Terms in Certifications

• WWF’s Guide to buying paper

  WWF’s Guide to buying paper, Promotes the use of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and thirdparty verification; showcases a company tracking supply chain. (companion to WWF’s Paper Scorecard)

C

• Canadian Standards Association,CSA
• CEPI Certification Matrix

• CERFLOR (1)

• Certficiation systems for timber (14)

  Responsible stewardship of the forest resources. There are many different certification schemes, but the best and most-inclusive are the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), PEFC and the SFI standard. These systems are based on inspections and auditing by third parties.

• Certifications (20)

  Different type of certifications in our industry.

• CO2 (2)
• Confederation of European Paper Industries’ (CEPI) Legal Logging Code of Conduct

  Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI). Members commit to set up and use reliable verification/tracking systems and use third-party certification chain-of-custody to document the wood flow. Legal Logging Code of Conduct

• CO2 emission have been analysed (2)
• CSR (4)

  Corporate social responsibility

D

• Danish Government Procurement Policy for Tropical Forests

  Draft criteria include requirements to track products throughout the supply chain and verification through the certification process.
  
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• Dow Jones Sustainability World indexes

E

• EPAT- Environmental Paper Assessment Tool

  Environmental Paper Assessment Tool® (EPAT)
  Rates percentage of new fiber input that can be traced back to its origin to the forest management unit. Upcoming EPAT® upgrade allows members to compare and assess different supplies along the supply chain.

F

• FCAG - Forest Certification Assessment Guide

  FCAG assesses certification systems’ provisions for the control
  of chain-of-custody from the forest of origin to the final product.
  

• FSC - Forest Stewardship Council (8)

  FSC certification and Controlled-Wood Standard Forest Stewardship Council. FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.To earn FSC certification and the right to use the FSC label, an organization must first adapt its management and operations to conform to all applicable FSC requirements. Includes specifications to ensure the tracking of wood to the country and district level.
  

• FAO Public Procurement policies

  The report: Public procurement policies for
  forest products and their impacts
  

• FTSE4Good global

G

• GFTN - Global Forest and Trade Network

  Provides guidance on gathering information and assessing supplier data
  regarding the origin of wood products. Provides sample questionnaires and advice on setting up supplier databases.
  

• GRI - Globalreporting (4)

  Global Reporting Initiative guidelines,
  

• German Government Procurement Policy

  German Government Procurement Policy. Accepts FSC and PEFC certificates although the systems can be excluded if the complete traceability of the product cannot be guaranteed.
  

• GPN - Green Purchasing Network

• Global Challenges Index

  In 2007, the Hanover Stock Exchange and the research company Oekom Research AG introduced the Global Challenges Index.

• Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes Rating System

  Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes Rating System
  

I

• ISO 14001 (2)
• ISO 9000 (2)

  The ISO 9000 family addresses "Quality management". This means what the organization does to fulfill: the customer's quality requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements, while aiming to enhance customer satisfaction, and achieve continual improvement of its performance in pursuit of these objectives.

• ISO 9001 (2)

  ISO 9001 is by far the world's most established quality framework, currently being used by around 897000 organizations in 170 countries worldwide. This sets out the criteria you will need to meet if you wish to operate in accordance with the standard and gain certification.

• ISO 14000 (3)

  The ISO 14000 family addresses "Environmental management". This means what the organization does to:minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities, and to achieve continual improvement of its environmental performance.

• ISO 14001:2004
• ISO 9001:2000 (1)

  The transition to ISO 9001:2008 is now taking place

• ISO 26000

  Guidance on Social Responsibility. Will be implemented 2010

• ISO 9001:2008
• ISO (3)

  International Standards for Business, Government and Society. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 159 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.

J

• Japanese Government Procurement Policy

  Japanese Government Procurement Policy. Requires that relevant documentation and evidence (invoices, contract sales, logging notification, etc.) be preserved during definite terms.
  

L

• Level A (2)

  Level A

• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Promotes the use of locally manufactured materials. Green Building Rating System
  

N

• NASDAQ Sustainability Index
• NGO and Other initiatives

  Non-Governmental Organizations and initiatives like Forest Certification ASsociation, Green purchasing network and Guide for buying paper.

O

• Other systems (1)

P

• Private sector initiatives
• PEFC - Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification council (8)

  Guide for the avoidance of controversial timber. PEFC is the world's largest forest certification organisation with a certified forest area
  twice as large as the FSC umbrella.

  PEFC provides specifications to ensure traceability in chain-of-custody standard and promotes the use of locally manufactured materials.
  

• Public sector
• Paper Profile

  Provides information on how the origin of wood fiber is documented and whether the mill receives wood from certified forests.
  

• Procurement requirements

  Private and public requirements when aquire goods. Code of conducts for legal loggin, evaluate supply chain etc

R

• Resources to assess requirements

  Tools to estimate the value for forest products and certified forest

• Rating systems

  Different systems and tools for rating

S

• SFI Standard - Sustainable Forestry Initiative (6)

  SFI is a is a fully independent, non-profit charitable organization that promotes sustainable forest management. The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) label is a sign you are buying wood and paper products from well-managed forests, backed by a rigorous, third-party certification audit. In the US and Canada, requires an auditable system to characterize the lands from where raw materials are procured and improve rates of compliance with best management practices. For sources outside North America, it requires participants to assess and address risk of acquiring materials from unwanted sources.
  

T

• Timber Trade Federation Responsible Purchasing Policy

  Timber Trade Federation Responsible Purchasing Policy. Provides assistance to members to evaluate the supply chain of their products, the levels of risk of their suppliers and country of origin for their products.

• Tropical Forest Trust’s guide: Good Wood.

  Tropical Forest Trust’s guide: Good Wood. Provides advice for companies to identify the sources of their wood (e.g. sending questionnaires, interviewing suppliers, etc). Provides an overview of options for wood tracking, chains-of-custody, and potential issues.

• Traceability
  Synonyms: FSC - Forest Stewardship Council, PEFC - Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification council, Confederation of European Paper Industries’ (CEPI) Legal Logging Code of Conduct, Timber Trade Federation Responsible Purchasing Policy, Danish Government Procurement Policy for Tropical Forests, German Government Procurement Policy, Japanese Government Procurement Policy, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

U

• UN Global Compact (1)

  The world’s largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative.

• UK Government Procurement (CPET)

  Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement (CPET) . CPET is an initiative of the UK central government to assist in the implementation of its procurement policy rating systems. Provides advice to evaluate supply chains, including contractual requirements.
  htpp://www.proforest.net/cpet

W

• WWF Paper Scorecard

  Rates percentage of fiber from certified sources.
  

• WWF Tissue Scoring

  Rates the implementation of transparent process(es) for the systematic
  tracking of materials in order to compile evidence to ensure that the origin of commodities traded and/or processed is known.
  

• Wood for Good Campaign (www.woodforgood.com)

• WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development