FSC IC commissioned a study by SmartCert to provide information to FSC members to make an informed decision regarding the new conversion policy that would allow certification of forests converted after 1994 under certain conditions. FSC IC commissioned SmartCert to identify the potential for certification (area,...
The assessment looks at the economic, environmental, and social impacts of managing Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) in Canada and advances our understanding of the characteristics of Intact Forest Landscapes and the impacts of protecting them, in the short to mid-term. This project was established as a...
SmartCert was commissioned by FSC to conduct a study on the impact of palm oil development in Gabon. The mandate included a remote sensing analysis of forest conversion to plantation as well as an analysis of potential HCVs affected by conversion. For more information :https://fsc.org/en/unacceptable-activities/cases/olam-international Public summary...
The World Wildlife Found commissioned SmartCert to carry out a study on the availability of information to map High Conservation Values (HCVs) in 15 countries of northern and eastern Europe. As part of this mandate, the available data were analyzed to extract the HCVs pontially...
SmartCert was mandated to carry out the initial inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a canadian greenhouse producer. The inventory included scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. The results for scope 1 and scope 2 emissions were subsequently verified (reasonable assurance) by the Bureau...
Smartcert assisted the World Food Programme in the Republic of Congo in its submission process for a climate change adaptation project under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Adaptation Fund. This project, "Building adaptive capacity to climate change in vulnerable communities living in...
Between 2018 and 2020, SmartCert staff supported 48 production sites (paper mills, sawmills, woodworkers, printers) by implementing management systems that meet the requirements of the FSC Chain of Custody certification or by performing certification maintenance activities such as procedure review, staff training and internal audits. All...
SmartCert's consultants act as advisors to corporate management and boards of directors in the development of sustainability strategies and communications. Our clients seek the best advice on environmental certifications applicable to their business context and to anticipate the benefits and constraints of different certifications. Contact us...
The base year greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is the first step to establishing a greenhouse gas reduction strategy including mitigation measures and monitoring. We have carried out GHG inventories for organizations of the forestry, aggregate, agriculture and manufacturing sectors. Our inventories have been successfully verified...
We meet all our clients' auditing needs. We conduct internal FSC audits for companies managing multi-site certificates and perform risk analysis in complex supply chains. Annually, we conduct dozens of external and internal audits for various environmental standards for companies in the manufacturing sector and...