{"id":19531,"date":"2015-05-15T15:05:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T15:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=19531"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:42:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:42:40","slug":"sfi-brings-the-forest-sector-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/sfi-brings-the-forest-sector-together\/","title":{"rendered":"SFI Brings the Forest Sector Together"},"content":{"rendered":"

FREDERICTON, NB<\/strong> \u2014 The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Habitat for Humanity Canada are\u00a0helping to put a roof over the heads of Canadian families in need by strengthening their memorandum of\u00a0mutual support known as Wood 4 Good, through two separate programs: Waste Not Want Not and\u00a0Habitat Canada\u2019s Aboriginal Housing Program.<\/p>\n

Wood 4 Good encourages local home building through SFI\u2019s grassroots network, increases awareness of\u00a0sourcing wood products certified to the SFI standards, and helps make supply chains more efficient. The\u00a0partnership also works to encourage collaborative solutions to support Aboriginal housing in Canada. To\u00a0that end, SFI announced today a commitment to support Habitat for Humanity Canada\u2019s Aboriginal\u00a0Housing Program which to date has enabled 119 Aboriginal families to realize their dream of affordable\u00a0homeownership.<\/p>\n

Waste Not Want Not, the latest enhancement to SFI\u2019s Wood 4 Good program, is a supply chain solution\u00a0designed to provide SFI building materials to Habitat affiliates. It is a simple way for organizations\u00a0certified to SFI Standards to redirect discontinued inventory, shipment error, lightly damaged products, or\u00a0other products that are usable but require liquidation. Habitat arranges to pick up the inventory,\u00a0eliminating a logistics challenge for the supplier.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to see SFI continue to expand its formal commitment to help Habitat for Humanity. SFI\u2019s\u00a0efforts to find new sources of building materials send a strong signal to our mutual network of supporters\u00a0that we want to deepen and strengthen this important relationship,\u201d said Mark Rodgers, President and\u00a0CEO of Habitat for Humanity Canada. \u201cWe also appreciate SFI\u2019s commitment to our Aboriginal Housing\u00a0Program. Habitat for Humanity Canada is one of the very few non-profit housing organizations actively\u00a0engaged in making a difference in Aboriginal communities and now SFI is a partner in that effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are win-win programs. Through supporting programs like Aboriginal Housing, SFI and Habitat\u00a0Canada are addressing pressing social issues like aboriginal housing head on through new approaches\u00a0that make a difference in the quality of lives and basic human dignity,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, President and\u00a0CEO of SFI Inc. \u201cThrough Waste Not Want Not, Habitat gets a new source of building products and\u00a0deserving families get one step closer to an affordable home.\u201d Abusow was a feature speaker at Habitat\u00a0for Humanity Canada\u2019s annual general meeting today.<\/p>\n

SFI has made a three-year financial commitment to support the Aboriginal Housing Program which is also\u00a0made possible by founding partner Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and supporters Tachane\u00a0Foundation, RBC Foundation and Enbridge.<\/p>\n

The SFI community has helped build homes in Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Alderville, Oakville,\u00a0Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, three of which have been for Aboriginal families. These efforts have included\u00a0countless volunteer hours and utilized building materials certified to SFI such as panel products, lumber\u00a0and engineered wood products, which the SFI community is well positioned to provide. In Canada alone,\u00a0there are 56 companies certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard and 92 companies certified to\u00a0the SFI Chain of Custody Standard. This vast network of program participants are a key part of why\u00a0grassroots community projects like the Habitat for Humanity initiatives are a success.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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