Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program Marks Record Growth

ARLINGTON, Va.—The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) program recorded substantial growth in 2007, including a 750 percent increase in locations with SFI chain-of-custody certification that can track products from certified forests.

“We started 2007 with 21 certificates at 48 locations, and ended it with 102 SFI chain-of-custody certifications at 408 certified locations,” SFI Inc. President and CEO Kathy Abusow said. “This represents a 386 percent increase in certificates and a 750 percent increase in certified locations – and it appears the momentum will continue in 2008.”