CERTIFICATION NEWS
On-Line CerificationEdition N°25
November 2008
27/11/2008
NEW CERTFOR CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATION FOR FORESTAL TROMEN S.A.
As result of Bureau Veritas Certification Chile auditing process, Forestal Tromen S.A has obtained the CERTFOR Chain of Custody Certification in September this year. This company was sucessfully certified under the Chain of Custody Standard and its certificate number is the E-013.
Source: CERTFORCHILE
27/11/2008
NEW CERTFOR CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATION FOR PAPELES NORSKE SKOG BIO BIO LTDA.
As result of Bureau Veritas Certification Chile auditing process, Papeles Norske Skog Bio Bio Ltda. has obtained the CERTFOR Chain of Custody Certification in September this year. This company was sucessfully certified under the Chain of Custody Standard and its certificate number is the E-12.
Source: CERTFORCHILE
15/11/2008
CORFO SUBSIDY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OR STANDARDS
The Production Development Corporation (CORFO) has implemented an instrument that subsidizes part of the cost of implementation and auditing process, in order to enable companies to meet standards of management.
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Source: CERTFORCHILE
06/11/2008
CERTFORCHILE SUPERIOR COUNCIl MEETING
On November the 6, the fourth meeting of the superior council of the CERTFORCHILE Corporation was held. Matters concerning forest Certification in Chile were part of the agenda.
Source: CERTFORCHILE
25/11/2008
MINAGRI AND FAO SIGN DRAFT TO STRENGTHEN THE FOREST MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBLE
The project seeks to strengthen the CAPABILITIES of the Southern Cone countries to monitor, assess and report the progress in sustainable forest management through the development, use and implementation of criteria and indicators agreed between the nations. Its implementation begins this month and ends in April 2010.
Source: LIGNUM
24/11/2008
THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE APPLAUDS RONA’S LEADERSHIP IN FOREST MANAGEMENT
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI(R)) program congratulated RONA on its new wood procurement policy, a step that positions RONA as a leader in responsible purchasing in corporate Canadá.
Source: Forest News Watch, Weekly Reports, 24 November 2008
21/11/2008
MOTION TO INCLUDE WORKERS’ RIGHTS IN CHAIN OF CUSTODY PASSED BY FSC
FSC has identified workers’ rights as a new aspect of its fourth Principle: Maintenance or enhancement of long-term social and economic well-being of forest workers and local communities and respect of worker’s rights in compliance with International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions.
Source: Forest News Watch, Weekly Reports, 21 November 2008
21/11/2008
PEFC ESPANA ACHIEVES RE-ENDORSEMENT
The Spanish Forest Certification Scheme has earned benchmark approval by PEFC International, the world’s largest forest certification scheme. The decision was announced at the organisations’ General Assemby at the end of October in Canberra, Australia.
Source: PEFC Council
19/11/2008
XEROX RECOGNIZED FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES
Xerox provides its customers a large portfolio of sustainably Sourced paper and has invented paper that is better for the environment. Xerox earned "chain of custody” certification from both the Forest Stewardship Council and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification confirming that Xerox paper pro-ducts carrying the FSC or PEFC logo have been manufactured using raw materials harvested from certified Sources, controlled wood Sources or post-consumer reclaimed Sources.
Source: Forest News Watch, Weekly Reports, 19 November 2008
13/11/2008
MATTE TALKS ABOUT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND FOREST CERTIFICATION OF CMPC
The company owns 142 THOUSAND hectares of Natural Forest and protected areas, emphasizing the commitment to protection of NATURAL forests signed IN 2003 WITH environmental NGOs in Chile and the U.S. and ITS FOREST certification under the requirements of the standard of sustainable forest management CERTFOR-PEFC, the same year.
Source: Diario La Segunda
10/11/2008
CERTFOR AS GUARANTEE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
An independent study by Jorge Quiroz valued in a conservative way the impact of the CERTFOR system for Sustainable Forest Management.
Source: LIGNUM
OTHER INTEREST NEWS
KNOWING THE PEFC FAMILY
PEFC Australia
National Secretary - PEFC Australia
Incorporation year 2004
The Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFCS) was launched in December 1999 with the support of the state and forest industries. The standards were developed under the Australian standards development process and included the participation of social, environmental and economic stakeholders.
The AFCS was endorsed by the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) during the General Assembly in October 2004, which was held in Santiago, Chile.
Australia is one of seven non-European countries that conform PEFC(Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Gabon, Malaysia and USA). At present, The AFCS is in the process of re-endorsement by the PEFC Council and now is being reviewed by an independent Panel of Experts.
The AFCS includes a national forest standard called the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) and a chain of custody standard. The AFS is applicable to both natural and plantation forests.
Currently, the Australian system has 7.884.291 certified hectares, 30 Chain of custody certificates and 49 PEFC Licenses.
The next General Assembly, will be held in Canberra, Australia at the end of October 2008.
Major information about the Australia scheme in www.forestrystandard.org.au
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