Dear Sir, Madam,
Bureau Veritas Certification, an independent certification body accredited by ASI to deliver Forest Stewardship CouncilTM (FSCTM) certification, has been contracted by E.Q. RUBBER CO., LTD to perform an FSC forest management certification audit for E.Q. RUBBER CO., LTD. (area of 1802.38 ha), it owns or manages in East and North-East regions of Thailand. The audit will take place between 21-30th April 2025 to evaluate conformity with the The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Thailand (FSC-STD-RAP-THA-01-2024)
The FSC standard that Bureau Veritas Certification that audit team will use for this evaluation can be found on-line at: : Pilot test for the Asia Pacific Regional Forest Stewardship Standard | FSC Connect
The FSC certification audit will cover all the social, economic and environmental aspects of forest management in conformity with the FSC certification requirements, and Bureau Veritas Certification’ evaluation process will follow all the FSC requirements.
You have been identified as an important stakeholder in this Forest Stewardship Council certification process. We would welcome any comments and/or remarks you may have regarding the performance and forest management practices of E.Q. RUBBER CO., LTD.
We would very much appreciate any comment you may have on the following:
• The performance of our client in E.Q. RUBBER CO., LTD and any important aspects you may be aware of. We would be very grateful if you could provide us specific and factual information on forest manager performance so that the situation can be scrutinized during the audit and evaluated against FSC certification requirements.
• Any activity undertaken by the company in forests or forest areas that are not covered by the scope of this Bureau Veritas Certification’ audit but you may consider to be not fully in line with the FSC certification requirements.
We would also be happy to meet with you and any other interested stakeholder to discuss FSC certification requirements, Bureau Veritas Certification processes and/or the performance of E.Q. RUBBER CO., LTD. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you think that such public meeting would be important. Our audit team would be happy to discussing particular issues and answering any questions you may have during such meeting.
The stakeholder consultation process is open until 30th April 2025. Bureau Veritas Certification will take into account all comments received during this period, and also any comment received during the audit. Comments received after the audit may also be considered and addressed in the certification report, whenever relevant and possible.
All information provided to Bureau Veritas Certification will be held strictly confidential.
Please note that Bureau Veritas Certification has developed a formal procedure for the resolution of any complaint or dispute that may be raised by interested parties. This procedure can be found on-line at:
https://certification.bureauveritas.com/get-certified/our-customer-experience-program/your-feedback
Please do not hesitate to forward this stakeholder consultation letter to anybody who hasn't receive it and might be interested in this certification process, and we thank you in advance for any comment or observation you may have, and your co-operation in this certification process.
The team of BV auditors will make arrangements to allow stakeholders to meet with them during the audit.
Yours faithfully
Contact details for providing comments:
Mr.Saravut Suparatanachatpun
Head of Certification Business | Bureau Veritas Certification (Thailand) Ltd.
Phone: +66 2 6704800
E-mail: saravut.suparatanachatpun@bureauveritas.com
You will find attached:
1.The forest management standard that will be used for the FSC certification audit of E.Q. RUBBER CO., LTD.
2.Feedback form, which can help you to express your views