Thailand Forest Certification Council

TheFederationofThaiIndustries
Vision
Toenhancethepotentialfortheintegrateddevelopmentof
theKingdomsindustrialsectorandsmallandmediumsized
enterprisesaswellasdrivesustainabledevelopmentby
payingattentiontoongoingsupportingfactorsofoverall
competitiveness,environmentandcorporatesocial
responsibility(CSR).
Foursectors;Provincialchapters,OperationLines,Industry
ClubsandInstitutes
74Provincialchapters,21OperationLines,45Industry
clubsand12Institutes(IAIislatestinstitute)

Thailand Forest Certification Council

(TFCC)
A non-profit and independent organization, established as part of, and
under the supervision of the Federation of Thai Industries in 2016.
Initiated by collaborative stakeholders, consisting of Growers, Private
sectors, Academicians, State Enterprises and Government sectors.
Emphasizes Sustainable Forest Management and legality of wood product
supply chain in Thailand.

TFCC Collaborative Organizations

FacultyofForestryatKasetsart University
PrivatesectorsandGrowers
ThaiIndustrialStandardsInstitute
TheForestIndustryOrganization
RoyalForestDepartment
RubberAuthorityofThailand
TheFederationofThaiIndustries

Meetingwithstakeholders

FormalAnnouncementIAIon11th May2016
SignedMOUwith5Organizations

MinistryofNaturalResourceandEnvironment
MinistryofIndustryThailand
MinistryofAgricultureandCooperatives
Kasetsart university
TheFederationofThaiIndustries

PEFCCollaborationFund
DevelopingThailandForestCertificationSchemeforRubberSmallholderswithCoC/DDS
PreparingforlargescaleFMCertification

Projectbackground
Rubberwood inThailand,mostofwoodsupplieraresmallholders.
Themarketforceofwoodcertificationisveryimportantforrubberwoodproducts.
Acomplexupstream situationmeansthattherehavebeenfewoptionsforcompaniesto
investintheirsupplychaintoensureverificationoflegalityandsustainability.

Toovercome thecomplexityrequiressystemstobedevelopedbyacollaborativeapproach
oforganizations.

Byengagingthefullsupplychaintoenhancecertificationwiththebestpractices.

PEFCCollaborationFund
DevelopingThailandForestCertificationSchemeforRubberSmallholderswithCoC/DDS
PreparingforlargescaleFMCertification

ProjectObjectives
Objective1:BuildthecapacityofKeyActorsinThaiRubberSectortopromotePEFCCoC
andFM,especiallygroupcertificationandinparticularimplementduediligencesystems.

Objective2:SupportentitiestoachievePEFCCoC utilisingtheDueDiligenceSystemto
accessmarkets.

Objective3:Buildindustryroadmaps(eucalyptus,rubber,teaketc)tomovebeyondCoC
DDStoinitiatinggroupforestmanagementcertification

PEFCCollaborationFund
DevelopingThailandForestCertificationSchemeforRubberSmallholderswithCoC/DDS
PreparingforlargescaleFMCertification

ProjectActivities
Objective1:
1.DevelopTrainingofTrainersandTrainingMaterials
2.ImproveThaiForestCertificationSchemebasedonlessonslearntfromToT activities.
3.EngageCertificationBodiesandindependentconsultantsinCoC audittraining

Objective2:
1.PromotePEFCCoC,includingsupportingcommunicationtothemarkets
2.ProvideTrainingofTrainerscoachingforinterestedcompaniestodevelopCoC DDS

Objective3:
1.Workwithindustriestomakecertificationroadmaps
2.Developgroupmanagementprocedures