A temporal view of U.S. value-added wood product manufacturers and certification: 2001, 2007 & 2014

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Abstract

Forest certification is a voluntary mechanism, which has emerged as due to concerns with sustainable management of forest resources. The primary objective of certification is to confirm that management of a specific forest area conforms to standards set by third party organizations such as, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). In addition to forest management, most certification schemes also provide chain-of-custody certification (COC) along with their regular forest certification process. The main purpose of COC's is to ensure that certified product is being processed in accordance with the guidelines and rules of specific certification program throughout the supply chain, from forests to the final consumer, by tracking and monitoring the material as it is formed into a pre-decided end item such as upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets or wood flooring materials. This study examines COC as used by furniture and other value-added wood product manufacturers in the U.S. over three periods: 2001, 2007, and 2014. Overall, the understanding of certification and its use by this sector have increased over the past 14 years. In addition, certification is expected to increase in the future.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Wood Processing and Furniture Manufacturing Challenges on the World Market and Wood-Based Energy Goes Global - Proceedings of Scientific Papers

First Page

179

Last Page

184

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