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Forest certification demystification |
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 Forest certification is not exactly a walk in the woods. It can be a confusing maze of acronyms - ATFS, CSA, FSC, PEFC, SFI - and a forest owner or operator who wants to access the benefits of having that stamp of sustainability has a lot of decisions to make.
To help demystify the process, LM has produced this series of five interviews - three videos and three articles - in which experts provide information and insights on certification challenges, opportunities and options.
 Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
Interviewed at the Toronto Wood Solutions Fair, SFI president and CEO
Kathy Abusow talks about SFI and other certification programs, growing
consumer acceptance, and the state of certification worldwide. Watch
the video
 Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
Bob Simpson, senior vice-president of the American Forest Foundation
and vice-chairman of the PEFC board of directors, explains how PEFC
works, what it offers small forest owners, and the need for
certification in the emerging wood bioenergy sector. He was a featured
speaker at the 2009 B2G Forum. Watch the video
 Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification
Mark Kidd, account manager at Tembec, talks about how FSC has helped
forest product sales in this tough economy. We interviewed him at the
Toronto Wood Solutions Fair. Watch the video
Cutting remarks
True North Timber harvests wood for Tembec and follows strict FSC
standards. Logging contractor Ryan Saari tells it like it is. Read the
article
The right thing to do
Denis Leclerc, vice-president, sustainability and environment at
AbitibiBowater, spoke to us earlier this year about the company’s
sustainability initiatives, including forest certification. He
explained why, in spite of tough times and an uncertain future,
certification is right thing to do. Read the article
Forging green links
Businesses seeking sustainability advice can look to companies like SGS
to help them through the forest certification maze. At the 2009 B2G
Forum, Nazim Chowdhury provided information and insights about
certification and the chain of custody system. Read the article
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