Certifications

The certifications page is currently under development, has yet to be finalized definitively

Chain of custody certification services

With PEFC COC certification, companies and organizations can ensure that the products they sell come from sustainably managed forests, whether the material used comes directly from them or in the case of recycling: wood can be certified, but also non-timber forest products. For example, it is possible to apply certification to products such as undergrowth products, while it is not possible to extend it to services such as tourism or sports, natural resources such as water or air, or forest wildlife.

A PEFC COC-certified company can enjoy several advantages in the market, such as increased competitive ability and better reputation. Specifically, certification of the chain of custody, that is, of the supply chain from Sustainable Forest Management to the sale of the finished product, allows the company to sell products guaranteed against timber and paper from illegal logging to demonstrate its Social Responsibility, improving the image of the individual company and the entire wood-furniture sector to communicate its choice thanks to a logo to be applied both on products and on company material, whether administrative such as invoices or advertising to more easily access public contracts, which in the specifications increasingly provide for the use of wood from certified forests to be able to have an effective marketing tool aimed at the retention of existing customers and the acquisition of new ones to have a means of entering markets where the demand for certified products is increasing, such as publishing, cosmetics and herbal medicine to expand their markets in general thanks to the growing attention of consumers and commercial structures to certified products.

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ISO 9001

ISO 9001 certification applies to any type of organization, public or private, regardless of sector or size, whether in manufacturing or services. As the only standard in the ISO 9001 series that allows for certification of a management system, it can have contractual value.

ISO 9001 certification demonstrates that a company can consistently and comprehensively meet customer expectations. For this reason, many buyers require ISO 9001 certified suppliers to minimize the risk of receiving non-compliant products or services.

The health FITOK treatment

The globalization of markets in recent years has led to the intensification of trade between countries.

Sometimes wood packaging material has been a channel for the introduction and spread of pests. Therefore, it has become necessary to decrease the risk of possible infestations by introducing some phytosanitary measures to avoid possible economic and environmental impacts on the world’s forest heritage.

The possible phytosanitary measures are:

import ban (ensures maximum phytosanitary safety, but would result in blocking world trade), introduction of special phytosanitary requirements (pest free area), phytosanitary certificate requirement (document issued by NPPO);
inspection at entry (with considerable resources expended on inspections), treatment before shipment.

Treatment before shipment is the phytosanitary measure identified by IPPC and is the basis on which the International Standard ISPM-15 is based. Briefly, this Standard stipulates that raw wood packaging must be treated (heat treatment – HT or methyl bromide fumigation treatment – MB) and, subsequently, certified with the IPPC/FAO mark. This mark should be controlled through a certification system of companies in the wood packaging and treatment supply chain.

(Excerpt from the Conlegno website for further or more information www.conlegno.eu)

Forest certifications provide a mechanism to promote sustainable and responsible forest management and ensure, through globally recognized labels, the origin from forests where strict environmental, social, and economic standards are respected.
The origin of raw material from certified forests and controlled sources is guaranteed through a third-party certification process of the chain of custody, which verifies the traceability system throughout all stages of the production chain.

FSC

FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) is an independent international NGO that includes among its members organizations equally divided into three chambers: social, environmental, and economic. It is dedicated to the protection of forests and the communities and wildlife that inhabit them.

The FSC certification label on our products ensures the use of raw materials from responsibly managed forests and other controlled sources. Ask for our FSC-certified products.

PEFC

PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) is an international organization based on broad stakeholder consensus, aimed at implementing sustainable forest management. It is designed to respond to the specific characteristics of the European context and to meet the needs of forest owners for a flexible tool that supports ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially beneficial forest management.

The PEFC label on a product ensures that the wood does not come from controversial sources and supports sustainably managed forests worldwide.