Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
Founded	1995
Type	Sustainability
Focus	Sustainable forestry
Method	Certification
Website	forests.org

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is a sustainability organization operating in the U.S. and Canada that works across four pillars: standards, conservation, community, and education. SFI was founded in 1994 by the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA).^[1]^[2] SFI is the world's largest single forest certification standard by area.^[3] SFI is headquartered in Ottawa and Washington, D.C.

In 2005, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, which itself is the world's largest forest certification system, recognized the SFI standard.^[4]

^ Barneycastle, Chris (2001). "The Sustainable Forestry Initiative of the American Forest & Paper Association". General Technical Report (41). Asheville, NC: U.S.Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 110–112.
^ Berg, Cantrel; Scott, Rick (1999). "Sustainable Forestry Initiative: Toward a Higher Standard". Journal of Forestry. 97 (11): 33–35.
^ "SFI Inc. Launches New Standard, Leads Forest Certification Forward" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
^ "National Members". pefc.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2013-02-19.

[1] Barneycastle, Chris (2001). "The Sustainable Forestry Initiative of the American Forest & Paper Association". General Technical Report (41). Asheville, NC: U.S.Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 110–112.

[2] Berg, Cantrel; Scott, Rick (1999). "Sustainable Forestry Initiative: Toward a Higher Standard". Journal of Forestry. 97 (11): 33–35.

[3] "SFI Inc. Launches New Standard, Leads Forest Certification Forward" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-02-19.

[4] "National Members". pefc.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2013-02-19.

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