Certification & Audits

Boise Cascade holds certification under these credible third-party standards, and we undergo annual audits to assure our systems are in compliance:

Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™)
Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®)
Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification™(PEFC™)
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

Building Materials Distribution Certification

These building materials distribution facilities hold Forest Stewardship Council (FSC™) chain of custody certificate SCS-COC-002928, license code FSC-C041295 (listed alphabetically by state):

Phoenix AZ	Auburn GA	Billings MT	Salt Lake City UT
Lathrop CA	Boise ID	Portsmouth NH	Spokane WA
Riverside CA	Idaho Falls ID	Delanco NJ	Vancouver WA
Denver CO	Rochelle IL	Albuquerque NM	Woodinville WA
Grand Junction CO	Baltimore MD	Greensboro NC	Yakima WA
Milton FL	Westfield MA	Marion OH
Orlando FL	Wayne MI	Memphis TN
Pompano FL	Lakeville MN	Dallas TX

Biddeford ME facility holds Forest Stewardship Council (FSC™) chain of custody certificate
SCS-COC-003337 under Boise Structural Solutions.

Wood Products Certification

Click on the blue dot to view the certificate.

Location	FSC™ Chain of Custody	FSC™ Controlled Wood	PEFC™ Chain of Custody	SFI® Chain of Custody	PEFC™ Fiber Procure- ment	SFI® Fiber Procure- ment	NAHB Green
Alexandria EWP (Lena)			•	•	•	•	BCI Joists VERSA-LAM VERSA-STUD VERSA-RIM
Elgin OR Plywood	•	•	•	•	•	•
Elgin OR Stud Mill	•	•	•	•	•	•
Filler King Homedale ID	•		•	•	•	•
Florien LA Plywood			•	•	•	•
Kettle Falls WA Plywood	•	•	•	•	•	•
Kettle Falls WA Sawmill	•	•	•	•	•	•
Kinzua Sawmill (Pilot Rock OR)	•	•	•	•	•	•
Medford OR Plywood	•	•	•	•	•	•
La Grande OR (Island City) Particleboard	•	•
Mt Emily	•	•	•	•	•	•
Oakdale LA Plywood			•	•	•	•
Pilot Rock OR Sawmill (Kinzua)	•	•	•	•	•	•
Rogue Valley OR Plywood			•	•
White City OR EWP	•	•	•	•	•	•	BCI Joists VERSA-LAM VERSA-STUD VERSA-RIM
White City OR Veneer	•	•	•	•	•	•
Willamina OR Veneer	•	•	•	•	•	•
St Jacques NB CANADA EWP (ALLJoist)	•	•	•	•			ALLJoist

Alexandria, Louisiana does not have FSC™ Chain of Custody or FSC™ Controlled Wood Certfication as of March 31, 2013
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Audits

Boise Cascade undergoes independent third-party audits to assure our procurement and chain-of-custody systems comply with the certification standards we participate in. We also audit our own facilities every three to five years to assure they are complying with governmental and our own environmental regulations.

All of these audits are described below.

Procurement Audits

To assess our sustainable environmental performance, an independent third party audits our wood fiber procurement practices against Sustainable Forestry Initiative® standards and our internal standards. The SFI program is a comprehensive system of principles, objectives, performance measures and indicators that reflect a commitment to the social responsibility of sustainably managing forests.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP audited our wood procurement system and found our procurement practices to be in full compliance with SFI standards. Audits are performed on an ongoing basis to ensure that we are meeting SFI standards as well as our own, and that we are continuing to improve our environmental management practices.

Chain-of-Custody Audits

To add transparency and enhanced credibility for our customers, we have completed Chain-of-Custody certification at selected facilities. We undergo independent third-party audits against the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Program Annex 2 Chain-of-Custody Standard and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes™ Annex 4; Chain-of-Custody of Forest Based Products Requirements Standard; the Forest Stewardship Council™ Standard for Chain-of-Custody, FSC-STD-40-004 and the FSC Controlled Wood Standard, FSC-STD-40-005 (Version 2-1) EN.

Manufacturing Audits

To assess our sustainable manufacturing performance, our environmental experts audit each of our manufacturing facilities every three to five years. In addition, an independent company periodically evaluates our audit program to ensure its conformance to recognized environmental auditing practices.