How important is forest certification for Danzer Group?
From the point of view of Danzer Group, ISO 14001:2004, the basis of the environmental and safety management system (ESMS), is operationally necessary to address environmental concerns responsibly, sustainably and effectively at all levels of hierarchy in our company and the Group, and in all areas of the value added chain, from forest management to the sale of our wood products. An ISO 14001:2004 certificate represents an ongoing improvement process and confirms that the ESMS meets the requirements of ISO 14001:2004. Apart from this verification of processes, the certificate also confirms that the relevant local legislation and the measures we set for ourselves in the area of the environment (including worker safety) are adhered to and carried out. The widely-known forest certificates, such as FSC, PEFC, Koerhout , are product certificates which verify that the certified wood products come from a forestry operation managed according to the “criteria and indicators” (PCI’s) of the vari
