing chain of custody certification, trademark use, and conformity assessment.

Global public consultations

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Give your comments and provide feedback on the development of our international standards.

History

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In 1999, small- and family forest owners from Europe came together to create a forest certification system that would enable them to demonstrate their excellence in sustainable forest management. 20 years on, PEFC is the largest forest certification system in the world!

Revising national standards

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All national forest managment stardards are reviewed regularly to ensure they continue to meet expectations and the latest best practices.