Sustainable Certification Forest Management or Tree Plantations PEFC™ GFS / GSA

Certification Services of Forest Management Systems or Arboreal Plantations

The PEFC GFS - Sustainable Forest Management - certification is a tool aimed at ensuring that the products come from forests managed according to sustainability criteria: the standards required range from respect for the natural cycle of the forest, with support for natural renewal to environmental protection. for the plants themselves and for the wild animals that inhabit the woods. Finally, a Sustainable Forest Management provides for the maintenance of a series of protection functions that the forest usually carries out with regard to climate, soil and water.

"PEFC™ GFS: certify the Sustainability of Forest Management"

PEFC has also established standards for the management of particular types of forest, such as PEFC GSA - Sustainable Management of Arboreal plantations: poplar groves, polycyclic plantations and medium-long cycle plantations.

PEFC GFS or PEFC GSA certifications:

  • they are a guarantee that forests and plantations are managed in a sustainable way
  • allow you to work with those public administrations and private companies that ask for products from forests managed according to these programs
  • allow access to the funds made available by some Regions to favor the responsible management of forest resources.

CSI with the ICILA brand can also issue FSC certifications in addition to PEFC, allowing companies a single interlocutor and therefore saving on certification costs.

 

 

 Examination of the application and documentation sent by the Company, listed in the "Special rules" specific to the product to be certified. Any deficiencies and significant deviations from the requirements, found at this stage, will be communicated so that the appropriate changes can be introduced before the assessment visit is carried out. Upon request, CSI will appoint an inspector to visit the organisation to verify the conformity of the product, process or service. If the results of the visit include non-conformities or observations, a corrective action plan will be required to meet the requirements for the issue of the product certificate. After all the non-conformities that may have emerged from the assessment visit have been passed, and after the positive outcome of the laboratory tests, certification will be granted. The issue of the certificate will be followed by surveillance visits to verify that compliance is being maintained. The frequency of surveillance visits and laboratory tests, if any, is fixed by the special rules applicable. The certification shall have the validity defined in the specific special rules, on expiry the contract shall be deemed to be tacitly renewed unless terminated by one of the two contracting parties 4 (four) months before the expiry date. Tool to certify, though an official recognized third-party body endorsement, that the company is compliant to the requirement... Tool to certify the capability of an organization to gain and maintain steadily, service standard declared to the public... Formal act of a third-party body that certify the conformity of the product technical reference documents, marketing deed to enhance and diversify the product... For years the training offered by IMQ group represented a point of reference for professional development and the update of freelance and employees. Second and third-party, inspections and testing: expert auditors capable to understand the situation of the company...