A special supplement on forest certification in Asia to keep you abreast of these exciting movements under foot and to motivate and inspire you to get involved.

By the end of 2015, over 272 million hectares of forest area was PEFC certified, and more than 10,700 PEFC Chain of Custody certificates had been issued.

The PEFC label allows you to visibly communicate your commitment to responsible sourcing. This is becoming ever more important as consumers are increasingly conscious of the impact of their buying decisions. Find out how PEFC certification and the PEFC label can benefit your business.

2015 was the year that saw the adoption of the SDGs by the UN General Assembly and important climate change commitments at COP21 in Paris. This Annual Review captures just a few of our activities and those of our members, but it already demonstrates that sustainable forest management is much more than just an environmental issue. It equally addresses the social, economic and cultural dimensions of sustainability at the core of the 17 SDGs.

The national sustainable forest management standard of the Republic of Korea, endorsed by PEFC on 29 June 2018. The review date is 22 December 2020.

The 20th PEFC General Assembly took place in the Hotel Royal Plaza, Montreux, Switzerland.

A special edition of the PEFC newsletter was published to mark the 2015 PEFC Forest Certification Week in Montreux, Switzerland. From international project highlights to the World Forestry Congress and Milano Expo 2015, the newsletter highlights some of the many key achievements and progress made by the entire PEFC alliance in 2015.

Meeting took place during PEFC Forest Certification Week in Montreux, Switzerland.

This standard laid out the requirements for chain of custody certification for forest-based products – the conditions a company must meet in order to achieve PEFC certification. This edition has been replaced by PEFC ST 2002:2020. The transition date was 14 August 2022.

The national sustainable forest management standard of Italy, endorsed by PEFC on 31 May 2017. The review date is 28 October 2020.

Assessment report for the national forest certification system of Russia, by Indufor Oy.

Your customers trust you to supply packaging and other forest-based material responsibly, which you can achieve through obtaining PEFC Chain of Custody certification and sourcing PEFC-certified raw material. Find out more with this brochure.

In 2014 we undertook and supported a range of initiatives advancing us along the journey towards the tipping point for certified sustainable forest management and the resulting products.

This document defined the requirements for certification bodies carrying out PEFC chain of custody certification. This edition has been replaced by PEFC ST 2003:2020.

The 19th PEFC General Assembly took place in the Hotel Meridien Etoile, Paris, France.

A special edition of the PEFC Newsletter was published to mark the opening of PEFC Forest Certification Week in Paris, France, highlighting some of the key achievements and progress of PEFC in 2014.

The national sustainable forest management standard of Belarus, endorsed by PEFC on 27 October 2017. The review date is 14 November 2019. The Belarusian national system is currently suspended due to the current political situation.

Assessment report for the national forest certification system of Luxembourg, by ForestSense.

A special supplement on forest certification in Asia to keep you abreast of these exciting movements under foot and to motivate and inspire you to get involved.

When it comes to individual construction projects, the construction industry faces specific challenges when proving that the timber specified and supplied is from certified sustainable sources. Project Certification has been designed as a mechanism for gaining independent verification of the use of certified timber in a one-off project such as a construction project which has a limited duration.