CONTENT· Background |
CEPI - A BACKGROUND· The Brussels based Confederation of European Paper Industries |
CEPI - A BACKGROUND· Part of the paper & forest cluster - turnover of EUR 400 billion |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXBACKGROUND: · 1996:
Call for an international umbrella for forest certification |
FOREST CERTIFICATION· Why? - Promote & give assurance on SFM - Raise consumer awareness - Secure wood from acceptable sources - Promote forest products - Demonstrates the industry's commitment · Concerns - Confuse consumers - Create trade barriers - Not deliver the credibility it promises |
MUTUAL RECOGNITIONTHE PROLIFERATION OF SYSTEMS · A number of systems operational or under developed |
MUTUAL RECOGNITION"Mutual recognition is a reciprocal agreement under which one certification system acknowledges and accepts other certification systems as being substantively equivalent in intent, outcomes and process in identified critical elements as performance requirements." MR is not harmonising or merging of systems! |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXAIM · Address concerns about the many similar certification systems |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXThe comparative matrix as well as CEPI do not provide judgement of different systems! |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXPROCESS TOWARDS THE MATRIX ·
Questionnaire forwarded to governing bodies of 50 certification systems |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXSTAKEHOLDER REVIEW CREDIBILITY PRINCIPLES |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXEXPERT REVIEW · Structure of questionnaire and draft matrix reviewed by IIED: · "Information obtained is accurate & reliable" |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXLAUNCH OF MATRIX · Re-formulated based on advice from IIED |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXCEPI · Sees the matrix as needed effort |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXTHE MATRIX · Continues receiving wide-spread attention and support - 10.000 paper copies distributed ·
Methodology adopted by IFIR framework |
CEPI's COMPARATIVE MATRIXFROM HERE ON · Thorough revision of matrix during 2001 |