Products & Services
Certification Means Credibility
GFA Consulting Group was the first German company to be accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council® in 2000. Since then, GFA has been serving its customers by providing
- FSC Chain of Custody certification
- FSC Forest Management certification
- Combined Chain of Custody certification according to FSC and PEFC standards (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes)
- Certification according to FSC standards for ‘Controlled Wood’
- Studies regarding certification and responsible forest management
- Development and testing of forest management standards
- Development of tracing systems regarding the origins of wood products
- Development and implementation of Legality Assurance Systems
- Appraisal of forest and concession management plans
- Consultation regarding national forest certification initiatives
Certification is a process by means of which a third, independent party (GFA) verifies whether forest management and/or the handling of certified products is in accordance with a standard in question, e.g. FSC and/or PEFC standards.
Forest Management certification guarantees the quality of the cultivation
Chain of Custody certification guarantees the source of the raw material
Carbon Neutral Printing offsets greenhouse gas emissions of print products