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WASHINGTON, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The independent Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Inc. progress report shows how the program goes beyond its rigorous forest certification standard to improve forest practices across North America through conservation research, community partnerships, logger training and landowner outreach. "No other third-party forest certification program in North America matches our broad scope," SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow said...
KAMLOOPS, British Columbia, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Nature Conservancy of Canada has received a Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) conservation grant to support protection of bat populations in southern British Columbia. The grant enables research to document the locations and health of bat habitat, which will in turn assist conservationists in taking greater measures to protect this sensitive species. The project will receive a total of $50,000 through the SFI...
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The gift box for the White House Easter Egg has been made from Sustainable Forestry Initiative(®) (SFI(®)) chain of custody certified paperboard. This is the third consecutive year that SFI products have been used for the White House Easter Egg gift box. The National Park Foundation sells the souvenir egg to benefit the White House Easter Egg Roll. The souvenir eggs are sold online at easter.nationalparks.org or at the White House...
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The White House has again selected egg packaging made from Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) chain of custody certified paperboard for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. This is the third consecutive year that the White House has chosen SFI products. This year's Easter Egg Roll is set for April 25th with the theme "Get Up and Go!" promoting health and wellness. "SFI is thrilled, yet again, to play a role in this...
SFI Says Get the Facts, Ignore Pressure Tactics WASHINGTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a guest column ("What to Do When ForestEthics Comes Knocking?") posted on GreenBiz.com, Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (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," which "could have unintended consequences for forests and communities across...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Less than a year after launching its Conservation and Community Partnerships Grants program, the independent Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) forest certification program is celebrating achievements to date - and inviting applications for 2011. "SFI Inc. anticipated far-reaching benefits through the grant program because we know first-hand how building conservation and community partnerships can lead to tangible,...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The immense value of strong and diverse partnerships that yield benefits for forests, communities and markets across North America and around the world was evident throughout the 2010 Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Annual Conference this week. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/sfiprogram/46334/ (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100923/MM70097)...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) announced today that three new members were elected to its independent Board of Directors, supporting its balanced approach to responsible forest management. The new board members, announced during the 2010 SFI Annual Conference in Vancouver, are: John M. Hagan III, President, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences;Stewart Hardacre, President and Chief Operating Office, Habitat for...
Members of Congress Weigh In as USGBC Receives Petition with Nearly 6,000 Signatures WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter steered by Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to the U.S. Green Building Council, 79 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing 35 different states, have urged the organization to "accept all credible forest certification systems for qualification under the LEED rating system" including the Sustainable Forestry...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- -- As part of their continuing commitment to balancing environmental responsibility and corporate growth, KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC, an unbleached Kraft paper and lumber producer, announced today it has upgraded its SFI fiber sourcing certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® SFI 2010-2014 Standard across its five chip mills, Summerville Lumber Mill and Charleston Kraft paper mill. KapStone was previously certified...
