Tag: Forest Solutions Group (FSG)

WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group’s KPIs highlight the sector’s key role in global sustainability

For the second year the WBCSD Forest Solutions Group (FSG) released its assessment against the group’s key performance indicators (KPIs). Members of the WBCSD Forest Solutions Group (FSG) released the results of their key performance indicators (KPIs) for the second consecutive year. The KPIs demonstrate the role of the forest value chain as a key to global […]

Towards a global benchmark for the forest products value chain

At our Council Meeting in Paris, the CEOs of our Forest Solutions Group (FSG) have adopted a revised set of membership principles and responsibilities to affirm the group’s long-standing commitment to sustainable forest management and to producing and sourcing forest products that do not contribute to deforestation. Paris, 10 December 2015: The revised membership principles embody six core […]

Forest Sector steps up to mitigate climate change through increased forest cover and use of forest products

On the forests thematic day at the COP21 meeting in Paris, leading global forest companies have outlined their ambition to address climate change through increasing global forest cover and the use of forest products. Paris, 1 December  2015: Under the banner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative, the Forests and Forests Products […]

Forest Sector steps up to mitigate climate change through increased forest cover and use of forest products

Paris, December 1 2015 – On the forests thematic day at the COP21 meeting in Paris, leading global forest companies have outlined their ambition to address climate change through increasing global forest cover and the use of forest products. Under the banner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative, the Forests and Forests […]

Recommendations on Biomass Carbon Neutrality

Can wood & products derived from it be carbon neutral? The WBCSD Forest Solutions Group (FSG) says ‘yes’ and explains why and how in its new Recommendations on Biomass Carbon Neutrality. With these recommendations, the FSG provides a framework for understanding carbon neutrality, distills and synthesizes the complexity of the debate and outlines its significance for effective climate change […]

Forest Solutions Group Infographic

Discover the Forest Continuum Infographic WBCSD’s new Infographic on Forests highlights the importance of ALL forests – the Forest Continuum – and sustainable forest management in meeting the increasing demand for wood, fiber, fuel and food. With the Forest Continuum Infographic the WBCSD Forest Solutions Group pulls together the key messages relating to the crucial […]

Shared commitment, concerted action and transparent progress

The WBCSD Forest Solutions Group (FSG) presents a global platform for strategic collaboration across the forest products value chain. Together we aim to bring more of the world’s forests under sustainable management, expand markets for responsible forest products and ensure growth and vitality of forest resources today and for future generations. Each FSG member must demonstrate leadership and commitment […]

Facts & Trends: Fresh & Recycled Fiber Complementarity

Fresh or recycled fiber, either-or? The answer is both! Have you ever wondered if it is more sustainable to use paper products made from fresh or recycled fiber? It is a fair question to ask, but a question that cannot be answered with either-or. In fact, fresh and recycled fiber are part of single-integrated wood fiber […]

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