{"id":19772,"date":"2016-09-07T16:33:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T16:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=19772"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:15:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:15:27","slug":"sfi-continues-to-engage-the-international-forest-community-through-pefc-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/sfi-continues-to-engage-the-international-forest-community-through-pefc-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Continues To Engage The International Forest Community Through PEFC Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong> \u2014 The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc. announced today that the SFI 2015-\u00a02019 Forest Management Standard has again met the rigorous third-party assessment of the Programme for\u00a0the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). This is SFI\u2019s fourth PEFC assessment. The SFI Program was\u00a0first endorsed in 2005. PEFC is an umbrella organization that endorses national forest certification systems\u00a0developed collaboratively by diverse stakeholders, tailored to local priorities and conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSFI makes important contributions that address the unique needs of\u00a0North America\u2019s forests and communities, and is a valuable national\u00a0member working with PEFC to elevate the role of responsible\u00a0forestry,\u201d said Ben Gunneberg, Secretary General of PEFC. \u201cOnly\u00a0forest certification standards that meet our rigorous meta-standard\u00a0and that are developed in an open, transparent manner through a\u00a0multi-stakeholder process are endorsed by PEFC.\u201d<\/p>\n

PEFC\u2019s sustainable forest management criteria are founded on\u00a0internationally recognized criteria and indicators developed by\u00a0government agencies around the world. The SFI Program was reendorsed\u00a0by PEFC after a 60-day public comment period, a detailed\u00a0examination and third-party assessment against nearly 200 criteria\u00a0by a PEFC-approved assessor and a review by the PEFC Panel of\u00a0Experts. The criteria are grouped into four broad categories covering the degree of transparency and how\u00a0the standard was developed; what it contains in terms of specific forestry measures; its third-party\u00a0accreditation policies; and how rigorously it is administered. PEFC members vote whether to endorse each\u00a0certification program.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely proud to be endorsed by PEFC International and to be a part of a global network with\u00a0national members in 42 countries who share a commitment to sustainable forest management. PEFC\u2019s\u00a0endorsement reinforces our position as an internationally respected program with tough requirements to\u00a0strengthen forest practices and support communities across North America,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, President\u00a0and CEO of SFI Inc.<\/p>\n

This continued PEFC endorsement also increases SFI\u2019s international recognition through products certified to\u00a0SFI Standards, which are sold in more than 120 countries around the world. In addition, SFI\u2019s global\u00a0recognition is augmented through recognition by other sustainability groups including the World Business\u00a0Council for Sustainable Development, The Sustainability Consortium and GreenBlue.<\/p>\n

Forests certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard now cover more than 113 million hectares across\u00a0North America, accounting for 40% of PEFC\u2019s total certified area globally. This PEFC endorsement means\u00a0fiber from forests certified to SFI will continue to be accepted as certified content for use in both SFI chainof-\u00a0custody certification and product labels and PEFC chain-of-custody certification and product labels.<\/p>\n

This vast landscape provides habitat for a wide range of species and flyways for migratory birds. The scale\u00a0of this landscape amplifies the importance of SFI\u2019s effort to measure the conservation-related values of\u00a0forests under the influence of SFI\u2019s Standards. PEFC\u2019s recognition of this work is complemented by SFI\u2019s\u00a0recent membership in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is another important\u00a0example of how SFI is leveraging its international partnerships to advance forest conservation.<\/p>\n

In Canada and the U.S., in addition to SFI, PEFC has also endorsed the CAN\/CSA-Z809 Sustainable Forest\u00a0Management Standard and the American Tree Farm System.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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