What are PEFC and FSC?

What are PEFC and FSC?

The FSC is a global certification system that enables specifiers to identify and purchase wood from well-managed forests. Similarly, PEFC describes itself as an international organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management (SFM) through independent third party certification.

What is PEFC-certified sustainable wood?

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization which promotes sustainable forest management through independent third party certification. It is considered the certification system of choice for small forest owners.

Is PEFC better than FSC?

Whilst FSC® sets specific standards, PEFC is more of an umbrella brand incorporating different national certification schemes. Ultimately the end goals are the same. Both provide schemes to protect forests and ensure end users get the responsibly sourced timber they requested.

What is the difference between PEFC and FSC?

What is PEFC’s database?

PEFC maintains comprehensive databases to ensure easy access to relevant information about certificate holders, logo and label users, certified products, accredited certification bodies, and PEFC-endorsed national certification systems.

What is PEFC certification?

PEFC, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, is a leading global alliance of national forest certification systems. 300 million hectares of PEFC-certified forests, 20,000 Chain of Custody certified companies… our stats at a glance.

What is pepefc?

PEFC, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, is a leading global alliance of national forest certification systems.

How are the PEFC standards used in the field?

They are not used directly in the field, but set out the requirements that national standards and their development process must meet in order to achieve PEFC endorsement. Our Sustainable Forest Management standard is a benchmark standard.