Sustainable forest management is evidenced by certifications achieved for continuous improvement, which provide guarantees for product marketing, ensure environmental safety, support the economic development of local communities, and lives in harmony.
The certification achieved create a process of sustainable forest management to ensure that wood harvest and other forest resources is produced from legal, deforestation-free sources, meets production, ecological and social aspects, while allowing for traceability back to the point of origin verifiable through geolocation and other documentation or information.
Voluntary Certification
Since 2017, PT Musi Hutan Persada has obtained Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) certification under the IFCC standard under the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in conjunction with its Indonesian partner, the Indonesian Forest Certification Cooperation (IFCC). Sustainable forest management certification of IFCC-PEFC standard with Certificate No. AJA/IFCC-PEFC/FMC-HT/00037/III/2017 issued by AJA Europe S.r.l.
PEFC is the world’s leading forest certification system and a rigorous, globally recognised standard that works as a mechanism to verify and promote sustainable forest management and sustainably produced wood products. Through SFM certification of IFCC-PEFC standard and PEFC Chain-of-Custody at PT TEL Pulp and Paper, it guarantees that all wood products come from sustainable forest management that is 100% IFCC certified and 100% PEFC certified.
Controlled Forest Management
In addition to the aforementioned certifications, in March 2026, PT Musi Hutan Persada successfully upgraded its Controlled Wood certification standard to the Controlled Forest Management certification standard.
In carrying out its operations, PT Musi Hutan Persada practises sustainable forest management and, in the production and supply of timber, adheres to the following 5 (five) categories:
- Forest management and trade that respects and upholds legality.
- Forest management that respects and upholds customary and human rights, including those that are defined in The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
- Forest management that maintains or enhances social, cultural, environmental, and high conservation values (HCV).
- Forest management that prevents deforestation and degradation.
- Forest management that is free of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO).
The commitment to implementing these categories can be reviewed in the following documents:
- Sustainable Forest Management PolicyClick ›
- Anti-Bribery PolicyClick ›
- Human Resources PolicyClick ›
- Forest Management PlanClick ›
- Summary of Monitoring ResultsClick ›
Mandatory Certification
Since 2010, PT Musi Hutan Persada has obtained the Legality and Sustainability Verification System for Sustainable Forest Management (SVLK PHL) certification, with a rating of "GOOD" and certificate number EQC-PHPL-003, issued by the Independent Assessor and Verification Body (LPVI) PT Equality Indonesia.
SVLK PHL is a verification system for the legality and sustainability of forest products derived from sustainably forest management, jointly developed and endorsed by European Union (EU) through Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) programme to meet European Union Forestry Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing requirements that went into force in March 2013.
Furthermore, as of 2024, PT MHP has obtained a certificate for the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Management System (SMK3) with a "GOLD" rating under certificate registration number REG.SMK3.2024.MAL.SK-652 issued by the Ministry of Manpower through the certification body PT Mutuagung Lestari Tbk.