1. From forests to consumers
Peter Latham, Chairman PEFC International

2. Certification – The Global Picture Progress to date
10%
28%
60%
28% of the world’s industrial roundwood supply is certified
65% of the total area certified to PEFC
10% of the world’s forests are certified

3. PEFC Key Facts & Figures
39 endorsed National Systems out of 49 members
Global leader 65%
in certified area:
301 million ha PEFC-certified forest area
18,800 PEFC chain of custody certificates in 71 countries
Over
750,000 forest owners
environment
social
economic
Trusted by 87% of consumers*
Source: PEFC International * GfK study, October 2014

4. What is PEFC? Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
Global, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland
Voluntary mechanism promoting sustainable forest management providing independent, third party certification of good practices
Certification system of choice for small family forest-owners
Alliance of national forest certification systems
Thinking Global and Acting Locally
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5. Growing alliance for global impact and certified material availability
With global coverage now 1) we address SFM issues where forests are and 2) ensure certified material availability where you & your suplliers are: global availability.
New National Members:
Ghana, India, South Korea, Macedonia, Thailand, Romania, Bulgaria, Congo, South Africa
New endorsements:
Japan, New Zealand :2016. Expected to be endorsed in 2017: Hungary
PEFC members with endorsed systems
PEFC members progressing towards endorsement
Countries actively developing systems
As of June 2017

6. Strong presence in North America, growth coming from Asia
Source: Radix, hectares

7. PEFC driving growth in certified forest area
Million hectares
+26%
+20%
+10%
PEFC
+16%
+6%
+18%
FSC
+54%
+47% 0%

8. Stringent standards kept relevant for forests, communities and other stakeholders
WG 1 – Sustainable Forest Management
PEFC ST 1003:2010
WG 2 – FM Group Certification & CB Requirements
PEFC ST 1002:2010 & PEFC ST 1004:201x (NEW)
WG 3 – Standard Setting
PEFC ST 1001:2010
WG 4 – Chain of Custody & Labelling
PEFC ST 2002:2013 & PEFC ST 2001:2008
WG 5 – Chain of Custody CB Requirements
PEFC ST 2003:2012
WG 6 – Endorsement Process
PEFC GD 1007:2012
WG 7 – Requirements for Accreditation Bodies
New document
Estimated
200 people
3000 days of dedicated work
Multi stakeholders: eNGOs, brand owners such as Procter & Gamble and McDonalds involved in the revision process
SFM
Consideration of “Trees outside Forests” in the standard
Specification of the conversion requirements (definition of “forest”, interpretation of cut of date)
Several areas: carbon cycle, protective functions, high conservation values
Endorsement
Further development of the endorsement process to a effective monitoring process: Ongoing endorsement under specific conditions, systems have to provide information at specific milestones of their endorsement (e.g. at the beginning of the review)
Consequences:
For systems with good management: reduced effort (e.g. since the review starts after 5 years)
For systems with less developed management: significant improvement of the system management necessary otherwise the risk of loosing the endorsmeent is increasing (e.g. keeping timelines)
CoC
Simplifying language
Due Diligence System (DDS): integration of all indicators for controversial sources in the risk assessment
Definition of claims: specification of claim made by forest owner necessary
Claim period: use of credits during 24 months?
Multi Site Product Groups: cross site volume accounting under specific conditions (presumably fees)
Multi Sites, internal auditing: no 100 % sample, remote technologies allowed

9. From local impacts to global compliance Stringent assessment process
International Sustainability Benchmarks
Panel of Experts
Board recommen-dation
Independent assessment
Global public consultation
Approval by members
Revision required
National Standard
Multi-stakeholder process
Consensus-based decision making
National public consultation
Pilot testing
Application for assessment

10. …to align local & global priorities
Empowering smallholders & improving livelihoods
Promoting Sustainable Landscapes
Addressing deforestation & mitigating climate change
We increasingly make certification accessible, relevant & responsive
Nepal
Thailand
Malaysia
Spain
Vietnam
South Africa

11. Top Ten – Certified Forest Area
Country
Certified Area (ha)
Canada
131,119,991
United States
33,371,408
Australia
23,859,619
Finland
16,571,224
Russia
12,127,584
Sweden
11,549,700
Belarus
8,710,234
France
8,198,260
Germany
7,386,605
Norway
7,380,750

12. Chain of Custodies by Region
Europe
Austria
464
Lithuania 9
Belarus 8
Luxembourg 17
Belgium
294
Monaco 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina 2
Netherlands
456
Bulgaria 6
Norway 73
Croatia
Poland
166
Cyprus
Portugal
116
Czech Republic
209
Romania 23
Denmark 99
Russia 20
Estonia 67
Slovak Republic 75
Finland
229
Slovenia 42
France
2029
Spain
847
Germany
1707
Sweden
212
Greece 3
Switzerland 66
Hungary
Turkey 24
Ireland 40
Ukraine
Italy
707
United Kingdom
1181
Latvia 43
Total
9260
Africa
Egypt 1
Morocco
South Africa 4
Tunisia
Total 7
Asia
Bahrain 1
China
298
India 13
Indonesia 27
Israel 6
Japan
204
Lebanon
Malaysia
350
Philippines 4
Saudi Arabia 2
Singapore
South Korea 3
Sri Lanka
Sultanate of Oman
Taiwan 9
Thailand
United Arab Emirates 24
Vietnam 5
Total
989
Oceania
Australia
195
New Zealand 27
Papua New Guinea 1
Total
223
Central & South America
Argentina 9
Bolivia 1
Brazil 65
Chile 63
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Paraguay
Peru 10
Uruguay 3
Total
154
North America
Canada
195
Mexico 6
USA
271
Total
472