This is the key preliminary stage prior to commencing 3rd Party Verification work and is designed to provide independent assurance that timber products are derived from a 'Known Licensed Source' as defined by WWF's GFTN.

The key stages of the process are -

Due Diligence Review
All elements of the supply chain are closely examined to ensure none are clearly illegal.

Basic Legality Review
Independent verification that forest concessions have the legal rights to harvest logs.

Chain of Custody Procedures
These are agreed with all elements of the supply chain to ensure transparency and traceability of final products back to the source concession.

Without assuring ourselves and our clients about the above factors Certisource will not proceed with further verification work.