NEWS RELEASES
SFI Grant Supports Manual to Assist American Chestnut Restoration
The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) has released an easy-to-read best management practices manual.
North America’s Sustainable Forestry Initiative Forest Standard Endorsed by PEFC
SFI announced today its forest certification standard has once again met the rigorous third-party assessment of the PEFC.
SFI Supports National Green Building Certification For Habitat For Humanity Homes
The National Housing Endowment has announced 10 of the 25 Habitat for Humanity homes will be certified to the ANSI/ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard thanks to a community grant from SFI.
USDA Study Shows Economic And Environmental Benefits Of Wood As Green Building Material
SFI welcomes a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) summarizing scientific findings that support the environmental and economic benefits of using wood in green building construction.
SFI Conference Focuses On The Bigger Picture
The SFI annual conference put a spotlight on the importance of third-party forest certification programs.
SFI Honors Boy Scouts of America for Supporting Sustainable Forest Management
The Boy Scouts of America received the SFI President’s Award.
The Lyme Timber Company and WMI Receive SFI Conservation Research Award
The Lyme Timber Company of Hanover, NH, and the Wildlife Management Institute received the SFI Conservation Leadership Award.
Mississippi Committee Wins SFI Achievement Award
Mississippi received the 13th Annual SIC Achievement Award today.
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.
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
