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JUNE 2009 Progress Report Tracks SFI Achievements IN THIS ISSUE THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE® concept of sustainable forestry, and want to see (SFI®) program marked another year of astounding more independently certified forestlands,” says growth in 2008 — including a four-fold increase in Michael Goergen, Executive Vice President of the Habitat for Humanity Build Day ................................... 2 chain-of-custody certificates, a steady rise in forest Society of American Foresters and Chair of the SFI and fiber sourcing certifications, and growing recog- Aboriginal Printer Certified to SFI ........................................ 2 nition of the strength of SFI certification. Its 2008 progress report, Sustainable Forestry Get Ready for the Initiative: Growing Stronger Together, looked back at a 2009 Annual Conference ........... 2 year when the SFI program launched its open public New SFI Certifications and review leading to the SFI 2010-2014 Standard; intro- Current Statistics ................... 3/4 duced simpler, clearer on-product labels; and was What SFI-Certified recognized as a credible standard by organizations Companies are Saying .............. 3 such as the UK’s Central Point of Expertise on Dick Brinker Joins SFI Board .....3 Timber, the Competition Bureau of Canada and the Timber Products Inspection American Consumer Association. Accredited for SFI “Behind the numbers is a lot of hard work and Certification ............................... 4 dedication by the many people who work with us — Revised SFI 2010-2014 members of conservation groups, researchers, forest Standard With SFI Board .......... 4 professionals, public employees and representatives SFI in the News ......................... 4 of companies who remain committed to sustainable forest management despite incredibly tough times Chinese Packaging Company Certified to SFI .......................... 5 in the forest industry and in the economy,” says SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow. SFI Invites Nominations for Conservation Awards ................ 5 Abusow said that at time when there is increased sensitivity to environmental claims, the SFI pro- SFI Implementation Committee Corner .................... 6 gram earns and maintains trust through its actions and by making sure its labels and claims conform Helping Kids Explore Trees Inside and Out in Atlanta ........... 6 with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the Competition Bureau of Canada and ISO 14020’s nine External Review Panel which, among other things, Tell SFI About Your principles for Environmental Labeling designed to ensures the progress report is an accurate reflection Conservation Projects ............... 6 promote accurate, verifiable and relevant environ- of the program’s progress. SFI Trade Show Update ............ 7 mental declarations and claims. The 2008 progress report is posted under Check Out the Latest “The continued growth of the SFI program is resources at www.sfiprogram.org, and a printed copy Webinars .................................... 7 encouraging news to those of us who support the can be ordered by emailing [email protected]. Widgets Available in French ...... 7 SFI Sponsors WSJ’s Environmental Journal ............... 7 ABORIGINAL PRINTER CERTIFIED TO SFI SFI Staff ..................................... 8 Canada’s largest Aboriginal printer is one of Save the Date ............................ 8 the newest SFI chain-of-custody certificate holders. Read more about Aboriginal About SFI Inc. ............................ 8 Printing Corporation on page 2. www.sfiprogram.org PAGE ONE www.goodforforests.com Aboriginal Printer Certified to SFI COME EARLY TO JOIN THE HABITAT FOR ABORIGINAL PRINTING CORPORATION, with cultural importance. HUMANITY BUILD DAY Canada’s largest Aboriginal printer, has Bolduc said his goal in creating Aboriginal achieved SFI chain-of-custody certification. Printing Corporation was to build opportunities “I have been respectful of the environment for Aboriginal people while delivering high- When you’re making travel arrangements to throughout my life, and I want Aboriginal quality printing services for customers. “We Nashville for the SFI Annual Conference in Printing Corporation to reflect this,” says consider the environment in everything we do September, you might want to plan to come company President Steven Bolduc. “We chose — including recycling packaging cartons, toners, a day early. SFI certification because our customers were wood from paper skids and chemicals,” he said. The Tennessee SFI Implementation asking for SFI-certified products, and it’s a good “Offering our customers SFI-certified paper is Committee will hold a Build Day on Monday, fit. The SFI program stands for responsible forest one more way to