. The SFI Standard allows for a steady supply of certified, sustainable wood and paper products.

. The SFI Program is one of the largest certification systems, with over 200 participants and 143
million acres (58 million hectares) of certified forests.

. It's a certification standard that stands up to scrutiny inside and outside the industry, and is governed by an independent board representing three chambers: environmental, social and economic with equal representation.

. With SFI, you know what you're getting. The SFI Standard is a single, rigorous standard applied across North America providing customers with the assurance of products from well-managed forests.

. There has been exponential growth of certification participants. In 2007 alone, SFI chain-of-custody certifications grew by nearly 400 percent with more than 400 facilities now involved in the program.

. SFI Program participants practice responsible forestry on all the lands they manage, and influence millions of additional acres through the proactive outreach to loggers, foresters and family forest landowners.

. SFI participants protect water quality and meet or exceed best management practiced developed under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Canadian regulations.

. SFI participants manage wildlife habitats, including species at risk, and contribute to the conservation of biological diversity.

. The SFI certification standard is science-based and research-driven, and is updated every five years by a collective of interests that are committed to responsible forestry and based on new results as part of the SFI's commitment to continuous improvement.

. SFI participants take measures to procure all wood from known and legal sources.

. Participants work with indigenous people to understand and respect traditional forest knowledge and identify and protect spiritually important sites.

. SFI supporters plant more than 650 million trees each year, and have invested $885 million in forest management research since 1995.