An independent certification system is at the heart of the Responsible Wood Forest Certification Scheme.

Certification of compliance with the Standards is carried out by independent third-parties known as accredited certification bodies.

To ensure independence and impartiality, Responsible Wood requires certification bodies to be independent from the standards development process and the entity they are certifying.

JAS-ANZ (the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand) undertakes the accreditation of certification bodies (also known as conformity assessment bodies).

Certification bodies perform surveillance audits (every 9 months for Sustainable Forest Management and every 12 months for Chain of Custody). They also perform periodic re-assessment audits to proactively verify that a certified forest manager or chain of custody certified company maintains compliance with Responsible Wood requirements.

For more information see:

Certification Bodies

Forest Management

The following organisations are currently accredited to certify against AS4708 (Forest management):

DNV GL Business Assurance Australia Pty Limited

Contact: Yogesh Desai
Phone: +61 2 9922 1966
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dnv.com

Global-Mark Pty Ltd

Contact: Wayne Tibbits
Phone: +61 2 9886 0222
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.Global-Mark.com.au

BSI Group ANZ Pty Ltd

Contact: Ross Garsden
Phone: +61 425 210 888
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bsigroup.com.au

SAI Global Certification Services Pty Ltd

Contact: Vadivale Sivakumar
Phone: +61 413 444 751
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.saiglobal.com

SCS Global Services

USA Office
Contact: Brendan Grady
Phone: +1 510 452 8034
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.scsglobalservices.com

Australian Office
Contact: Nick Capobianco
Phone: +61 458 247 336
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.greenmarketing.net.au

AsureQuality

Contact: Graeme Gillies
Phone: +64 06 836 7055
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.asurequality.com

Chain of Custody

The following certification bodies are currently accredited to certify against AS4707 (Chain of Custody):

DNV GL Business Assurance Australia Pty Limited

Contact: Yogesh Desai
Phone: +61 2 9922 1966
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dnv.com

Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia Limited

Contact: Suzanne Steiger
Phone: +61 7 3250 3700
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ewp.asn.au

Global-Mark Pty Ltd

Contact: Wayne Tibbits
Phone: +61 2 9886 0222
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.Global-Mark.com.au

BSI Group ANZ Pty Ltd

Contact: Ross Garsden
Phone: +61 425 210 888
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bsigroup.com.au

SAI Global Certification Services Pty Ltd

Contact: Vadivale Sivakumar
Phone: +61 413 444 751
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.saiglobal.com

Bureau Veritas Australia Pty Ltd

Contact: Sam Guindi
Phone (AU): 1800 855 190
Phone (NZ): +64 (9) 526 6142
Mobile: +61 (0) 417 655 213 (AU)
Mobile: +64 (0) 27 369 6921 (NZ)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bureauveritas.com.au

Bureau Veritas Certification France

Contact: Iftikhar Baig
Phone (AU): 1800 855 190
Phone (NZ): 0800 473 613
Mobile: +61 (0) 428 276 052
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bureauveritas.com.au

SCS Global Services

USA Office
Contact: Brendan Grady
Phone: +1 510 452 8034
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.scsglobalservices.com

Australian Office
Contact: Nick Capobianco
Phone: +61 458 247 336
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.greenmarketing.net.au

PEFC Chain of Custody Standard

The following certification bodies are currently accredited to certify against the PEFC Chain of Custody Standard (PEFC ST 2002:2013):

Exova (UK) Ltd trading as Exova BM TRADA

UK Headquarters
Contact: John Lovelock
Phone: +44 0 149 456 9741
Email: [email protected] www.bmtrada.com
Website: www.bmtrada.com/chain-of-custody/pefc-chain-of-custody

Bureau Veritas Australia Pty Ltd

Contact: Sam Guindi
Phone (AU): 1800 855 190
Phone (NZ): +64 (9) 526 6142
Mobile: +61 (0) 417 655 213 (AU)
Mobile: +64 (0) 27 369 6921 (NZ)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bureauveritas.com.au

Bureau Veritas Certification France

Pacific Zone
Contact: Iftikhar Baig
Phone (AU): 1800 855 190
Phone (NZ): 0800 473 613
Mobile: +61 (0) 428 276 052
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bureauveritas.com.au

Global-Mark Pty Ltd

Contact: Wayne Tibbits
Phone: +61 2 9886 0222
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.Global-Mark.com.au

QMI-SAI Canada Limited

Contact: Sylvain Frappier
Phone: +1 819 664 1236
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.saiglobal.com

SCS Global Services

USA Office
Contact: Sarah Harris
Phone: +1 510 452 8012
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.scsglobalservices.com

Australian Office
Contact: Nick Capobianco
Phone: +61 458 247 336
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.greenmarketing.net.au

SGS Australia

Contact: Clayton Warren
Phone: +61 3 9574 3285
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sgs.com

Soil Association Certification Limited

Contact: Ewan Brown, Senior Certification Manager (Soil Association Certification)
Phone: +44 0 117 914 2435
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.soilassociation.org/certification

AsureQuality

Contact: Graeme Gillies
Phone: +64 06 836 7055
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.asurequality.com

QMI-SAI Canada Limited (Telarc)

Contact: Sylvain Frappier
Phone: +1 416 401 8700

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.qmi-saiglobal.com

SGS New Zealand Limited

Contact: Carol Rivera
Phone: +1 64 4 387 8565

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sgs.com