Links : Forest Certification

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

www.fsc.org

FSC is an international network to promote responsible management of the world's problems created by bad forestry practices and rewards good forest management.

International Organization for Standardization

www.iso.org

ISO is a global network identifying what International Standards are required by business, government and society. It develops these standards in partnership with these sectors that will put them to use, adopts them by transparent procedures based on national input and delivers them to be implemented worldwide.

ISO 14001

www.iso14000.com

ISO 14001 is part of the ISO 14000 family of standards on environmental management developed to assist implementation of actions supportive to sustainable development. ISO 14001 is a model used for implementing and Environmental Management System (EMS) which provides a framework for meeting environmental challenges.

SGS

www.sgs.com

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. Recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity, we employ over 50 000 people and operate a network of more than 1 000 offices and laboratories around the world.

South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)

www.sabs.co.za

SABS is a nationally and internationally recognized standardization body providing testing and certification of (inter alia) timber, paper and paper-based products.