At the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, we believe that sustainable forests are critical to our collective future. SFI is a sustainability leader through our work in standards, conservation, community, and education.

As an independent, non-profit organization, we collaborate with our diverse network to help address local and global sustainability challenges. SFI works with the forest sector, brand owners, conservation groups, resource professionals, landowners, educators, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, governments, and universities.

There are 6 SFI Standards. Visit the links below for more information: 

• SFI 2022 Forest Management Standard
• SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard
• SFI Small-Scale Forest Management Module for Indigenous Peoples and Families Standard
• SFI 2022 Fiber Sourcing Standard
• SFI 2022 Chain of Custody Standard 
• SFI 2022 Certified Sourcing Standard

For guidance on which SFI Standard is relevant for your organization, visit SFI's HOW TO CERTIFY page.

An applicant must have this SFI Participation Application approved by SFI prior to undertaking a third-party certification audit to any SFI 2022 Standards. SFI reserves the right to deny or delay applications based on an applicant’s activities that are not aligned with SFI’s vision and mission or an applicant’s engagement in an ongoing legal process that is unresolved.

Urban and Community Forestry Questions Paul Johnson, Senior Director Urban and Community Forestry paul.johnson@forests.org

Forest Management and Fiber Sourcing Questions Gordy Mouw, Director, Network Relations. gordy.mouw@forests.org

Chain of Custody, Certified Sourcing and SFI Small-Scale Forest Management Module for Indigenous Peoples and Families Questions Gregor Macintosh, Senior Director, Standards. gregor.macintosh@forests.org