Sustainable Forestry Initiative Launches New Standard
The new standard, posted at www.sfiprogram.org/sustainable_forestry_initiative_standard.php, took effect on Jan. 1, 2010, and program participants have up to one year to implement these changes.
Editors: Backgrounders about the new SFI 2010-2014 Standard are in the PDF version of this news release.
About SFI Inc.
SFI Inc. is an independent 501c(3) non-profit charitable organization, and is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the internationally recognized Sustainable Forestry Initiative program (www.sfiprogram.org). More than 180 million acres (73 million hectares) are certified to the SFI forest management standard across North America, making it the largest single standard in the world. SFI chain-of-custody certification tells buyers the percentage of certified fiber in a specific product. The SFI program's unique fiber sourcing requirements promote responsible forest management on all suppliers' lands. The SFI forest standard is endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, a global umbrella organization that has strict requirements for endorsement. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally.