Wood Market Trends in Europe - BC Coastal Initiative
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14<br />
Figure 11<br />
Distribution of cha<strong>in</strong>-of-custody<br />
certifi cates among top countries,<br />
October 2007<br />
Source: FSC, PEFC, SFI<br />
In bus<strong>in</strong>ess-to-bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
transactions and <strong>in</strong><br />
public purchas<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
importance of wood<br />
product certifi cation is<br />
grow<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
FSC<br />
PEFC<br />
United K<strong>in</strong>gdom<br />
United States<br />
Germany<br />
France<br />
Japan<br />
Switzerland<br />
Netherlands<br />
Canada<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Poland<br />
Austria<br />
Italy<br />
Czech Republic<br />
Belgium<br />
Brazil<br />
Sweden<br />
0 500 1000 1500<br />
Number of cha<strong>in</strong>-of-custody certificates<br />
and processed <strong>in</strong> <strong>Europe</strong>. The governments of Belgium, Denmark, France,<br />
Germany, the Netherlands and the UK have started to implement wood purchas<strong>in</strong>g<br />
policies for legal and/or susta<strong>in</strong>able wood products that try to ensure<br />
that only products of legal orig<strong>in</strong> and from susta<strong>in</strong>ably managed forests are<br />
used by public services.<br />
PEFC and FSC are the lead<strong>in</strong>g certifi cation schemes<br />
To address legality and susta<strong>in</strong>ability concerns, voluntary certifi cation<br />
schemes and standards for susta<strong>in</strong>able forest management have been developed<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce the early 1990s. The two largest schemes are the Programme<br />
for the Endorsement of Forest Certifi cation Schemes (PEFC) and the Forest<br />
Stewardship Council (FSC). PEFC endorses the Canadian Standards Association<br />
(CSA) Susta<strong>in</strong>able Forest Management Program and the Susta<strong>in</strong>able Forestry<br />
<strong>Initiative</strong> (SFI) scheme. More than half of the world’s PEFC-endorsed certifi<br />
ed forests and almost one-quarter of FSC certifi ed areas were <strong>in</strong> Canada <strong>in</strong><br />
2007, totall<strong>in</strong>g over 130 million hectares. Some countries <strong>in</strong> <strong>Europe</strong> with a<br />
large forest <strong>in</strong>dustry, such as Austria and F<strong>in</strong>land, have 100% of their managed<br />
forests certifi ed.<br />
Demand for certifi ed wood products is limited but grow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
The impact of certifi cation on the end consumer rema<strong>in</strong>s limited <strong>in</strong> most<br />
<strong>Europe</strong>an countries, but <strong>in</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess-to-bus<strong>in</strong>ess transactions and <strong>in</strong> public<br />
purchas<strong>in</strong>g the importance of certifi cation is grow<strong>in</strong>g. Price premiums for