Peltier group Our products Our essences Our services Environment Contact us Home > Environment > PEFC Environment: PEFC Thanks to its presence in 35 countries, PEFC is the leading source of certified wood in France and around the world. PEFC Council, based in Geneva, is the organization embodying the international dimension of the PEFC program. Association law 1901, PEFC France certifies nearly a third of the French forest (16 million hectares), that is to say more than 5 million hectares distributed between 78% of the public forest and 14% of the private forest. France has more than a quarter of PEFC certified companies around the world. Now present in 35 countries, PEFC is the leading source of certified wood in France and around the world. The guarantees provided by the PEFC certification system PEFC's ambition is to ensure long-term access to the essential resource that is wood, by guaranteeing respect for those who own and work in forests , and by preserving their own biodiversity. The strength of the PEFC certification program lies, at both international and local level, in the involvement of all stakeholders in civil society concerned by the sustainable management of the forest: from the forest owner to the distributor, including forest companies. transformation and forest users. In a demanding collegial system, PEFC's decisions are based on consultation, transparency and a dynamic of continuous progress. Concretely, certification attests to compliance with rules and requirements defined by international standards (Lisbon recommendations, SFM, FAO, MCPFE, IUCN, ITTO) to which are added national specifications. Forest owners, operators and companies implement sustainable forest management practices through the application of specifications and / or the establishment of a chain of custody. Members are regularly checked on compliance with their certification criteria . All of these guarantees respond to the growing interest of citizens in the origin and manufacturing method of the products they consume. PEFC certification is a guarantee of responsibility and reliability for an increasingly attentive and responsible consumer. Key figures Almost 232 million hectares of forests are PEFC certified worldwide , ie the combined areas of France, Germany, Italy and Great Britain; PEFC represents 2/3 of the certified forest in the world; In April 2011, 7,957 companies and organizations were PEFC certified Research Indicate a product, a wood ... our selection Glued laminated squares innovative products with weather-resistant bonding see the notice Our job Our subsidiaries Terms of Sales Legal Notice Sitemap Contact us