2015/02/16
Bulletin number:
2015-04
Affected program:
Management Systems Accreditation Program – Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Certification Bodies (CBs) only,
The new SFI 2015-2019 Standards and Rules went into effect on January 1st, 2015, and SFI Program Participants have been given 1 year to implement all new and revised requirements, and Program Participants must demonstrate conformance to the new requirements at their first surveillance audit following the implementation period. For SCC-accredited CBs certifying under SFI, the following timelines shall apply:
- Effective January 1st, 2015, all initial certification audits must be conducted against the SFI 2015-2019 Standards and Rules.
- After March 31st, 2015, all re-certifications must be conducted against the SFI 2015-2019 Standards and Rules.
- Until December 31st, 2015, surveillance audits may be conducted against either the SFI 2010-2014 Standard and/or the 2010-2014 SFI Chain-of-Custody Standard or the SFI 2015-2019 Standards and Rules at the Program Participant’s choice.
- Finally, after December 31st, 2015, all surveillance audits must be conducted against the SFI 2015-2019 Standards and Rules.
If you have any questions, please contact Bei Wang, Program Manager at bei.wang@scc.ca.