show we care about the land, Sept. 21, for a home being built in partner- management, and ensures companies confer and care about our forests.” ship with Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity. with Aboriginal people, understand and respect Visit www.aboriginalprinting.com to learn their traditional knowledge, and protect sites If you want to participate, sign up on-line more about Aboriginal Printing Corporation. when you register for the annual conference. In addition to the Tennessee SFI Implementation Committee, other partners GET READY FOR THE 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE involved in the Habitat for Humanity project include the Tennessee Tree Farm Committee, THE 2009 SFI ANNUAL CONFERENCE is rapidly • the latest SFI marketing tools; Huber Engineered Woods, the Tennessee approaching, with an exciting and informative group of • conservation partnerships and opportunities; Forestry Association, the Kentucky-Tennessee speakers on a variety of topics. Visit the conference • a green building update with information about Society of American Foresters, the Tennessee website at www.sfiprogram.org/conference-2009.php the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of Wildlife Federation, the Tennessee Nature for information or to register for the conference, to be 2009 as it relates to green building and U.S. Conservancy, the Home Builders Association of held in Nashville, TN, Sept. 22 to 24. Green Building Council benchmarks for forest Middle Tennessee, the Tennessee Environmental certification program acceptance as well as the Council and the Boy Scouts of America. For more Recent additions to the agenda include: NGBS; and information, contact Amy Doty. MICHELLE DESIDERIO, Director of Green • developments in global procurement policies and Building Programs, National Association of avoidance of controversial sources — including Home Builders Research Center, who will discuss the Lacey Act and emerging relevance of forest the ANSI-approved ICC-700-2008 National Green certification to support procurement policies. Building Standard (NGBS). She will provide an over- view of the standard, and review how a residential Michael Jenkins, President, Forest Trends, will project can achieve national green certification. moderate a panel of top experts who will discuss CRAIG HANSON, Director, People and the latest developments in carbon and other ecosys- Ecosystems, World Resources Institute (WRI), tem services markets, and how your organization who will discuss WRI's work with the Environmental can get involved. So far, confirmed panel members Investigation Agency to implement new provisions include Sally Collins, Director, Ecosystems Services of the Lacey Act in the United States to help stem and Markets, U.S. Department of Agriculture illegal logging worldwide. (USDA), who will discuss a new USDA initiative on SEAN ROSS, Director of Forestry Operations, ecosystem services, and George Kelly, Director The Lyme Timber Company and SCOT WILLIAMSON, and Founder, Environmental Banc & Exchange, Vice President, Wildlife Management Institute who will discuss the actual trading of ecosystem (WMI), who will present their joint project on service credits. implementing State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) For more information about the conference guidelines on Lyme Timber's SFI-certified forests and registration, contact Amy Doty. in New York. It’s still not too late to become a sponsor for This is in addition to guest speaker BRIAN the 2009 conference. LP Building Products DUMAINE, Global Editor of FORTUNE magazine, recently signed on as a platinum sponsor and who will share his thoughts on current environ- three other new sponsors — KPMG, Perdue mental trends. Creative, American Tree Farm System — have MINNESOTA BUILD DAY Other highlights of the conference include the joined Forestry Innovation Investment, QMI-SAI SFI volunteers pitched in during a build day last year release of the SFI 2010-2014 Standard, as well as Global, Georgia-Pacific, Timber Product Inspection, for a Habitat for Humanity house in Hibbing, MN. SFI sessions on topics such as: NewPage and Bureau Veritas Certification. Implementation Committees in Minnesota and Maine helped local Habitat chapters build homes with • the future of the certified paper market; For information about sponsorship, visit the products from well-managed forests. • local partnerships and collaborations within conference page at www.sfiprogram.org or PHOTO BY: DAVE CHURA Tennessee; contact Allison Welde. PAGE TWO NEW SFI CERTIFICATIONS (EFFECTIVE MAY 31, 2009) WHAT SFI-CERTIFIED COMPANIES ARE SAYING Boise Cascade LLC ways. SFI certification plays a critical role in our More than 800 organizations are meeting the SFI program’s rigorous forest certification standard, Denny Huston, General Sales Manager of Boise environmental