Final Evaluation Report Scheme Details Scheme Scheme Operator BRE Reference Number BREEAM Status PEFC PEFC Council RSCS-4-0003 Recognised Date Issued 5/09/04 The following table summarises BRE Global s verification report for PEFC scheme against BREEAM responsible sourcing evaluation criteria.
Criteria Mandatory Criteria met BRE Verification Score A Standard setting Yes A Performance target setting Yes 0 A3 Certification bodies Yes A4 Accreditation bodies Yes A5 Audit results & transparency Yes Justification for Score A.. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC International Standard PEFC ST 00:00 Standard Setting Requirements) A.. n/a as covered by A.. above A.. Satisfactory evidence provided (Stakeholder list for two schemes UKWAS & MTCC) A.. Criteria requirements not addressed Targets/threshold levels of the standard itself must be reviewed annually. This criterion does not apply to certificate holders. A.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC document Annex 6 section 5 and 6. PEFC ST 003:0 Annexe ) A.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC document Annex 6 section 5 and 6. PEFC ST 003:0 Annexe ) A.4. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC document Annex 6 section 5 and 6. PEFC ST 003:0 Annexe ) A.5. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC Document Annex 6 Section 4 page 4 paragraph 3. The public report is the responsibility of the certification body and it will appear on their web sites. Reporting on audits follows ISO procedures in ISO 70 and 7065 and includes all findings on conformance. (Reference e.g. ISO/IEC 70:0, Clause 9..0). CoC certification requires that all certificate holders fully meet the requirement of the standard. These results may be validated on a public web site. See example attached and http://www.pefcregs.info/search.asp )
B Scope of assessment Yes B Mixing sources Yes B3 Traceability mechanism Yes A.5. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC Document Annex 6 Section 4 page 4 paragraph 3. The public report is the responsibility of the certification body and it will appear on their web sites. Reporting on audits follows ISO procedures in ISO 70 and 7065 and includes all findings on conformance. (Reference e.g. ISO/IEC 70:0, Clause 9..0). CoC certification requires that all certificate holders fully meet the requirement of the standard. These results may be validated on a public web site. See example attached and http://www.pefcregs.info/search.asp ) B.. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC ST 00: 03) B.. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC ST 00: 03) B..3 n/a B.. Satisfactory evidence provided (All uncertified material mixed with certified products have to be from 'non-controversial' sources as defined by PEFC ST 00: 03 Section 3 clause 3.9. In addition all material is subject to the PEFC Due Diligence requirements PEFC ST 00: 03 Section 5 and risk assessment as clause 5.3) B.. Satisfactory evidence provided (All uncertified material mixed with certified products have to be from 'non-controversial' sources as defined by PEFC ST 00: 03 Section 3 clause 3.9. In addition all material is subject to the PEFC Due Diligence requirements PEFC ST 00: 03 Section 5 and risk assessment as clause 5.3) B..3 n/a B.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC Chain of Custody Standard PEFC ST 00: 03) B.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC Chain of Custody Standard PEFC ST 00: 03) B.3.3 Satisfactory evidence provided (http://www.pefc.org/standards/overview) 3
B4 Control of claims Yes C Sustainability aspects & issues n/a a. Recyclability and recycled content b. Renewability c. Harvesting or extraction impacts d. Greenhouse gas emissions e. Energy usage 0 B.4. Satisfactory evidence provided (Administration of PEFC scheme - PEFC GD 004:009) Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC ST 00:03 Chain of Custody of Forest Based Products 4/05/03 Section 3 clause 3.4 page ) Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC ST 003:00 PEFC Sustainable Forest Management - Requirements 6//00 Sections -5) Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC ST 003:00 PEFC Sustainable Forest Management - Requirements 6//00 Sections -5) Criteria requirements partially addressed. Evidence referenced suggests that greenhouse gas emissions requirements are limited to forest management and does not cover the wider supply chain Criteria not addressed Evidence that justifies exclusion of energy usage issue are not provided and the justification is not freely and publically available f. Water usage g. Transport impacts Criteria requirements partially addressed. Evidence referenced suggests that water usage requirements are limited to forest management and does not cover the wider supply chain Criteria requirements partially addressed. Evidence referenced suggests that transport impact requirements are limited to forest management and does not cover the wider supply chain 4
h. Biodiversity i. Eco toxicity j. Land remediation k. Waste management l. Safe and healthy working conditions m. Slave labour n. Child labour o. Fair wages p. Working hours and holidays q. Freedom to join trade unions (freedom of association) r. Equality in respect of gender, ethnicity, religion, political persuasion s. Complaints and prosecutions Criteria requirements partially addressed. Satisfactory evidence is provided for forest management. ). Note: while biodiversity requirements do not appear to be considered across the supply chain (e.g. linking to chain of custody requirements), it is accepted that the most significant biodiversity issues relate to forestry management activities. Criteria requirements partially y addressed. Evidence referenced suggests that eco toxicity requirements are limited to forest management and does not cover the wider supply chain Criteria requirements partially addressed. Evidence referenced suggests that land remediation requirements are limited to forest management and does not cover the wider supply chain Note: while land remediation requirements do not appear to be considered across the supply chain (e.g. linking to chain of custody requirements), it is accepted that the most significant land remediation issues relate to forestry management activities. Criteria requirements partially addressed. Evidence referenced suggests that waste management requirements are limited to forest management and does not cover the wider supply chain 5
t. Skills and training u. Community relations v. Corruption Criteria partially addressed Criteria fully addressed Evidence referenced suggests that community relations requirements are met for forest management D Continual improvement Yes D Reporting by assessed organisations Yes D3 Verification of reported KPIs Yes D4 Reporting by the scheme Yes D.. Criteria requirements fully Addressed Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC ST 003:00 PEFC Sustainable Forest Management - Requirements 6//00; PEFC Endorsement and Mutual Recognition of National Systems and their Revision (PEFC GD 007:0) 5 October 0). D.. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC ST 003: 00 clause 5.. 5..5 page 8) D.. Satisfactory evidence provided (available PEFC ST 003:00 clause 5..6 page 8) D.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (Chain of custody certificate holders rely on product certification/traceability where the only KPI is to meet the requirements of the standard. However forest management certification is performance based where management objectives have to be specified and the management plan is monitored by the certification body on an annual basis.) D.4. Satisfactory evidence provided (PEFC publishes Annual Reviews containing this information on a yearly basis - see http://www.pefc.org/resources/brochures/organizational-documents.) 6