Research of Relationship between Chain of Custody Certification Wood Products and Macroeconomic Indicators

Danas je u Svijetu tržište drvnih proizvoda sve više zahvaćeno trendom certificiranja sljedivosti. Najpoznatije certifikacijske sheme na globalnoj razini su FSC (The Forest Stewardship Council - Vijeće za nadzor šuma) i PEFC (The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification - Program za promicanje certifikacije šuma). Obje certifikacijske sheme promiču ekološki odgovorno, društveno korisno i ekonomski održivo gospodarenje šumama. Cilj ovoga rada je istražiti povezanost certifikacije drvnih proizvoda najrasprostranjenijih certifikacijskih shema (FSC i PEFC) s makroekonomskim pokazateljima na globalnoj razini. Za analizu su korišteni makroekonomski podaci iz UNECE baze, a podaci o broju certifikata dobiveni su iz FSC i PEFC godišnjih izvještaja o stanju certificiranosti. Regresijskom analizom makroekonomskih pokazatelja i broja FSC CoC i PEFC CoC certifikata po zemlji ustanovljena je najveća povezanost izmeĎu broja FSC CoC certifikata i broja stanovnika te BDP-a po tekućim cijenama.World market of timber and wood products by the growing trend certification of traceability today. The best known certification schemes globally are FSC (The Forest Stewardship Council) and PEFC (The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification). Both certification schemes promote environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically sustainable forest management. The goal of this thesis is to establish relationship between the certification of wood products of two largest certifications schemes (FSC and PEFC) and the global macroeconomic indicators. For the analysis data about macroeconomic factors from UNECE database was used and for the number of certificates FSC and PEFC Annual Reports of certification status were used. Regression analysis of macroeconomic indicators and the number of FSC CoC and PEFC CoC certificates by country established the greatest relationship between number of FSC CoC certificates with population number and GDP at current prices