Conservation and consumer groups representing millions of North Americans agree:

“The SFI is not a legitimate measure of sustainable forestry.  Consumers wishing to conserve forests should reject the SFI’s claims.”

  • Agricultural Resources Center & Pesticide Education Project
  • Allegheny Defense Project
  • Alliance for the Wild Rockies
  • American Lands Alliance
  • Appalachian Voices
  • As You Sow
  • Bark
  • California Native Plant Society
  • Care2.Com
  • Center for Biological Diversity
  • Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center
  • Coast Range Association
  • Conservation Northwest
  • Co-op America
  • Corporate Ethics International
  • Dogwood Alliance
  • Domini Social Investments LLC
  • Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch
  • EnviroJustice
  • Environment California
  • Environment Maine
  • Environmental Protection Information Center
  • ForestEthics
  • Forest Guardians
  • The Forest Management Trust
  • Friends of Clayoquot Sound
  • Friends of the Earth US
  • Gifford Pinchot Task Force
  • Greenpeace
  • Green Sangha
  • Healthy Building Network
  • Idaho Rivers United
  • Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center
  • The Lands Council
  • Markets Initiative
  • National Forest Protection Alliance
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • Natural Resources Council of Maine  
  • Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
  • Oregon Natural Resources Council
  • Pacific Rivers Council
  • Rainforest Action Network
  • Seattle Audubon Society
  • Sierra Club
  • Siskiyou Regional Education Project
  • Southern Forests Network
  • Sunshine Coast Conservation Association
  • Virginia Forest Watch
  • Washington Environmental Council
  • Washington Trout
  • West Coast Environmental Law
  • Western Canada Wilderness Committee
  • Western North Carolina Alliance
  • Wildlands CPR
  • Wildsight
Fully independent and not overly influenced by timber industry. FSC:YES SFI:NO
Strong forest and environmental protection standards. FSC:YES SFI:NO
Strong community protection standards. FSC:YES SFI:NO
Product content monitoring (chain of custody) consistently required. FSC:YES SFI:NO
Consistent link between product labels/claims and certified forests. FSC:YES SFI:NO
Strong certification and accreditation process. FSC:YES SFI:NO
Transparency and public participation consistently required. FSC:YES SFI:NO
Certifies some of the most environmentally destructive timber companies in North America. FSC:NO SFI:YES

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