From: standard.development@sfiprogram.org
Subject: Invitation to Comment on Public Review of the SFI 2010-2014 Program
Date: June 5, 2013 10:40:26 PM EDT
To: dan@mixedwoodconsulting.com

Subject: Invitation to Comment on Public Review of the SFI 2010-2014 Program
From: Gregor Macintosh, SFI Senior Director Standards
Date: June 5, 2013
 
This is your invitation to comment on the public review of the SFI 2010-2014 program by clicking the link at the bottom of this email. This is the first 60 day public comment period and will end August 6, 2013 at midnight PDT.
 
Today, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc.® (SFI®), the world's single largest forest certification standard, launched the process of revising its current standard to develop the SFI 2015-2019 Standard, reaching out to 10,000 stakeholders for input.
 
This complete review of SFI’s program requirements and supporting documents every five years is consistent with international protocols for forest certification standard revision cycles. The open and inclusive public process incorporates the latest scientific information, responds to emerging issues and ensures continuous improvement of SFI program requirements. This marks the fourth public review of the SFI forest management certification standard.
 
The standard development process includes two 60-day public comment periods with the first beginning today June 5th and running through August 6, 2013. During this period, respondents suggest improvements to the current SFI 2010-2014 Standard program requirements. The second public comment period begins in January 2014 to solicit comments on a working draft of proposed SFI 2015-2019 program requirements.
 
SFI Inc. will publicize the results of the standard development process after each comment period at www.sfiprogram.org. The SFI Resource Committee is required to consider all feedback from the public comment periods and ten regional Standards Development workshops. All comments and how they are addressed are publicly posted on the SFI web-site throughout the standard revision process.
 
The process also includes 10 public Standards Development workshops across the U.S. and Canada and a facilitated workshop via webinar to accommodate those stakeholders that cannot make any of the regional workshops.
 
The final draft of the SFI 2015-2019 Program Requirements is reviewed and approved by the SFI Inc. Board of Directors with a launch date of January 1, 2015. SFI-certified companies will have up to one year after a new standard is approved to implement all the new requirements and must demonstrate conformance to the new requirements at their next surveillance audit following the implementation period.
 
For more information on the SFI standard development process, please visit the SFI Website.
 
Please note that the identity of individuals or organizations submitting comments will be kept confidential.
 
Sincerely,
 
Gregor Macintosh
 
Gregor Macintosh, RPF, CF  Senior Director, Standards Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc.
Tel: 778-351-3358
email:gregor.macintosh@sfiprogram.org  web: www.sfiprogram.org
About the Sustainable Forestry Initiative
SFI Inc. is an independent, nonprofit 501(c) 3 organization that is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the internationally recognized Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) program.  Across Canada and the United States, more than 240 million acres (more than 100 million hectares) are certified to the SFI forest management standard. In addition, the SFI program's unique fiber sourcing requirements promote responsible forest management on all suppliers' lands. SFI chain-of-custody (COC) certification tracks the percentage of fiber from certified forests, certified sourcing and post-consumer recycled content. SFI on-product labels identify both certified sourcing and COC claims to help consumers make responsible purchasing decisions. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally. Learn more at http://www.sfiprogram.org/ and http://www.sfiprogram.org/BuySFI.  -------------------------------------   Click here to comment: https://www.keysurvey.com/f/522600/b2e45dbd90e7cac9/