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ISSUE 38 OCTOBER 2015

....and India Makes 40

Last month, PEFC welcomed India to the PEFC alliance
as the Network for Certification and Conservation of
Forests (NCCF) became our 40th national member.
Welcoming India into the global PEFC family, PEFCs
Chief Executive Ben Gunneberg said Wed like to use this
opportunity to thank all our supporters who have helped
PEFC move beyond our European roots to become the
worlds leading forest certification system.

The next key milestone came in 2004 when Australia and

Chile became the first non-European systems to achieve
endorsement. This saw PEFC change its name from the Pan
European Forest Certification Council to the Programme for
the Endorsement of Forest Certification.
In 2005, PEFC became the worlds largest forest certification
system with more than 100 million hectares of certified forest
area, as a result of the endorsement of the Canadian forest
certification system. By 2007, the certified area had grown to
200 million hectares.
2009 was another important year for PEFC, as Gabon
became both the first African system, and the first tropical
system, to be endorsed. A few months later, Malaysia
became the first PEFC-endorsed system in Asia.

PEFCs Global Presence

It was back in 1999, when national organisations from eleven

countries came together to establish PEFC, responding to
the specific requirements of small and family forest owners in
Europe. This was followed a year later with the endorsement
of the first national forest certification systems, enabling forest
owners and managers in Austria, Finland, Germany, Norway
and Sweden to certify their responsible forestry practices.

We have had many busy years since, from the first PEFC
Forest Certification Week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2013,
to the endorsement of the Argentina, China and Indonesia
national forest certification systems in 2014.
More recently Japan and New Zealand have submitted
their systems for PEFC endorsement. Demand for PEFC
continues to grow and there are countries all over the world
currently developing their own national forest certification
systems. We are therefore already looking forward to
welcoming our 41st member.

UKWAS Comments Sought

PEFC UKs endorsed forest certification scheme is
the United Kingdom Woodland Assurance Standard
(UKWAS). This standard is currently undergoing a periodic
five-yearly review.
The UKWAS Steering Group is actively seeking stakeholder
comments to inform the development of the UKWAS Fourth
Edition which will be released in autumn next year. If you

have an interest in sustainable forest management in the UK

or the development of the UKWAS 4, we would very much
appreciate your input. A link to the draft can be found below.
Comments should be e-mailed to the UKWAS Support Unit
on ukwas@confor.org.uk by 30th October 2015.
http://ukwas.org.uk/article/ukwas-4-draft-forconsultation

PEFC UK Board Update

Ross Bradshaw has now succeeded Hugh Miller as Chairman of PEFC UK. Ross has
worked in the paper manufacturing industry for over twenty five years. In addition to his role
at PEFC UK, Ross is active in a number of industry groups, including The Paper and Board
Association and The Stationers Company, The City of London Livery Company for the
Communications and Content industries, where he is a Liveryman.

Ross Bradshaw

Currently, Ross runs his own paper agency business representing a number of speciality
paper mills from the USA and Europe, offering bespoke publishing and packaging papers.
Ross is PEFC UKs longest serving director, having joined the Board in 2007.
In addition, Simon Hart from Egger UK has also been appointed to the PEFC Board.
Simon is currently General Manager of Egger Forest Management, an arm of Egger Forestry,
which offers a full range of forestry services to woodland owners in the north of England and
Scotland He brings over 30 years experience in the forestry world to his role at PEFC.

Simon Hart

Simon also runs Eggers forest certification scheme and sits on the UK Woodland Assurance
Standard (UKWAS) Steering Group. Prior to joining Egger, he worked for UPM Tilhill, mainly in
forestry investment, but since 2000 he also audited woodlands to the UKWAS standard. He is
a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Foresters and RICS and a Registered Valuer.

Key Appointment at PEFC International

Last month Fabienne Sinclair joined the PEFC team at its Geneva headquarters.
With a background in consumer products, most recently as a Marketing Manager at
Colgate Palmolive, Fabienne has responsibility for PEFCs international marketing
activities.
We are delighted to welcome Fabienne who brings over fifteen years of marketing,
commercial and communications experience to the organisation. A graduate of
Nantes University in marketing and business management, Fabienne lived and worked
in the UK for several years.

