“FSC®”  “Forest Stewardship Council®”

FSC® is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.
Established in 1993 as a response to concerns over global deforestation, FSC® is a pioneer forum where the global consensus on responsible forest management convenes and through democratic process effects solutions to the pressures facing the world’s forests and forest-dependent communities.
Within this forum, voices from the Global North and South, from organizations big and small, assemble to define environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management and identify the tools and resources that will effect positive, lasting change.

As a multi-stakeholder organization, FSC® applies the directive of its membership to develop forest management and chain of custody standards, deliver trademark assurance and provide accreditation services to a global network of committed businesses, organizations and communities.
FSC® certification provides a credible link between responsible production and consumption of forest products, enabling consumers and businesses to make purchasing decisions that benefit people and the environment as well as providing ongoing business value.

We received our FSC® certificate in 1999 and our FSC® Certificate number is : WB-CoC-000858

Numero de licence: FSC®-C018601

FSC® timber comes from well managed forests, independently certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council A.C.

Download here the FSC® certificate in PDF format (1MB)

Please also check the scope on FSC.org

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) through independent third-party certification.
PEFC works throughout the entire forest supply chain to promote good practice in the forest and to ensure that timber and non-timber forest products are produced with respect for the highest ecological, social and ethical standards. Thanks to its eco-label, customers and consumers are able to identify products from sustainably managed forests.
PEFC is an umbrella organization. It works by endorsing national forest certification systems developed through multi-stakeholder processes and tailored to local priorities and conditions.

Download here the PEFC certificate in PDF format (1MB)

International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) is an International Phytosanitary Measure developed by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) that directly addresses the need to treat wood materials of a thickness greater than 6mm, used to ship products between countries. Its main purpose is to prevent the international transport and spread of disease and insects that could negatively affect plants or ecosystems. ISPM 15 affects all wood packaging material (pallets, crates, dunnages, etc.) requiring that they be debarked and then heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide and stamped or branded,[1] with a mark of compliance. This mark of compliance is colloquially known as the "wheat stamp". Products exempt from the ISPM 15 are made from alternative material, like paper, plastic or wood panel products (i.e. OSB, hardboard, and plywood).

Download here our ISPM 15 certificate in PDF format (1MB)

OLB (Origin ad Legality of Timber) Certification

Sustainable management is the only way to preserve tropical forests and increase their economic value for the local population by providing development opportunities for many villages.
The O.L.B. System (Origin and Legality of Wood) was developed by Bureau Veritas Certification in 2004, following requests from customers wishing to obtain an official certificate and third party regarding the legality of their timber.
 This system is based on:

• a certificate for operators/managers forest;

• a chain of custody for the industrialists and traders.

The certificate of wood legality is based on the respect of the referential for the certification of forest companies. This document outlines the steps to meet on compliance with laws relating to the management and the exploitation of wood, employment and personal security, respect for the environment. It also deals broadly with the issues of traceability of timber within the company till the saling or the initial processing.

Certification of processing and trading wood companies is based on the respect for the chain of control repository. This document outlines the steps to meet for the right to use the OLB brand product business.

Download here our OLB certificte in PDF format (915KB)

CE-marking is the manufacturer's declaration that a product complies with the essential requirements of the relevant European health, safety and environmental protection legislation, in practice by many of the so-called Product Directives. For wood products it is the Construction Products Directive (CPD) that sets the requirements. In general CE-marking is a mean for free access for the product in the European Economic Area. It is not a quality mark, but depending on the use of the product, some quality aspects may be included in the CE-marking. As of the 1st of July 2013, all construction products that are produced and labelled with the CE marking must comply with European legislation called CPR. This CPR involves a ‘Declaration of Performance’, which is also called a performance certificate.

Preferred by Nature est une organisation internationale à but non lucratif qui fait la promotion de l'utilisation durable des terres et du commerce responsable des ressources forestières depuis plus de 20 ans.

Ceci à travers des projets d'innovation et des services de durabilité.

Ils sont des certificateurs accrédités pour des programmes de durabilité tels que FSC, PEFC.

Preferred by Nature a également été reconnu par l'UE en tant qu'organisation de surveillance en vertu du Règlement sur le bois de l'UE.

LegalSource Standard

La norme legalSource contient des exigences pour la production et l'achat de bois récolté légalement.

La norme est conforme au règlement sur le bois de l'UE.

La norme LegalSourceTM constitue l'épine dorsale du programme LegalSource et du système de diligence raisonnable. Il est utilisé pour évaluer et certifier la diligence raisonnable dans l'achat de bois légal ;

La norme définit les exigences relatives à la gestion de la chaîne d'approvisionnement, à l'analyse des risques et aux systèmes de gestion de la qualité.

La certification à la norme aide les entreprises à démontrer qu'elles minimisent le risque de produire ou d'acheter des produits du bois illégaux.

Vandecasteele Houtimport a réalisé avec succès l'audit de chaîne de traçabilité générique Preferred by Nature.

Désormais, nous pouvons vendre du bois LegalSourceTM avec un certificat de chaîne de contrôle de Vandecasteele Houtimport et Vandecasteele Timber.

Téléchargez ici notre certificat LegalSourceTM Timber au format PDF

Vérifiez la validité de notre certificat sur https://nepconsustainability.secure.force.com/Certificates/?certCode1=LS