What does PEFC mean on cigarettes?
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization which promotes sustainable forest management through independent third party certification. It is considered the certification system of choice for small forest owners.
What is PEFC standard?
PEFC chain of custody establishes the link from the forest to the market, tracking forest and tree based products from sustainable sources to the final product. In addition, this standard includes management requirements, including on health, safety and labour issues.
What is PEFC material?
The PEFC logo on our products ensures that our [wood/paper/packaging/products] comes/come from sustainably managed forests, recycled and controlled sources. Every purchase of a PEFC-labelled product makes a difference for forests and forest communities across the world.
What is FSC and PEFC?
Whilst FSC® sets specific standards, PEFC is more of an umbrella brand incorporating different national certification schemes. Ultimately the end goals are the same. Both provide schemes to protect forests and ensure end users get the responsibly sourced timber they requested.
Who owns PEFC?
Weyerhaeuser Company
Weyerhaeuser is a U.S.-based timber, land and forest products company, which sustainably owns or manages nearly 9 million hectares of forests throughout the United States and Canada. The company uses its timberlands to grow trees used to make products people need.
What does the PEFC logo mean?
When you see the PEFC label on a product, it means that it comes from a PEFC-certified forest (obviously, only the forest-based material within the product). A PEFC-certified forest is a forest that is managed in line with the strictest environmental, social and economic requirements.
Can you recycle PEFC?
All of its cups are made in the UK with 100% PEFC certified paper board from sustainably-managed forests. The high-quality fibres are increasingly in demand in the paper industry and can be recycled up to seven times without losing their material integrity.
What is PEFC paper?
Just Digital. Print, Top Tips. PEFC™ (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) is an international organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management through its internationally recognised principles and guidelines.
What is the PEFC logo?
What are the benefits of FSC and PEFC?
Benefits of FSC and PEFC certification Compliance with legislation. Enhanced business reputation. Use of the FSC or PEFC certification trademark. Assurance to customers that they are contributing to environmental conservation and economic stability.
Is it OK to sell FSC as PEFC?
Without the FSC or PEFC certification, or if a retailer that is at the end of the chain with an FSC or PEFC licence agreement, the products should not be marketed, promoted, claimed or sold as FSC or PEFC.
What percentage of the world’s forests are certified?
Quick Facts. Over 320 million hectares of forest area (or 790 million acres) are managed in compliance with PEFC’s internationally accepted Sustainability Benchmarks – that’s roughly the size of Egypt, South Africa and Turkey combined. Three-quarters (75%) of all certified forests globally are certified to PEFC*.