This international standard specifies requirements for a controlled chain of custody (CoC) of wood and wood-based products, cork and lignified materials other than wood, such as bamboo, and their products.
This is not a private CoC Standard (CoC, Chain of Custody), but an ISO Standard, that is valid and recognized worldwide.
This standard ensures the traceability of wood or wood- and paper-based products and provides proof of origin and legality. ISO 38200 can therefore be an important component in a company‘s legal compliance, EUDR or CSDDD strategy.
- You can have the legally compliant implementation and application of your due diligence for the new EU regulation for deforestation-free supply chains (EUDR) verified and confirmed by third parties.
- You can use ISO 38200 as an additional risk mitigation tool to ensure that your due diligence system is working and that the products traded or produced come from verified legal sources and deforestation-free forest management.
- You can use ISO 38200 to make manufacturer declarations for public and private procurement transparent, showing that your products comply with the relevant sustainability standards and have been verified by “third parties”.
- You can use ISO 38200 to provide relevant information about the ecological footprint of the product.
- You can demonstrate your responsibility and commitment to the environment in the context of sustainable development.
- You can use certification as a tool for risk prevention (“worry-free consumption”) and to achieve your UN sustainability goals (SDGs).
- You can improve your image and gain more trust that your products do not come from illegal or controversial sources.
With ISO 38200 certification, there are no logo usage fees or third-party notification fees. Therefore, ISO 38200 is particularly suitable for SMEs.
The new EU regulation for deforestation-free supply chains (EUDR) EU (Regulation) 2023/1115 requires companies to implement a legally compliant due diligence system and submit due diligence declarations when importing and trading wood-based products such as wood and paper by 30.12.2024 at the latest.
- Ensuring the traceability of wood and wood-based products
- Proof of legality and origin from deforestation-free supply chains
- Monitoring the supply chain (risk mitigation for complex supply chains)
- All market participants and first distributors within the meaning of the EUDR; e. g. sawmills and planing mills, wood and paper industry, wood and paper trade
- Prefabricated house and furniture industry
- Printers and publishers
- Joineries and carpentry workshops
- Financial service providers (green financing)
The standard is structured as follows:
- General requirements
- Organizational requirements
- Documents and records
- Inspection and control
- Complaint management
- Outsourcing
- Categories / Identification and acceptance of input material
- Due diligence system
- Risk assessment process
- Chain of custody methods
- Output information
The annex addresses the topics of social welfare and employment, environment, trade and customs, internal audits and guidance related to legally harvested material and risk assessment.
qualityaustria audit services are provided on the basis of accreditation Austria. Quality Austria is accredited according to ISO 38200 and thus offers you an independent third party audit with certificate.
PEFC CoC, EU-Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), The Austrian Ecolabel for Products (UZ 07), ISO 14001, EMAS, SURE; ISO 9001 is helpful for the design of processes.
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