Standards and implementation
Standards and guides
From the requirements that companies must meet to achieve PEFC Chain of Custody certification, to the specific steps stakeholders must take as they develop their national forest certification system, our documents are vital to the functioning of our organization.
How our standards are developed
Our international standards go through a detailed and rigorous development process before they can be approved and implemented. The development process is consensus-driven, open and transparent, and is open to all stakeholders.
Adapting global standards to local needs
Adapting global standards to local needs
We work through national forest management standards, developed by local stakeholders, enabling countries to tailor their sustainable forest management requirements to their national context.
Ensuring national standards meet global expectations
Ensuring national standards meet global expectations
Through an independent assessment process, we ensure that nationally developed forest management standards meet our exacting international requirements.
Assuring compliance with our standards
Assuring compliance with our standards
We assure that the certification process is robust and credible through the separation of roles and reliance on proven ISO standards.