Accreditations
Forestry
Sustainable Forestry
ANAB administers an accreditation service for certification bodies operating under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Chain of Custody (SFI CoC) and/or the PEFC Chain of Custody (PEFC CoC) programs. These initiatives positively impact a range of forest-based products and their movement from the forest to the end user.
ANAB accredits certification bodies for audits to SFI 2022 Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5, the SFI Small Lands Group Certification Module and the SFI Indigenous Peoples and Families Module in the SFI 2022 Standards and Rules. SFI requires certification bodies to be accredited in order to conduct SFI 2022 Standards certifications and issue certificates. Certification bodies and auditors must conform to all ANAB requirements and International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Mandatory Documents (e.g., IAF MD 1, IAF MD 2, IAF MD 4, IAF MD 5, IAF MD 11, etc.
View the training, Making Mandatory IAF Documents Work for You
View the ANAB Directory of SFI and PEFC Chain of Custody Accredited Certification Bodies.
Certification Body Audit Requirements
Accredited certification bodies providing certification services under SFI 2022 standards must maintain audit processes and conduct audits consistent with the current versions of the applicable ISO standards:
SFI 2022 Sections 2 and 3 Including:
- SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard
- SFI Small Lands Group Certification Module
- SFI Indigenous Peoples and Families Module
- ISO/IEC 17021-1 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-2 – Competence requirements for auditing and certification of environmental management systems
SFI 2022 Sections 4 and 5 Including:
- SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard
- ISO/IEC 17065 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services
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