BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 13, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- LATIN AMERICAN BUSINESS The Forestry Stewardship Council DESCRIPTION A nonprofit organization established in 1993 BASED Oaxaca, southern Mexico FOUNDING MEMBERS Retailers such as Home Depot (U.S.), B&Q (Britain), Ikea (Sweden); Environmental groups, including Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace; lumber companies in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. MANDATE To provide an independent labeling scheme on timber and timber products that guarantees that they come from a well-managed forest ACHIEVEMENTS 241 forests certified, covering a total of 18,327,000 hectares _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Saving the Forest for the Trees (int'l edition) TABLE: The Forestry Stewardship Council INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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