Certified Paper-Based Products for the

Print, Packaging and Publishing Industries

PEFC Chain of Custody Certification

Chain of custody is the process by which the source of a

forest product is verified. In order for products originating
from certified sources to carry the PEFC logo, the certified
raw material must be tracked from the forest through the
supply chain.
Only when this process has been independently verified
and the product contains a minimum percentage of 70%
PEFC-certified material is the product eligible to bear the
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For further information on PEFC Chain of Custody
Certification visit the PEFC UK web site - http://www.
pefc.co.uk/chain_of_custody.shtml
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PEFC UK Ltd
Programme for the Endorsement of
Forest Certification schemes.
PEFC has endorsed certification
systems in more than 20 countries on
4 continents.
For further details visit PEFC’s
international web site: www.pefc.org

PEFC UK Ltd
Jupiter House
High Street
Tattenhall
Cheshire CH3 9PX
Tel: 01829 770438
E-mail: info@pefc.co.uk
Web site: http://www.pefc.co.uk
Growing Demand for Sustainable Products
Demand for sustainably produced goods is
growing in the UK. Consumers are becoming
better informed and more concerned about
the environmental provenance of the goods
they buy. Increasingly, companies who
produce paper and packaging products are
keen to demonstrate their corporate social
and environmental responsibility commitments by developing a
credible paper procurement policy. Financial institutions are also
increasingly using credible corporate social responsibility reporting
to assess financial risk profiles and lending status.
Corporate environmental policies often encourage the use of
recycled materials (when available and appropriate) or, when
virgin fibre is used, seek to ensure that it originates from legal and
sustainable sources. One of the easiest ways of demonstrating that
virgin fibre comes from responsibly managed forests is to source
it from forests that have been independently certified against a
credible forest management certification scheme. Products should
also be tracked through the supply chain using chain of custody
certification at every stage of processing.
PEFC – Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification
schemes
PEFC is a global umbrella organisation for the
assessment, and mutual recognition, of national
forest certification schemes that are developed
through a multi-stakeholder process. This
process, respects the principle of subsidiarity,
which means that although national schemes
remain independent they co-operate with each
other under the PEFC umbrella. This ensures that
the wood products emanating from each scheme
Why choose PEFC Certification?
Currently, with over 196 million hectares
certified, PEFC (Programme for Endorsement
of Forest Certification schemes) is the largest
resource of certified wood from sustainable
forest management. Third party audited, to
internationally recognised and globally respected
certification processes, ensures that PEFC
What are the benefits PEFC Certification?
l PEFC allows you to be confident about your
raw material sourcing
l PEFC certification provides a fully audited and
verifiable supply chain from forest to end use
l PEFC certification provides you and your
customers with assurances that the fibre used
and the products purchased originate from legal
and sustainable sources
l PEFC reduces risk and improves the internal
efficiency of your business throughout the paper
meet equivalent standards and can therefore
be traded internationally. The national schemes
build upon the inter-governmental processes for
the promotion of sustainable forest management;
a series of on-going mechanisms and an outcome
of the Rio Earth Summit, which are supported by
149 governments in the world covering 85% of
the global forest area.
certification provides a transparent system of
forest inspection. Chain of custody certification
provides a means of tracking fibre from harvested
tree to the end product. Specifying PEFC-certified
fibre/paper will provide you and your customers
with assurances that the paper products originate
from legal and sustainable sources.
supply chain accounting system by integrating
Chain of Custody certification into your company’s
quality management and control systems
l PEFC provides a practical demonstration of
your company’s corporate, environmental and
social responsibility by forming the foundation of
a credible paper procurement policy
l PEFC gives access to its trademarked logo for
both on and off-product communications.