Certification

Worldwide, certified forests are primarily located in industrialized countries that have a strong rule of law – like the United States, Canada and a number of European and Scandinavian countries. Only 10 percent of the world’s forests are certified to any standard.

Georgia-Pacific has taken several steps to provide assurance to our customers that we are responsibly sourcing wood and fiber for our pulp, paper and wood products operations, including certification of our wood and fiber sourcing practices; an independent analysis for controlled wood risk in the basins where we operate; and implementation of chain of custody programs.

Georgia-Pacific supports all of the recognized forest certification organizations, including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative^® (SFI^®), the Forest Stewardship Council^® (FSC^®), the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), American Tree Farm System^® (ATFS^®) and the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC^™).

We view competition among these programs as vital to continually improving the practice of sustainable forestry on all lands, but not all programs are applicable or relevant for all landowners and every region of the world.

Certification of Wood and Fiber Sourcing

Certification of Wood and Fiber Sourcing - Our U.S. wood and fiber sourcing practices are certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative^® (SFI^®) Certified Sourcing Standard. For a company that does not own forestland, SFI Fiber Sourcing certification is a vital platform for improving sustainable forestry practices on all lands, and assures that our wood sourcing practices are legal and sustainable.

Chain of Custody Certification

To respond to growing market demand for supply chain verification,
Georgia-Pacific has chain of custody programs in place at many of our locations. SFI, FSC and PEFC chain of custody certifications are currently being utilized at numerous Georgia-Pacific facilities.

Controlled Wood Risk Assessment

An independent analysis confirmed that all basins in which we operate are at low risk for impacting high conservation value forests, conversion to plantations or non-forest use, illegal harvest, violating traditional and civil rights, and use of genetically modified trees.