The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Inc. (SFI)2 is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber Board of Directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally. The SFI Board sets SFI’s strategic direction and is ultimately responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the internationally recognized SFI program. Forests certified to the SFI Standard cover a quarter-billion acres, stretching from Canada’s boreal forest to the U.S. South, and the SFI Fiber Sourcing and Chain-of-Custody Standards extend their reach further across North America and globally. Endorsement by the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) increases SFI’s international recognition and enhances marketing opportunities for SFI Program Participants around the world