PEFC certification body requirements under revision – give your feedback!

Stakeholders globally are invited to give feedback on the revised Certification Body Requirements standard. Give your comments, feedback and suggestions to help us ensure it meets your needs and expectations.

Give your feedback – deadline 21 July 2019.

Want to know more?

To provide you with more information about the proposed changes to this standard, we will be running two webinars during the public consultation:
* 6 June, 15.00 CEST
* 4 July, 11.00 CEST

Sign up for one of the webinars now!

What has changed?

This document establishes the requirements for certification bodies carrying out PEFC chain of custody certification.

As we continue to make our standards more robust, this revision will require that auditors have specific experience on PEFC Chain of Custody audits and includes requirements for certification decision makers.

The standard will also reflect our commitment towards gender responsive standards, ensuring that certification bodies consider gender equity within the personnel involved in the certification activities and the audit team.

We also look to modernize the certification procedures, by considering the use of technology in remote auditing for client organizations without physical handling of finished and labelled products.
more detail at: https://pefc.org/news/pefc-certification-body-requirements-under-revision-give-your-feedback

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