How the chain-of-custody mechanism is used in the in-plant environment to trace products from the forest to the end user.

By Vic Barkin

The in-plants that are getting certified run the gamut from public to private, and from institutional to manufacturing, service, retail and everything in between. We’ll look at two of them.

Access Business Group

Access Business Group is the in-plant for Alticor and Amway. According to Allen Senninger, Paper Products Division supervisor, Access is becoming certified as part of the parent company’s commitment to environmental stewardship. Senninger says his external clients are asking for FSC-certified printed products as well.

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Vic Nathan Barkin has more than 35 years of experience in the printing, paper and wood products industries and currently owns a consulting practice specializing in business development, workflow, and technology implementation, focusing on “Green Procurement and Production” practices. Vic is a QMS Lead Auditor certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards, is a consultant for the Rainforest Alliance as an FSC Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood senior auditor, is an FSC, SFI and PEFC lead auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and SGS North America, and has engaged in more than 700 site assessments and audits.

Forest Certification in the In-plant