PEFC

PEFC is short for "Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification". PEFC certification demonstrates that SCA's forest management meets PEFC's criteria for a responsible and sustainable forest management.

This is PEFC

PEFC was formed in 1999 and is an international, non-governmental umbrella organization dedicated to the assessment and mutual recognition of national forest certification systems for sustainable forest management through independent third-party certification.

PEFC was transformed by private forest owners in Europe during the 1990s as a credible and effective certification system, particularly suited to small and medium-sized properties. Large forest owners and industrial companies – both private and public organizations – also became affiliated over time.

The Swedish PEFC system comprises:

  • forest certification
  • contractor certification
  • chain-of-custody certification