www.pefc.org

PEFC Council

World Trade Center 1

10, route de l’Aéroport

CH-1215 Geneva

Switzerland

Tel. +41 22 799 45 40

info@pefc.org

5th January 2016

Richard Laity

Projects and Development

PEFC International

Progressing

PEFC in Thailand:

Forest Management Chain of Custody

What forest certification delivers

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Delivers sustainable wood raw material that is:

• legal: wood is harvested in compliance with local legislation and international agreements• from well managed forests: safeguarding environmental, social & economic values• traceable: the raw material supply chain is verified from the forest to the finished product

Market drivers for certification

3 Private procurement

Finance

Consumers

Legislation

Private

commitments

Public

procurement

What is PEFC?Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification

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• Global Alliance (not-for-profit association) of 40 national forest

certification organizations and 22 international stakeholder

members

• World's leading forest certification system, offering the largest

choice of sustainably-sourced timber and wood-based products

• PEFC specifically considers the unique needs of small and family

forest owners while being equally used by large landowners as

well.

• PEFC is required or recommended by public and private

procurement policies around the world

• The PEFC label is only available on certified products, giving

responsible companies the right to use a trusted label

PEFC’s Activities

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• Development of international standards

• Forest management, chain of custody, standard setting,

logo usage, certification and accrediation, etc

• Endorsement of national forest certification system

• Management of endorsement process, incl. 3rd party

assessment, public consultation, Panel of Expert review

• Expanding sustainable forest management & forest certification

• Joint projects specifically targeted at Africa, South

America, Asia; Collaboration Fund

• Promotion of forest certification and use of certified timber

• through communication and advocacy; collaboration;

region- and country-specific activities

Global Growth of the PEFC Alliance

6 As of January 2009

20092015

As of September 2015

PEFC Initiatives

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Responsible Forest ManagementPEFC certification promotes sustainability

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Healthy Forests

• Maintain and increase the health and vitality of forest ecosystems, biodiversity

• Protect ecologically important forest areas, wildlife, waterways, and soil

• Prohibit forest conversions; no certification of plantations established by

conversions

• Avoid genetically modified trees, most hazardous chemicals

• Prevent unauthorised activities such as illegal logging

Healthy Communities

• Promote the long term health and well-being of forest communities

• Respect forests’ multiple functions, give due regard to the role of forestry in rural

development

• Involve forest communities, forest-dependent people in forest management

• Recognize indigenous people’s rights, incl. free, prior and informed consent

• Protect sites with recognised specific historical, cultural or spiritual significance

• Safeguard areas fundamental to meeting the basic needs of local communities

Healthy Workers

• Comply with all fundamental ILO conventions; safe working conditions

• Consideration of new opportunities for employment

Chain of CustodyMeet legal frameworks with PEFC

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PEFC responds pro-actively to emerging legislation. Example:

European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR):

“Controversial Sources” definition

• Aligned with EUTR requirements

Information requirements

• Access to information to include tree species,

country/region/FMU of origin

Due Diligence System

• Integrated element in PEFC Chain of Custody certification

• Stand-alone implementation available

PEFC Certified & PEFC Controlled Sources effective way for

companies to demonstrate alignment with EUTR requirements

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Making it work

PEFC & Thailand

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Developing A National Schemes

National organization

identified:

• To lead the Standard development process

• To eventually become PEFC Council member

National scheme

developed:

• Standard-setting requirements followed

• Uses Multi-stakeholder process with consensus-building

• All technical documents & standards drafted and approved

PEFC International recognition

• Submitted for assessment against PEFC requirements

• If successful, PEFC endorsement granted

Developing National Schemes

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PEFC National Members

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PEFC’s conditions for National Governing Body membership require

that the national candidate organization shall:

a) be a legal entity;

b) have its own statutes not conflicting the PEFC Council Statutes;

c) include amongst its objectives the implementation of the PEFC

scheme within its country;

d) have made a commitment to follow the PEFC Council rules and

requirements;

e) have support of national forest owner’s or national forestry

organisation;

f) provide interested parties with a fair, ongoing and appropriate

possibility to influence the organisation’s decision making.

Keys to Success

• Bring all stakeholders around the table to make Sustainable

forest management beneficial to all

• Strong national “governing body” (NGB) to be member in

PEFC Alliance

• Sustainably financed after initial start up period.

• External (Company etc) support for standard and system

development required

• Regular income through Chain of Custody certifications throughout

supply chain for active marketing and communications

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PEFC Endorsement Process

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National Standard

Multi-stakeholder

process

Consensus-based

decision making

National public

consultation

Pilot testing

International SustainabilityBenchmarks

Panel of Experts

Boardrecommen-

dation

Independent assessment

Global public consultation

Approval by

members

Revision

required

Application for

assessment

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PEFC

International

events for

Thailand

Training and Activities in

Europe for Thai

Stakeholders

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PEFC International: Trees outside Forest

2015• Scoping/Feasibility Phase

2016-17

• Formal international standard-setting process

2017• Formal Adoption

Scoping/Feasibility Phase:

• Pilot projects;

• Research

• Experts Group Meeting

Experts Group Meeting: 24-25 November

Geneva

• What will a successful approach to TOF

certification look like?

• Articulating options/pathways for TOF

Certification

• Critical sustainability Issues within the context

of TOF Certification

Participants:

7 key countries represented

+ 12 international experts

PEFC Group Certification Field

Dialogue: 3 & 4th December, Madrid Spain

• Observe working models of

group certification at scale;

• Engage in technical solutions-

oriented discussions;

• Support each other in

designing appropriate group

certification models for

various geographies.

