About the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)®
The SFI Standard is a sustainable forest management program
managed by the Sustainable Forestry Board (SFB). The
15-member Board consists of one-third SFI Program
Participants; one-third conservation & environmental
community interests; and one-third broader forestry community
representation.
We support the following principles:
• To practice sustainable forestry;
• To use and promote responsible practices;
• To reforest and maintain the productive capacity of
the forest land base;
• To maintain and improve long-term forest health and
productivity;
• To protect and maintain long-term forest and soil
productivity;
• To protect water resources;
• To manage special sites in a manner that takes into
account their unique qualities and to promote biological
diversity;
• To comply with applicable forestry law; and
• To continually improve the practice of forest
management.
Forest companies have achieved the SFI, or other sustainable
forest management standards, to help ensure the future well
being of the forest ecosystem.
To demonstrate compliance with the standards, companies hire
independent auditors, who verify that the companies’
forest practices and environmental management system meet the
requirements of the certification system. The audit
verification is an ongoing process that ensures continuing
compliance with the sustainable forest management standards.