SFI BLOG
State Foresters Advance Urban and Community Forestry with Support From New SFI Standard
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service announced a historic $1.5 billion investment in urban forests, Scott Altenhoff, Manager of Urban & Community Forestry for Oregon’s Department of Forestry, recognized a key opportunity for state foresters to take a step back and consider a whole-system approach to making the work of urban forestry more sustainable.
Certified Forest Products: A Great Choice for the Environment – Guest Blog on CNBC.com
Check out Conservation Fund President and CEO Larry Selzer’s great “guest blog” on CNBC.com.
US Green Building New Draft Forest Certification Benchmarks Miss the Point
On September 15th, 2009 the US Green Building Council released the second draft of the benchmarks for the certified wood credit in the LEED rating tool.
Brian Dumaine, SFI Conference Keynote Speaker
Brian Dumaine is going to be the keynote speaker at our conference this year in Nashville.
UN Report: Green Building a Mixed Blessing for Certification
A UN report – 2008-2009 UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review – says there’s potential for significant demand for certified products due to increased interest in avoiding illegal sources.
Statement on Forest Ethics
As you may know, Forest Ethics have recently launched a new tactic in their campaign efforts against the SFI community.
The Battle Against Greenwashing
There’s a lot of angst in the marketplace these days about greenwashing – for good reason. Everyone wants to be green, whether it is justified or not.
Supporting Habitat for Humanity
One of the things I absolutely love about the SFI program is our work with communities – it’s a natural extension to any forest management activities.
Certification: cost or investment?
I recently had a conversation with Jeff Bi, Managing Director of Tralin Packaging (aka Tralin Pak) about the about the packaging marketplace and perceptions of certification overseas.
Choose your paper wisely
A colleague recently forwarded me a great column on forest certification from the Canadian Bar Association's June issue of their publication "Bar Talk".
New York Times on Forests and the Planet
The climate change bill pending in the U.S. Congress should include provisions that prevent the “destructive dynamic” of deforestation.
TerraChoice, Boy Scout Magazine Recognize SFI
We were excited to receive support from two different groups in April— TerraChoice Environmental Marketing and the Boy Scouts of America.
SFI attends NRC’s 11th Annual Recycling Works Ceremony
Recently, members of the SFI team had the privilege to attend the national Recycling Coalition’s 11th Annual "Recycling Works" Award Ceremony.
Paper and Paper Products Companies Represented at Brainstorm Green
It was no surprise to find members of the paper and paper products industries at Fortune’s Brainstorm Green conference.
More from Brainstorm Green
It’s been incredible here at Fortune’s Brainstorm Green conference – and educational.
SFI participated in Fortune magazine’s Brainstorm Green
SFI participated in Fortune magazine’s Brainstorm Green conference this week in California. I spoke on a panel about traceability and supply chains.
