PEFC ™ - Chain of Custody (CoC) Certification Overview

No TÜV SÜD Certification Mark

Certification:

Chain of Custody (CoC) / Voluntary assessment

Basis for Certification (certification standard):

Certification provisions of the standard owner, PEFC Council as amended in the currently valid version (http://www.pefc.org)

Standard owner:

PEFC Council

Certification mark:

No TÜV SÜD certification mark is issued.
Certified organizations are authorized to use the PEFCTM logo according to the rules defined by the standard owner.

What does the standard PEFCTM Chain of Custody (CoC) cover?

PEFCTM (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes) is a global organization aimed at establishing sustainable forestry worldwide. (Source: https://pefc.de/ueber-pefc/pefc-international.html)

The objective of the PEFCTM Chain of Custody (PEFCTM COC) standard is to ensure that products identified by a PEFCTM claim were actually made from responsibly sourced resources.

The standard defines requirements for organizations to ensure the traceability (chain of custody) of the resources used and make correct claims on the materials used in the manufacturing of a product.