PEFC certification means that a forest or business has been independently assessed and verified as meeting PEFC’s sustainability, traceability and social responsibility requirements.
For forests, this involves managing woodland to a national or regional forest management standard that has been independently assessed as meeting PEFC’s Sustainable Forest Management Benchmarks. For businesses who obtain PEFC chain of custody certification, it means having systems in place to track responsibly sourced material through the supply chain.
PEFC certification provides assurance that wood-based products come from responsibly managed forests and controlled sources.