SFI—Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Certification program overview

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program is a comprehensive system of principles, objectives and performance measures developed by professional foresters, conservationists and scientists, among others that combines the perpetual growing and harvesting of trees with the long-term protection of wildlife, plants, soil and water quality. The SFI Standard spells out the requirements of compliance with the program. The SFIS is based on nine principles that address economic, environmental, cultural and legal issues, in addition to a commitment to continuously improve sustainable forest management. The SFB solely governs the content of the SFI Standard and Auditing Procedures and Qualifications.

The SFI program has a standard (PDF-986kb) valid from 2005 through 2009. The SFIS contains 13 objectives covering sustainable forest management, procurement of wood and fibre, public reporting, continuous improvement and mitigating illegal logging.

Prior to its approval by the Sustainable Forestry Board on January 10, 2005, the Resources Committee, under the direction of the SFB, developed the 2005-2009 SFI Standard. This was achieved through the help of volunteer subcommittees, input from SFI Program Participants, two public comment periods, and four regional listening workshops. You can access a summary of the changes to the 2005-2009 SFI Standard here (PDF-51kb).

Prior to its approval by the Sustainable Forestry Board on January 10, 2005, the Resources Committee, under the direction of the SFB, developed the 2005-2009 SFI Standard. This was achieved through the help of volunteer subcommittees, input from SFI Program Participants, two public comment periods, and four regional listening workshops. You can access a summary of the changes to the 2005-2009 SFI Standard here (PDF-51kb).The 2005-2009 Standard is currently undergoing the initial stages of the revision process. As will the last standard, the new SFI standard will be revised with the help of volunteer subcommittees, SFI Program Participants, public comments and workshops.

To learn more about the SFI Program, visit www.sfiprogram.org.

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