What the Chain-of-Custody Standard Does
The SFI 2022 Chain-of-Custody Standard is an accounting system that tracks forest fiber content through production and manufacturing to the end product. Companies can use Chain-of-Custody certification to track and communicate how much of their product comes from certified lands, certified fiber sourcing, recycled content and/or non-certified forest content.

What the Chain-of-Custody Standard Covers
The SFI 2022 Chain-of-Custody Standard applies to any organization that sources, processes, manufactures, handles, trades, converts, or prints forest-based products.

A wood producer delivering roundwood or field chips direct from the forest to a manufacturing facility does not need to be certified to the SFI 2022 Chain-of-Custody Standard. 

An SFI-certified organization (such as a warehouse or distribution center) that passes on SFI certified material/product does not need an SFI Chain-of-Custody system provided the SFI certified material/product is in its original packaging and the material/product is identified with an SFI Chain-of-Custody on-product label.

Geographic Application of the Chain-of-Custody Standard
The SFI 2022 Chain-of-Custody Standard applies to any organization globally