Dual FSC and PEFC Certification: When Does It Make Business Sense?
When does it make sense to get both PEFC and FSC certificaiton?
Paul
Paul Wilson is a PEFC and FSC Chain of Custody specialist with experience across Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Solomon Islands, and wider Asia-Pacific supply chains. He supports timber manufacturers, exporters, and wood-product businesses with practical certification systems, internal audits, and due diligence systems.
FSC and PEFC Group Certification for SMEs: A Practical Guide
For many smaller timber businesses, FSC and PEFC Group certification isn’t rejected because the market doesn’t value it — it’s delayed because the process feels too expensive, too complex, or too resource-intensive to manage alone. That is exactly why group…
Non-Conformities After an FSC or PEFC Chain of Custody Audit: What to Do Next
Receiving FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody non-conformities after an audit can feel like a setback, especially if your business has invested significant time and resources preparing for certification. You will of course need to respond to the FSC and…
How to Prepare for Your First Chain of Custody Certification Audit
If your business is preparing for its first FSC or PEFC audit, the biggest risk is not the standard itself — it is assuming that certification is mostly about paperwork. In reality, you must prepare for Chain of Custody audit…
Internal Audits That Actually Prevent Non-Conformities
Many businesses say they carry out internal audits, yet still receive avoidable non-conformities during certification or surveillance audits. The problem is usually not that they skipped the audit completely. It is that the internal audit was treated as a paperwork…
FSC or PEFC Chain of Custody Certification?
If your customers are asking for certified timber, paper, or packaging, you will quickly meet two main options: FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody certification. Choosing between them is not just a technical decision. It affects market access, supply options,…