Participants: 30 people, 15 countries

PEFC Certification Week &

General Assembly

Brings together PEFC Council membership & potential members

Brief Agenda:

Participants: 120 People representing 40 National Members, 20

International Stakeholders, 20 Potential members

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Group

Certification

Event

• Secretariat

Update

• Members

Exchange

• Discussion

Sessions

• Branding

• Standards

Revision

Process

• Members-

only

session

General

Assembly

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Developing Pilot

Projects

Establishing a strategy to

work towards certification

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Thai supply chain – the options

PEFC FM CoC 1 CoC 2 CoC 3

PEFC Group FM

CoC Groups

Controlled

Sourcing &

(Due Diligence

System)Demand

Supply

Group certification DDS Certified –

Stepwise approach

Controlled Source

Due Dillegence System

Group management

FM Group 1

Member N

Member 1

FM Certificate

CS DS 1

Member 1

Member N

Assessment

Pilot Projects Framework:

Impact Processes

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Companies/

Associations

National

Governing

Body

Accreditation

Body

Certification

Bodies

Government Markets

Pilot

Projects

Standard

Setting Body

Standards

Test &

Improve

Ready to

expand

Prepare &

Develop

Assess

Improvements

Technical

Support

Manage

Feedback National capacity

Assessment

CSER Testing

Build

Relations

Policy

Support

(Pre) Audit

Pilot Projects:

Developing Systems for the scheme

Single FMU’s Sawmil Trader Processor

FMU and CoC Groups

Consumer

Quality management eg:

• Silviculture models

• Env. & Social Man.

Procedures

Traceability

Records

Stock Control

Invoicing

Risk

Assessment

Due Diligence

Associations/Coops/Companies

Group Management (training,

monitoring, etc)

Procurement

Policies

Labelling

Associations

Support Members

Governing Body

Administration

Standards & Logo

Stakeholder Engage.

Accreditation

Capacity Development

Assessment

Certification Bodies

Accreditation

Auditor Capacity

Government

Policy for Certification (procurement,

Initiatives, legal frameworks)

Markets

Procurement Policy

Promotion of products

Thai PEFC pilot projects

PEFC FM CoC 1 CoC 2 CoC 3

Group FM Group CoC

PEFC CoC Due Diligence Systems

Dual PEFC/FSC CoC Certification

Review PEFC

(including

Controlled

Source)

Acceptance in

Markets

Identify current

PEFC certified

Imports.

Build

awareness

Promote

“Wood = Good,

legal = better

Certified= best”

Design Logo

(competition)

Use FLEGT EUTR

995 DDS capacity

for training and

development

Build Systems for company

group FM SME Certification

Independent farmers group FM

CertificationDevelop Forestry Alumni Clubs to

manage group FM certification for

independant small holders

Government Support:

1. Develop initiatives e.g green building

2. . Policies e.g Public Procurement

3. Overcome technical barriers. e.g land

tenure

Improve forest management

activities for compliance with

certification requirements

Expand scope of certification to

new areas and forest products

Streamline existing group

certification systems

Include FLEGT Legality Definition and TLAS

Systems for group

CoC Certification of

SMES

Pilot Project Partners

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Pilot Project Activities

RF

D

Approving NGB

Managing Standard Development

Mobilizing and management of Funds

Stakeholder consultation

Coordinate Pilot projects

TIS

I

Gap Assessment

Draft Standard Setting, Accrediation

Procedures an

Building the capacity of assessors &

auditors

National Standardisation Strategy Group

Technical committee 915

KU

FF

Support NGB development

Support to pilot projects

Review of standards

Build auditing capacity

Support Forestry Alumni

Link with other research organisations

Furniture

Association Lobby Government

CoC Promotion

TFCC/PEFC Brand Development (build

integrity and equity)

FLEGT TFCC includes FLEGT requirements

Pilot Project Activities

FIO FM Certification

COC DDS for controlled sources

Promote TFCC

Certified Teak

Prepare CB’s for PEFC

RECOFTC Advocacy for Land Tenure Issues

Community training and capacity

Double A FM of Agroforestry Smallholders

CoC DDS for controlled sourcing

Suankitti Certification of smallholders within

company leased & purchase commitments

Forest

Alumni

Test feasibility of supporting independent

farmers

Sae Keaw

Private

farmers

Assess exisiting data and farmers interest

to cooperate

Work with Alumni to link with support and

market access

Tree Bank

(BAAC)

Make MOU to explore how the group can

be certified when begin to sell their trees

Chaiyo AA ??

SCG Same as Double A/suankhetti

TPPIA TBA will be engaged formally

FTGA Technical support for certification issues

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Support for pilot

projects

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Pilot Projects:

Implementation Support

Who is available to support?• National Stakeholders

• PEFC International

• South East Asia Projects and Development Officer

• PEFC National Members

• PEFC Pilot Projects

How can we support?• Technical Support: Site Visits and documents review

• Linking with other members and projects

• Facilitate external support from industry, donors and government

How can you support?• Provide partnerships and sites

• Support your supply chain to implement pilot projects

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PEFC Council

World Trade Center 1

10, route de l’Aéroport

CH-1215 Geneva

Switzerland

Tel. +41 22 799 45 40

info@pefc.org

Thank you!