The Forest Stewardship Council™ is a nonprofit entity that supports environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable timber users, traders and representatives from human rights and environmental organizations, the independent body agreed upon a set of principles for responsible forest management and created an auditing system to inspect and verify that a forest was operated in accordance with FSC™ standards. 

FSC™ Chain of Custody begins with forest management and stops with the end-user, thereby assuring customers that they are buying products sourced directly from responsibly managed forests. FSC™ independently tracks, traces and identifies wood fibers from the forest through every step of the procurement, manufacturing and printing process, confirming that each supplier in the chain follows rigorous controls, management and reporting practices.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® is a fully independent, non-profit organization that promotes sustainable forest management.  

By SFI® working closely with conservation groups, local communities, resource professionals and landowners, it includes measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk and forests with exceptional conservation value. 

To obtain SFI® chain of command certification, users must account for the wood fiber that comes directly from an SFI® certified forest, and ensure  that the non-certified fiber is not from illegal sources and follow the strict procurement objective in the SFI standard.

MBI Direct Mail Commitment to the SFI®

As part of our overall sustainability initiative, MBI Direct Mail has voluntarily chosen to comply with the principles and requirements of Chain-of-Custody programs endorsed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)™ and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)®. We are audited yearly by an independent 3^rd party to ensure our customers that we meet these requirements. Forest certification programs provide and assurance mechanism to purchasers of wood and paper products that the wood used in the products comes from responsibly managed forests. Responsibly managed forests are those who supply chain participants and implement performance standards based on internationally agreed environmental, social and economic requirements.

We support paper manufacturers that prescribe to the following principles and disciplines:

• Protect endangered and high conservation value forests
• Guarantee that no more wood is harvested than is re-grown
• Trees are replanted or naturally regenerated after harvesting
• Integrate social concerns including the right of indigenous communities worldwide
• Encourage local employment
• Guarantee that the forests are maintained as a habitat for wild animals and plants
• The functions of the forest for the protection of soil and climate are protected

The Printing Association of Florida (PAF) is a trade association for the printing and graphic arts industry in Florida. It is a member-driven organization governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership. Serving the needs of Florida's graphic arts companies since 1937, the Association draws on its experience and expertise in offering over 60 services — all aimed at improving the profitability and professional growth of its members.

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