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ANNUAL REPORT
CONTENTS
01 CHAIRMANS REPORT 07 DEMAND FOR CERTIFICATION
Chairman Ross Bradshaw reflects on PEFC UKs progress Key forest and Chain of Custody certification facts and
over the past year figures
Timber
Mellor Primary School Wins Main: Mellor Primary School.
It is encouraging to see the ways in which timber developments, larger than ever before. It was
is being used throughout the construction sector also encouraging to note that there were many
to produce interesting and environmentally sound examples of PEFC-certified timber used across
buildings. PEFC-certified timber is increasingly all 15 awards categories with cross laminated
specified, reflected across Europe with the timber (CLT) and glulam increasingly adopted as a
levels of engineered wood being used on landmark sustainable alternative to steel and concrete.
Forestry
Royal Forestry Society Awards
PEFC UK sponsored a Royal Forestry Society Education &
Learning Award. This Award encourages and rewards schools,
colleges, universities that increase awareness, understanding
and skills related to the environmental, social and economic
potential of trees, woodlands and forests. Founded in 1882,
the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) is the UKs largest forestry
education charity and now has almost 4,000 members.
The event provided valuable opportunities for the PEFC team to engage with leading brand
owners and retailers to promote the PEFC label as an assurance of responsibly-sourced
packaging. It was great to see an increasing number of our fellow exhibitors proudly displaying
their PEFC certification credentials as an integral part of their show graphics.
La Redoute joins many leading companies in the UK who use the PEFC label on their consumer
facing marketing materials to demonstrate responsible paper sourcing. They can rest assured,
knowing that the fibre will have been sourced from forests certified to PEFCs International
Sustainability Benchmarks and tracked through the supply chain via Chain of Custody certification.
The use of the PEFC label on certified products enables companies to demonstrate their corporate
commitment to responsible forest management and a healthy future for the worlds forests.
publications Printed copies can be obtained prove challenging to say the least. PEFC
every tree harvested is
replaced with another
one to ensure that
forests can continue
to supply raw materials
to a wide range
aims to demystify the process. This will Why is sustainable forest management good for climate care?
IN NEARLY IN OVER THROUGH
Why is sustainable forest managemen
IN NEARLY IN OVER
CERTIFICATION
The PEFC label provides assurances that the products on
enables each member to be certified together under this formally identifiable group.
which it appears come from responsibly-managed forests.
With more than 18,000 companies involved in PEFC Chain The fundamental basis of Group Certification is that all members of the Group must PEFC certification protects plants and animals PEFC certification protects plants and anima
of Custody certification, the PEFC label now appears on formally commit to complying with all the requirements of PEFC Chain of Custody and
Cost-Effective and
PEFC-CERTIFIED FOREST
can be found in forest habitats. can be found in forest habitats.
of innovative sandwich and food to go packaging Managers co-ordinate the information producedtranscends language
PEFC
solutions, Colpacs wide range of packaging features
by Scheme Members and is the certificate barriers, making it a PEFC certification protects people PEFC certification protects people
1,6 billion people
holder. A Group Manager can be a specific
strong green credentials.
PEFC UK Limited truly global brand
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Manager at Colpac. So it is paramount that we are Technology
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able to demonstrate Cooper Buildings,
e info@pefc.co.uk There are several existing Group Certification Schemes in the UK that you may
responsibly-managed forests. With more than 18,000 companies involved in PEFC Chain of
a commitment to There are There are
be ableArundel Street,
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to join:
sustainable sourcing. certified products around the world. thousands thousands
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2017 PEFC UK Limited
Printed on PEFC-certified paper
MAIN CONTRACTOR: Kier Construction These greenhouses only use the finest quality PEFC-certified
ARCHITECT: William Perkin Church of England High School/ Western Red Cedar, one of the worlds most durable woods, in their
Twyford Academies Trust manufacture. It is resistant to moisture and decay making it a very
ARCHITECT: Fielden Clegg Bradley suitable material for outdoor use. The woods natural oils also help
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Arup Associates resist decay and infestation. Additionally, as a very straight grained
STRUCTURAL FRAME PROVIDER: KLH UK species, the risk of distortion is reduced.
05
PEFC Certified Packaging for the Food to Go Sector
Consumers expect
packaging to be
responsibly sourced
and easily recycled
with a minimal impact
on the environment
and ultimately, the
worlds forests.
From Hungary joining in January, to Ghana and South This year we are helping to develop and implement
Korea in the summer, to Macedonia, Romania national sustainable forest management systems
and Thailand at our General Assembly in in Africa and Asia and supporting small-
November, we have never had a year quite and family forest owners gain access
like it. This means we now count 46 to certification through innovative
countries as our national members new tools. At the other end of
with many more waiting to join. the spectrum, we are working to
encourage the fashion world to
Our new national members have increase their use of fibre from
joined a diverse and vibrant responsibly managed forests in
network of organisations. their clothing ranges.