Sustainable Brands
15 London
Next month, PEFC will be participating in a three day event
which will be held at the Beaumont Estate, Windsor from
16-18 November Sustainable Brands 15 London. This
event will bring together almost 500 thought leaders, brand
innovators, designers, and global business leaders to
explore various topics and issues relating to sustainability.
Through a combination of plenary sessions, workshops,
the Activation Hub and networking events, this conference
has been designed to benefit everyone from NGOs and
small business owners, to CEOs and global brand leaders.
PEFC will be present in the Activation Hub to promote the

Fabienne Sinclair

assurances of responsible sourcing that PEFC certification

provides.
The event is aimed at those working in a broad range
of disciplines including Sustainability/CSR, Branding,
Communications and Design and Innovation. Global
companies such as Audi, LOreal, Unilever. Adidas and
GSK have already confirmed their participation. If you
could like to join us you can register at http://events.
sustainablebrands.com/sb15london/register quoting
code VT13508055 for a 100 discount on admission.

Structural Timber Awards

More than 500 leaders and innovators from across the
UK construction sector gathered at the NEC, Birmingham
earlier this month, for the inaugural Structural Timber
Awards dinner. These awards aim to recognise outstanding
projects, innovative products and companies promoting
excellence in structural timber across the UK. The awards
were hosted by the Chairman of the Structural Timber
Association, Andrew Carpenter. The guest speaker was
architect, television personality, lecturer and writer George
Clarke.

PEFCs Alun Watkins presents the award for Best Education Project to
Nick Milestone, Managing Director of B&K Structures

The big winner of the night was the Sky Believe in Better
Building which won five awards. B & K Structures, which
provided the structural timber frame for the project, took
home the Winner of Winners Award, Best Commercial
Project of the Year, Best Low Energy Project as well as the
Best Education Project, which was sponsored by PEFC UK.
Architects Arup Associates also scooped the Architect of
the Year award for the same project.

Confor Woodland Show

Last month, PEFC UK participated in the Confor Woodland

Show which was held on the Longleat Estate in Wiltshire.
Visitors to the show included forest owners and growers,
woodland owners, forestry professionals, contractors, timber
buyers and processors and others with an interest in the rural
environment. The event provided excellent opportunities for
those working in the forestry sector to meet, buy and sell on two
gloriously sunny autumn days.

PEFC were there to promote its newly-developed small woodland

certification solution. The new system aims to provide a simple
and cost-effective solution to assist the UKs small and mediumsized private forest owners to become PEFC-certified. It is
designed to help increase the UKs certified forest area and boost
the supply of certified material to the UK primary processing
sector and its customers. To find out more visit: www.pefc.
co.uk/forestry/forestry-certification-system-tool.

Meet PEFC
Alternative Investment Forum
20-21 October 2015
London
Further details: www.arena-international.com/
alternativeinvest

Alun Watkins chats to Peter Andrews of the British Retail Consortium

Packaging
Innovations 2015
In September, PEFC UK joined forces with SFI and
PEFC certified company, AB Packaging Group, to
exhibit for the second year in succession at Packaging
Innovations. The two-day show took place at its new
home, London Olympia on 16-17 September.
The show provided us with valuable opportunities
to meet with leading brand owners and retailers
to promote PEFC as an assurance of responsible
Sourcing. The event certainly met our expectations and
we are already looking forward to next years show.

New Additions
to the PEFC
Library
A new title has recently been added to
the PEFC library PEFC Sustainable
Forest Management an Online
Certification System for UK
Woodland Owners. In addition, the
consumer brochure PEFC: The
Responsible Choice for Forest
Products has also been revised and
updated.
Copies of both brochures are available
free of charge. They can be downloaded
from the PEFC website or printed copies can be
obtained by e-mailing: hilary.khawam@pefc.co.uk

Pira Packaging Summit

11-12 November 2015
London
Further details: www.pack-summit.com
PEFC Stakeholder Workshop
12 November 2015
Bristol
Further details: info@pefc.co.uk
Sustainable Brands 15 London
16-18 November 2015
Windsor
Further details: http://events.sustainablebrands.com/
sb15london
PEFC Stakeholder Workshop
19 November 2015
Leeds
Further details: info@pefc.co.uk

Contacts
Alun Watkins
PEFC UK Executive Director
e awatkins@pefc.co.uk
t 0114 307 2334
Please call Alun for all general enquiries and queries
about Chain of Custody and use of the PEFC logo.
Hilary Khawam
PEFC Communications and Marketing Director
e hilary.khawam@pefc.co.uk
t 01689 819902