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.

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.

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.

Kingsgate House is a seven-storey residential project in West London which was the first major construction project in the world to achieve PEFC Project Certification.

Momentum has been gathering strength in the world of sustainable forest management, propelled by issues such as climate change, but so it has at PEFC, as we started our new five-year management cycle based on our 2013-17 strategy. Find out more with our 2013 Annual Review!