RIGOROUS INDEPENDANT ASSESMENT

Governments and international organisations around the world have rigorously assessed PEFC and FSC for compliance to global benchmarks for the procurement of certified products, these have included:

• WWF Global Forest Trade Network, WWF FCAG Assessment;
  
• Green Building Councils in Australia, Italy, and Singapore;
  
• BREEAM in the Netherlands and the UK;
  
• Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environmental Efficiency (CASBEE) Japan;
  
• Belgian, British, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Japanese, and Swiss Timber Procurement Policies;
  
• European Retail Environmental Sustainability Code;
  
• EU Ecolabel, and
  
• European Commission Guidelines on Green Public Procurement