NEWS RELEASES
SFI Participants Support Fredericton Habitat Home
Habitat for Humanity Fredericton Area is building a two-family home on Hanwell Road with wood products from responsible sources donated by members of the New Brunswick SFI Implementation Committee.
The Nature Conservancy and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Explore Responsible Sourcing for Bioenergy Feedstocks
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the SFI launched a pilot project today to help bioenergy companies.
SFI Funds Community-Based Education And Green Building Projects
SFI has awarded a total of $35,200 in grants to nine community-based projects to support forestry education activities and green building for low-income families.
Comet School Supplies Earns 1,000th SFI Chain-of-Custody Certificate
SFI has marked another milestone as Comet School Supplies of Palestine, Texas, earned the 1,000th SFI chain-of-custody certificate.
SFI Inc. Welcomes Extension of Maine Forest Certification Project
Time Inc., Hearst Enterprises, National Geographic Society, Verso Paper Corp. and Sappi Fine Paper North America are building on the success of a recent pilot project.
SFI Grant Helps Audubon New York Link Forest Management to Bird Conservation
The New York program of the National Audubon Society has received a SFI conservation grant to build a stronger link between bird conservation and forest management.
SFI Conservation Grant Promotes Conservation Easements in Southeast U.S.
The Land Trust of Tennessee, the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust and Wildlands Network received a Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) conservation grant.
SFI Conservation Grant Helps The Nature Trust of BC Protect Unique Ecosystems
The Nature Trust of British Columbia has been awarded a SFI conservation grant.
Potomac Forum Brings Together Experts To Address Illegal Logging
Participants at an international forum on illegal logging heard how actions such as government regulations, market demand, and increased knowledge are helping to combat illegal logging.
SFI Delivers Results in Forests and Communities by Embracing Bigger Picture
The independent SFI Inc. progress report shows how the program goes beyond its rigorous forest certification standard.
Nature Conservancy of Canada and SFI Partner to Protect Bat Populations
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has received a SFI conservation grant to support protection of bat populations in southern British Columbia.
West Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation and MeadWestvaco Committed to Species Restoration as part of SFI Conservation Grant Project
The West Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation planted more than 650 of its most promising blight-resistant American chestnut trees Saturday.
White House Easter Egg Features SFI Packaging for Third Consecutive Year
The gift box for the White House Easter Egg has been made from Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) chain of custody certified paperboard.
SFI Conservation Grant Supports Dalhousie University Forest Road Research
Dalhousie University’s School of Resource and Environmental Studies has received a SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant.
What to Do When ForestEthics Comes Knocking?
SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow writes that ForestEthics’ “pressure tactics” on companies are “undermining not just SFI, but all of the valued forest certification programs”.
ABOUT SFI
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) advances sustainability through forest-focused collaborations. We are an independent, nonprofit organization that leverages four interconnected pillars of work: standards, conservation, community, and education. SFI works with the forest sector, conservation groups, academics, researchers, brand owners, resource professionals, landowners, educators, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and governments. Collaborating with our network, we leverage SFI-certified forests and products as powerful tools to help solve sustainability challenges such as climate action, conservation of biodiversity, education of future generations, and sustainable economic development.
MEDIA CONTACT
Christine Leduc
VP, Communications and Government Relations
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
613-706-1114
media@forests.org