So far, it has assessed 15 logging concessionaires, but only PT Diamond Raya Timber's Riau operation has passed. The Indonesian ecolabelling system is a voluntary scheme. Applicants must submit full documentation for inspection, including annual work plans and reports, prior to a field inspection. The concessionaire is allowed to choose which body carries out the field study, but all field assessors must have appropriate qualifications and training. The inspection criteria include social and environmental indicators as well as production factors, administration and financial management.
Local communities can also contribute to the assessment process.
The evidence is considered by an assessment panel which passes its recommendation to the certification panel. Certificates are valid for five years and can be withdrawn before expiry if there is evidence that conditions have been broken. However, many Indonesian NGOs and forestry companies are still deeply suspicious of the whole process.