The PEFC Council (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in 1999 which promotes sustainably managed forests through independent third party certification.

The PEFC Council provides an assurance mechanism to purchasers of wood and paper products that they are promoting the sustainable management of forests.

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Why use PEFC Certified Wood? 

Throughout the world, the sustainable management of forests is becoming increasingly more important. As a proven standard of sustainability, the PEFC Certification provides peace-of-mind to purchasers of raw wood materials.

As end users become more conscious of eco-friendly products and are happy to participate in practices that promote environmental sustainability, wood producers using PEFC Wood are able to offer customers greater choice.

Additional Information Regarding PEFC Certification

The PEFC logo indicates that products contain at least 70% certified material.

Only timber and paper products from PEFC endorsed systems can be traded and labelled with the PEFC logo.

PEFC assures that the uncertified content in the PEFC certified product does not originate from illegal logging.

PEFC certification is based on several hundred detailed criteria.

PEFC certified forests and certified companies are inspected annually.