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FSG

The Forest Solutions Group (FSG) provides business leadership in expanding sustainable forest solutions to meet the needs of people now and in the future. It is the leading platform for strategic collaboration for the global forest-based industry and its value chain partners – driving scalable business solutions to advance sustainable development.

In March 2007, the CEOs of all member companies involved in the Forest Solutions Group adopted a set of principles and responsibilities as a condition of membership, reassuring their shared commitment to sustainable development and balancing efforts between economic growth, ecological stability and social progress. Under the Forest Solutions Group Membership Principles & Responsibilities, member companies commit to:

• Efficient and innovative use of fiber, energy and new technologies

• Promoting the recyclability, recovery and appropriate reuse of fiber

• Improving energy efficiency and use of renewable energy

• Tracking, managing and reporting on carbon dioxide emissions

• Promoting sustainable forest management and use of forest products as important climate mitigation and adaptation strategies


Core members

Empresas CMPC, Fibria, Grupo Portucel Soporcel, International Paper, Metsä Group, Mondi Group, SCA, SCG Paper, StoraEnso, Suzano Pulp and Paper, UPM, Weyerhaeuser


Associate members

3M, Andritz, AkzoNobel, Ikea, Procter & Gamble, Pöyry, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Unilever

Observers

The Forests Dialogue (TFD) & National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) For more information on CSI, please visit http://www.wbcsd.org/work-program/sectorprojects/sustainable-forest-products-industry.aspx

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