PEFC publishes results of complaint against APP

7 July 2011 News

In a report published in July 2010, Greenpeace provided information that APP, which had obtained PEFC chain of custody certification, was using material from illegal sources, which would constitute a stark violation of certification requirements.

Based on the information, PEFC immediately filed a formal complaint against APP with SGS South Africa (Pty) Ltd. - Qualifor Programme, the relevant certification body in this case.

In response to this complaint, SGS commissioned an investigation to examine whether APP was using illegal material as input into APP mills certified against the PEFC Chain of Custody standard as claimed by Greenpeace. The investigation found that all material was legal.

The results were reported back to Greenpeace once they were received. There has been a delay in publishing the results to allow for follow-up discussions with Greenpeace and for further evidence to be submitted. As no further evidence has been forthcoming, PEFC is publishing the results as previously indicated.