July 2, 2008
Corporate Leaders and Consumers Embrace Products From Responsibly Managed Forests: Progress Report Details Tremendous SFI Growth (PDF-160KB)
June 24, 2008
JELD-WEN Introduces Environmentally Friendly SFI Certified Option For Windows and Patio Doors (PDF-132KB)
June 19, 2008
Scotch Plywood Company, Inc. Shows Environmental Leadership with SFI Fiber Sourcing Certification (PDF-272KB)
June 12, 2008
Sierra Pacific Industries Achieves Chain-of-Custody Certifications (PDF-72KB)
June 2, 2008
SFI, Inc. Invites Comments on Forest Standard (PDF-44KB)
May 29, 2008
Girl Scouts, Tree Farmers and others to replant land and view timber being processed, as second steps in unique housing partnership between Minnesota’s Sustainable Forestry Initiative® and Habitat for Humanity (PDF-223KB)
May 23, 2008
Goetz Printing Shows Environmental Leadership with SFI Chain-of-Custody Certification (PDF-184KB)
May 21, 2008
Zumbiel Packaging Shows Environmental Leadership with SFI Chain-of-Custody Certification (PDF-220KB)
May 14, 2008
SFI Inc. Announces New Officers and Board Members (PDF-326KB)
May 8, 2008
McShan Lumber Company Shows Environmental Leadership with SFI Fiber Sourcing Certification (PDF-155KB)
May 7, 2008
Rock-Tenn’s Folding Carton Division becomes North America’s largest folding carton manufacturer to earn SFI Fiber Sourcing Certification (PDF-272KB)
April 29, 2008
Pendaflex shows environmental leadership with SFI fiber sourcing certification (PDF-104KB)
April 24, 2008
Scott Pittack Recognized as 2008 Logger of the Year (PDF-36KB)
April 22, 2008
Smead Receives Sustainable Forestry Initiative Certification (PDF-32KB)
April 22, 2008
SFI Celebrates Collaboration and Growth in Sustainable Forest Management (PDF-48KB)
April 21, 2008
Brown Printing shows Environmental Leadership with SFI Chain-of-Custody Certification (PDF-40KB)
March 25, 2008
Standard Register is 100th Printer to Achieve SFI® certification (PDF-37KB)
March 20, 2008
Minnesota SIC Habitat for Humanity Partnership Receives Donated Wood (PDF-77KB)
March 10, 2008
New York State Joins Rare Company with Certified “Green” Forests (PDF-16KB)
March 6, 2008
Original Impression, LLC is Green Certified (PDF-39KB)
February 25, 2008
Bird Study Leads to SFI Conservation Research Award (PDF-260KB)
February 15, 2008
International Experts Convene to Discuss Illegal Logging (PDF-109KB)
January 26, 2008
Minnesota’s Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program Building Habitat for Humanity Home (PDF-78 KB)
January 15, 2008
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program Marks Record Growth (PDF-242 KB)
Quebecor World Achieves SFI Chain-of-Custody Certification (PDF-295 KB)
November 1, 2007
Fortune Magazine’s Nov 12th issue has a special feature “New Social Steward” with a section on SFI “Guardian of the Forests.” (PDF-2.5 MB)
October 31, 2007
Kathy Abusow, CEO and President of SFI, Inc., letter to the editor at the Wall Street Journal. (PDF-95 KB)
October 30, 2007
Larry Selzer, CEO and President of The Conservation Fund, responds to Wall Street Journal regarding certification. (PDF-92 KB)
October 25, 2007
US Forest Service’s Independent Audit Shows National Forests Perform Well in Meeting Sustainability Standards (PDF-60 KB)
October 16, 2007
Interview with Larry Selzer (PDF-736 KB)
Interview with Larry Selzer, President and CEO of The Conservation Fund, on SkyRadio regarding the SFI program. Click the title to listen to the interview. This interview aired on American Airlines and Northwest Airlines during the month of September, and will run on Aloha Airlines in November and December.
September 26, 2007
Sustainable forestry initiative celebrates record growth with plans to keep momentum going (PDF-124 KB)
Tennessee wins national sustainable forestry initiative award (PDF-124 KB)
Graphic communications wins national sustainable forestry initiative award (PDF-92 KB)
Xpedx wins national sustainable forestry initiative award (PDF-92 KB)
July 23, 2007 –
SFI, Inc. Names President & CEO (English PDF-83 KB)
SFI, Inc. Names President & CEO (French PDF-84 KB)
Kathy Abusow bio (English PDF-17 KB)
Kathy Abusow bio (French PDF-18 KB)
March 14, 2007
Four Firms Achieve ANSI Accreditation (PDF-52 KB)
Praise for the SFI program from The Nature Conservancy.
Click here to read Steve McCormick’s letter (PDF-37kb).
Praise for the SFI program from The Pacific Forest Trust.
Click here to read Laurie Wayburn’s letter. (PDF-98kb).
Four Firms Achieve ANSI Accreditation (PDF-68kb)
New Interpretations (PDF-44kb)
The SFI Interpretations Committee recently approved several new interpretations on the SFIS, on-product labeling rules, certification procedures, and chain of custody. To see the full list of SFIS Interpretations, visit the SFI Program page.
12th Annual Progress Report Released (PDF-764kb)
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program (SFI) has released the 12th annual progress report which highlights the efforts of 212 program participants in applying the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standard on over 135 million acres (54.6 million hectares) of forestland they own and tens of millions of additional acres they purchase wood fiber from. For more information, contact Jason Metnick.
