Following extensive engagement at COP28 in Dubai, the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC), a growing consortium of prominent global sustainable forestry enterprises, has officially established itself. The ISFC has successfully completed its registration with Companies House in the United Kingdom as a non-profit company limited by guarantee.
Three individuals have been appointed to key positions within the organization, assuming global leadership roles. Dr. David Brand, Executive Chair of New Forests, will serve as the ISFC Chair for the year 2024. Mr. Doug Long, Executive Vice President and Chief Resource Officer at Rayonier, has been appointed as the ISFC Vice-Chair for the same period. Meanwhile, Mr. John Kornerup Bang, Senior Vice President of Sustainability Transformation at Stora Enso, will take on the role of ISFC Treasurer for the year 2024.
“There are now 13 of the world’s largest forestry companies supporting the mission of the ISFC and aiming to take a more active role in the vital conversations about the transition to a sustainable society. Our members steward and manage more than twelve and half million hectares (31 million acres) in thirty countries on all forest growing continents. The ISFC has been well received at both New York Climate Week in September and then at COP28 in Dubai. Successfully creating the UK based company will allow the group to scale up its activities and contributions to the policy processes supporting the pivot to a truly sustainable circular bioeconomy,”said Ross Hampton ISFC’s Executive Director.