Certifications
Reliance Forest Fibre ensure our high level of forest management by achieving certification in several schemes. Listed below are details of the current certifications.
Responsible Wood Forest Management Certification
- Reliance Forest Fibre Estate Forest Management Plan
- Defined Forest Area Maps
- AS4708 – FM – Certificate of Approval – August 2023
- AS4708 – FM Summary Report – May 2023
If you would like previous reports or other information, please email notification@relianceff.com.au
Group Forest Management Scheme for Forest Owners and Managers
Reliance Forest Fibre provides the opportunity for individual forest owners and managers to have their forest certified under RFF’s group certification scheme.
The group scheme is certified to AS4708 the Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management. The combined forest resource of group members forms the group “defined forest area” (DFA) for certification purposes. All wood produced from the DFA can be sold as certified wood.
Individuals can join the scheme subject to meeting requirements established by RFF. Forest owners and managers interested in participating in RFF’s Group Certification Scheme should contact Reliance Forest Fibre.
- Group Forest Certification Scheme – Forest Management Plan
- The Forest Management Policy
- DFA Map
- AS/NZS 4708 – Group FM – Certificate of Approval
- AS/NZS 4708 – Group FM – Public Summary
If you would like previous public summary reports or other information, please email notification@relianceff.com.au
Responsible Wood Chain of Custody
Reliance Forest Fibre ensures independently audited Responsible Wood certification can be maintained through our mills to customers through our Chain of custody certification.
RFF is certified to AS4707-2021 Chain of custody for Forest Products.
FSC® Chain of Custody and Controlled wood
Reliance Forest Fibre maintains FSC (FSC-C018484 licence code) certification to ensure our systems are independently audited to the FSC standard for Chain of Custody and the FSC Requirements for Sourcing FSC Controlled Wood.
RFF is certified to FSC-STD-40-004 Standard for Chain of Custody Certification and Requirements for Sourcing FSC Controlled Wood FSC-STD-005.
- FSC – CoC – CW – Certificate of Approval – Jan 2020
- FSC – Product Group Schedule
- DDS – Public Summary Report – 2023
ISO certified Management Systems
Reliance Forest Fibre at Bell Bay Chip Terminal has its Quality and Environmental Management Systems independently audited to ISO standard.
RFF has its management systems independently audited to ISO 9001-2015 Quality Management System and ISO 14001-2015 Environment Management System.
- ISO 9001 – QMS – Lab – Certificate of Approval – September 2021
- ISO 14001 – EMS – Certificate of Approval – November 2021
Reliance Forest Fibre policy documents
- Work Health Safety & Rehabilitation Policy – September 2023
- Sustainable Forest Management Policy – November 2023
- Environmental and Quality Policy – November 2023
- FSC Controlled Wood & Chain of Custody Policy – July 2020
- RW/AFS Chain of Custody Policy – April 2020
If you are interested in learning about other RFF policies, including our approach to meeting ILO core labour requirements, please email notification@relianceff.com.au