For the purposes of this SAF report, the following terms and definitions apply. Independent verification of conformity to a standard. A significant environmental aspect has or can have a significant environmental impact. Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization's activities, products, or services. For organizations with more than one operating unit, a single operating unit may be defined as an organization.
Principles are explicit elements of a goal such as sustainable forest management.
This evolving concept has several definitions. The practice of meeting the forest resource needs and values of the present without compromising the similar capability of future generations. A systematic and documented verification process to objectively obtain and evaluate evidence to determine whether conformity to a standard has been achieved. Second-party verification is conducted by an affiliated or interested group, such as a forest products trade association, another forestry organization, or a customer. Third-party verification is conducted by an independent group or consultant who is totally independent and has no financial interest in the organization being verified.