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Edition N°32
June 2009


15/06/09
CARBON FOOTPRINT: NEW MECHANISM TO ADVANCE IN THE WAY OF SUSTAINABILITY
On a voluntary basis, Chilean companies of various sectors have begun to undertake activities related to the accounting of carbon footprints. What at one time seemed almost marginal figure, little by little became an important precedent for change management and support investment in machinery, processes and technologies.
Source: Ecoamérica Magazine


12/06/09
MAYR-MELNHOF GROUP: FSC AND PEFC CERTIFIED RECOVERED CARTONBOARD AND FOLDING CARTONS
With the objective to further increase transparency in the use of fibres throughout the whole chain of custody – from the tree to the folding carton –, all 8 cartonboard mills of MM Karton as well as selected folding cartons plants of MM Packaging will be certified according to PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes) and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) by the end of the 3rd quarter of 2009.
Source: Emballage Digest


12/06/2009
WOOD IMPORTERS OPTING FOR FOREST CERTIFICATION AS “ADDED VALUE” TO THE SUSTAINABLE MANGEMENT OF FORESTS
The Spanish Association of Wood Importers (AEIM) promotes forest certification as an “added value” to the sustainable management of forests, although its final cost may be increased by 20 per cent in the case of products from African countries and Latin America. On the contrary, the certification of European wood has no additional excess.
Source: Europa Press


09/06/2009
COURIER GAINS TRIPLE CERTIFICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Courier Corporation CRRC, one of America’s leading book manufacturers and specialty publishers, has been awarded Chain-of-Custody certification by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forestry Certification (PEFC). This new dual certification complements the company’s existing certification by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and marks Courier as “triple certified”
Source: MSN


03/06/2009
SÖDRA LAUNCHES DOUBLE CERTIFICATION
In conjunction with its participation at Elmia Wood 3-6 June, Södra has launched its new double certification. With immediate effect, members can advise their interest in certifying their forestry in accordance with both the leading FSC and PEFC certification systems, the company reported.
Source: Lesprom


02/06/2009
EXPANDED GUIDE LINKS BUSINESS PAYOFFS AND SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
WRI and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development today released an updated online guide to help corporate buyers ensure the sustainability of their wood- and paper-based products.
Source: World Resources Institute


01/06/2009
TFT COMPLETES A SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM TO FOREST DEPARTMENT STAFF AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN PAPUA, INDONESIA
The Papua provinces of Indonesia still have over 40 million hectares of tropical rainforest containing some of the richest biodiversity in the world. In 2008, a new forest policy was enacted in Papua to provide guidelines in recognition of maintaining all forest values and ensuring sustainable management of the resources. In order to realize the vision of sustainable forest management in Papua, increasing the professional capacity of all forest stakeholders in Papua is essential.
Source: Tropical Forest Trust


01/06/2009
PEFC WORKING GROUP REVISED FINNISH FOREST CERTIFICATION CRITERIA
The Finnish PEFC Forest Certification Standard Setting Working Group has unanimously adopted new standards for Finland’s PEFC forest certification. New criteria include, for example, standards concerning harvesting of energy wood, multi-purpose use of forests and use of foreign labour.
Source: Lesprom


30/05/2009
THE DISTINCTION OF FOREST CERTIFICATION FORCES TO SUPPORT PART OF THE WOODLAND WITHOUT CUT DOWN
The number of hectares of certified forests is increasing in the Principality, the PEFC system; the most used in Asturias and elsewhere in Spain, emerged as a private sector initiative to establish criteria for forest maintenance, and development of the forest.
Source: Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias

25/05/2009
CSA STANDARD IS UPDATED
An updated version of the world’s largest national standard for well-managed forests has been launched by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).
Source: The Timber Industry Magazine


27/05/2009
ALL ILEVEL BY WEYERHAEUSER FACILITIES CERTIFIED TO SFI OR PEFC
As a part of a broad commitment to corporate social responsibility, iLevel by Weyerhaeuser announced that all of its structural framing materials are certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc.® (SFI®) fiber sourcing or SFI or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) chain-of-custody standards.
Source: Weyerhaeuser


25/05/2009
URUGUAY ATTRACTS THE FOREST INDUSTRY
Some go away but others come. Despite the crisis, Uruguay continues to be one of the most attractive countries for investment by the big forest and paper industry.
Source: Forestal Web


22/05/2009
PEFC TO HOLD RESPONSIBLE PAPER PROCUREMENT SEMINAR
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) has announced that it is to hold the latest in its series of seminars, entitled, “Responsible Paper Procurement-Good for Business and the Environment”.
Source: What They Think?


OTHER INTEREST NEWS

28/06/2009

CERTIFICATION BODIES OF PEFC-COC CERTIFICATION HAVE INCREASED TO FOUR IN JAPAN
Source: PEFC Asia

27/06/2009

THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE FIREWOOD AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY WILL BE REGULATED
Source: Guía Forestal

25/06/2009

PEFC ITALY HAS ANNOUNCED THE FIRST BEER ELIGIBLE TO CARRY A PEFC LABEL
Source: PEFC Norway


21/06/2009 PEFC NORWAY IS 10 YEARS OLD THE 21ST JUNE 2009
Source: PEFC Norway




KNOWING THE PEFC FAMILY
PEFC GERMANY


Dirk Teegelbekkers
PEFC Germany e.V.
Incorporation year 2000

German Forest Certification Scheme was created in July 1999. It was endorsed by PEFC Council on July 2000 for first time and was re-endorsed on December 2005.

The German scheme uses the PEFC International Chain of Custody standard (Annex 4 of the PEFC Technical Document) for the purposes of chain of custody certification.

The German certification scheme follows the succeeding objectives: documentation and improvement of SFM, improvement of the image of forestry and its market partners, and marketing support for wood and wood products from SFM.

PEFC Germany has (so far) elaborated the option of regional certification exclusively. In Germany regional certification is the best option to ensure that the large number small family forest enterprises are not discriminated.
Currently, PEFC Germany has 7,3 millions certified hectares (66% of the total forest area) and has issued 850 chains of custody, 40 of them are multi-site certificate with 313 sites included.

EVOLUTION AND TRENDS

Dirk says: “PEFC in Germany is a success story: the certified forest area is significantly bigger in comparison with our competitor FSC (0,3 mio hectares!) and the growth of CoC certification is still overwhelming. Especially the number of CoCs in the printing sector is growing exponentially. As far as the Public Procurement Policy of our government is concerned, PEFC is fully accepted as proof of a legal and sustainable forest management”.

PEFC AND THE BIG TRADEMARKS IN Germani

Porsche and Toyota use certified paper with the PEFC logo for their catalogs in Germany. Also Banks, as Deutsche Bank, NRW Bank and WestLB, and logistic company as a Deutsche Post.

More information about PEFC Germany available in www.pefc.de




Previous Editions

2009
News N°38: December
News N°37: November
News N°36: October
News N°35: September
News N°34: Augost
News N°33: July
News N°32: June
News N°31: May
News N°30: April
News N°29: March
News N°28: February
News N°27: January

2008
News N°26: December
News N°25: November
News N°24: October
News N°23: September
News N°22: August