PEFC requests investigation of recent Greenpeace allegations

24 August 2011 News

As the world's largest forest certification system, PEFC takes its responsibility towards stakeholders and customers very seriously. The recent allegations by Greenpeace against a PEFC certificate holder, Cottonsoft, requires further examination.

PEFC has therefore decided to ask the SGS South Africa (Pty) Ltd. - Qualifor Programme, the relevant certification body in this case, to investigate the situation and to provide clarification regarding the content of supposedly PEFC certified material produced by Cottonsoft.