In 2016 we continued to
support our members in their In 2016 we also moved our
important work across the globe. marketing strategy forward:
We provided a wide range of improving the co-ordination of
services, including communication marketing activities within the
and marketing guidance, skills PEFC alliance and expanding our
development and technical support. outreach to support brand owners and
We also facilitated a wide range of co- manufacturers everywhere. The PEFC
operation and knowledge sharing that enabled network has grown considerably in recent
people and organisations new to our network to years to include dozens of national and international
benefit from the collective expertise of the PEFC alliance. members and literally hundreds of thousands of PEFC-
certified companies. This is a fantastic resource, which is why our
One of the leading developments of 2016 was the start of the marketing work focuses on empowering our network even more, so
revision process of our international standards. These standards they can promote PEFC in the expanding international marketplace.
known as PEFCs Sustainability Benchmarks are regularly revised
to ensure they continue to incorporate the latest industry knowledge, I am confident that the global PEFC family will continue to work
best practice and are able to meet evolving stakeholder expectations. together to promote sustainable forest management, thereby
The majority of our standards are now under revision, including our improving the lives of millions of people who depend on forest
Sustainable Forest Management and Chain of Custody standards. resources for their livelihoods all over the world. In closing, I would
This revision process is due to be completed later in 2017. like to thank you all for your personal and corporate contributions to
our common cause in sustainable thinking and keeping the globes
We also devoted a considerable amount of resources to grass roots forests healthy.
outreach. Enabling people to manage their
forest sustainably continues to be at the heart
of all our international projects. Supporting the New Chairman for PEFC International
development of national forest certification
systems, innovating new ways to get more trees Former PEFC UK Chairman, Peter Latham was elected
certified and working with smallholders, are all Chairman of PEFC International at the organisations
part of our fundamental aim of expanding the General Assembly which was held in Bali in November.
global certified forest area.
Peter, awarded an OBE in the 2012 New Years Honours
We have partnered with numerous organisations List for services to the UK wood industry, is Chairman of
and donors around the world to help us one of Britains oldest timber companies, James Latham
in building this critical aspect of our work. PLC. He is also a former Chairman of the Forests Forever
Introduced in 2011, the PEFC Collaboration Committee of the Timber Trade Federation and a member
Fund has proved a successful vehicle in helping of the Council of the Commonwealth Forestry Association.
to facilitate these successful partnerships.
GROWTH OF FORESTRY AND COC 07
GLOBAL GROWTH OF PEFC MEMBERSHIP
PEFC members with endorsed systems PEFC members progressing towards endorsement Countries actively developing systems
GLOBAL GROWTH IN PEFC-CERTIFIED FOREST AREA GLOBAL GROWTH IN CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATES
301.6
300 12,000
272.1 10,976
263.2 10,591 10,744
253.1
250 245.1 10,000 9996
237.4 9529
229.6
217.7 223.5 8797
200 187.7 193.8 194.4 8,000 7688
6166
Certified forest area (millions of hectares)
150 6,000
4420
100 4,000 3545
2901
2362
50.9 55.3
50 41.1 46.1 2,000 1905
32.4 1100
463
0.0 59
0 0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
YEAR YEAR
GOVERNANCE 08
PEFC UK is a
membership
association
which represents
a broad range
of stakeholder PEFC UK Annual General Meeting 2016
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to R N Bradshaw - Chairman
prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting
Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they TO THE MEMBERS OF PEFC UK LIMITED
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of We have audited the financial statements of PEFC UK Limited for
the surplus or deficit of the company for that period. In preparing these the year ended 31 July 2016. The financial reporting framework
financial statements, the directors are required to: that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and the
Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them 2015) (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
consistently; applicable to Smaller Entities).
make judgements and accounting estimates that are
reasonable and prudent; This report is made solely to the companys members, as a body, in
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006.
unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the
continue in business. companys members those matters we are required to state to them
in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility
records that are sufficient to show and explain the companys to anyone other than the company and the companys members
transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we
the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure have formed.
that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act
2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the
company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
and detection of fraud and other irregularities. OF DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors
Responsibilities, the directors are responsible for the preparation
STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give
OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable
information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those
2006) of which the companys auditors are unaware, and each standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Boards
director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken Ethical Standards for Auditors.
as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any
relevant audit information and to establish that the companys
auditors are aware of that information.
FOR YEAR ENDING 31ST JULY 2016 11
533,964
TURNOVER 446,390
Administrative expenses 437,428 418,947
29% Council
PEFC
fees
23% andMarketing,
Consultancy
Commications
22% admin
Office rent, salaries,
and IT
Turnover: 7% andTravel,sundrysubsistence
expenses
533,964 3% AGM
Meetings including
and GA
for 31/07/2016
3% sponsorship
Subscriptions and