Sustainable Forest Finance Toolkit - PwC

Certification briefing note5 of 7New Application HOMEKey national certification standardsCountry PEFC endorsed FSC National Standard in place CPET approvedEstoniaEstonian Forest Certification SchemeFinland Finnish Forest Certification Scheme National Forest Stewardship Standard for FinlandFrance French Forest Certification Scheme (2006)GabonPAFC Gabon Forest Certification SchemeGermany Revised German Forest Certification Scheme (2005) German Standard for Forest Management CertificationGLOBAL PEFC Global Standard FSC Global Standard FSC Global Standard /PEFC Global StandardItalyItalian Forest Certification SchemeLuxembourg Luxembourg Certification Scheme for Sustainable Forest Management FSC Standard for LuxembourgMalaysia Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) – formerly MTCC Malaysian TimberCertification Scheme(MTCS) – formerly MTCCNetherlandsNational Forest Stewardship Standard for the NetherlandsNorwayNorwegian Living Forest Standard and Certification SchemePapua NewGuineaPeruNational Forest Management Standard for Papua New GuineaPeruvian Forest Management Standards for the Production of Brazil Nuts (BertholletiaExcelsa)Peruvian Standard for Forest Management Certification for timber products in theAmazonian forestsPolandPortugalPolish Forest Certification SchemePortuguese Forest Certification Scheme* As an example of government procurement policies, the UK government has established a Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET), which is assessing the certification schemes most widely used tocertify timber used in the UK to establish which provide adequate evidence of legality and sustainability. Users should note that the CPET review has only reviewed CSA, FSC, PEFC, MTCC, SFI at present.Page 46pwc