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Forest certification is the most effective tool available to leverage our lending and procurement
to promote sustainable forests and to document that our policies are being met.
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Competitive advantage:
by opting for PEFC Chain of Custody
certification, financial institutions and
businesses in the forest products
sector stand out as business leaders,
strengthening their competitiveness
over time.
Confidence:
Chain of Custody certification permits
businesses to be confident about the
sourcing of timber and other forestbased products.
Availability and choice:
two-thirds of the worlds certified
forest area is certified to PEFC
endorsed standards, offering the
widest supply of certified fibre
and timber.
POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL
AND SOCIAL RISKS
DIRECT INVESTMENT
PRIMARY SECTOR
SECONDARY SECTOR
TERTIARY SECTOR
USAGE
DISPOSAL
Tree production/
preservation
Corporate and
personal use
Pollution
Pollution
Pollution
Energy efficiency
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions
Pollution
Worker health/safety
Worker health/safety
Recycling
Fair wages
Fair wages
Worker health/safety
Water usage
Water usage
Fair wages
Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency
Water usage
CO2 emissions
Recycling
Biodiversity
BIO-CARBON MARKETS
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Further reading
PEFC Chain of Custody
Certification
PEFC CHAIN OF
CUSTODY CERTIFICATION
THE KEY TO SELLING
CERTIFIED PRODUCTS
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE
FOREST MANAGEMENT
Introducing PEFCs Unique
Approach to Forest Certification
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PEFC/01-00-01
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Builds on intergovernmental
agreements and globally
recognised processes
2012 PEFC
PEFC Council
World Trade Center
10, route de lAroport
CH-1215 Geneva
Switzerland
t +41 22 799 45 40
f +41 22 799 45 50
e info@pefc.org
www.pefc.org
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