ANSI and SFI, Inc. Unite Behind Sustainable Forestry Accreditation Service
Bureau Veritas Certification participated in a pilot of the ANSI-SFI program and underwent a detailed application process that included witness and surveillance assessments and demonstrated conformance with the requirements to conduct both SFI and PEFC CoC audits.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Inc. announce the official launch of a new accreditation service that will support forest management practices by authenticating the traceability of wood products.
The ANSI-SFI partnership is to strengthen sustainable forestry practices and provide an assurance to customers and consumers that suppliers are respectful of environmental concerns and committed to the use of resources from well-managed forests. Sustainable forestry is a land stewardship ethic that is designed to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Under the new initiative, ANSI will accredit bodies that audit the suppliers of wood products. The Institute’s internationally-recognized accreditation activity will be carried out in accordance with the chainof-custody (CoC) certification requirements developed and maintained by SFI and the globally-recognized Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Systems. Because the SFI Program was endorsed by PEFC, companies in the U.S. have the option to use not only the SFI Standard and CoC certification, but the PEFC CoC Standard and PEFC Labels as well.
