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Forest Solutions Group

Our Forest Solutions Group (FSG) is the global platform where leading business in the forest products sector build and share solutions to sustainable development. FSG’s mission is to grow an inclusive circular bioeconomy that is rooted in thriving working forests.The Forest Sector SDG Roadmap released in 2019, provides FSG’s framework for action. As a sign of shared commitment and as a condition of FSG membership, FSG members endorse and adhere to a set of Membership Principles & Responsibilities, and report annually on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track progress towards achieving the SDGs.

To maximize its contributions to the SDGs, FSG’s work program if built around two mutually reinforcing pillars: 1) Sustainable Working Forests: Continuously supply renewable materials for the bioeconomy while providing multiple benefits for people and the planet such as carbon sequestration, clean water, habitat, economic livelihoods; 2) Sustainable Bioeconomy: Lead the transition to a low-carbon and circular economy through the supply of renewable products from sustainable working forests to substitute fossil-based materials.

Activity period 2019–present
Last CoAct update 2025
Web URL https://www.wbcsd.org/actions/forest-solutions-group/
Output effectiveness
0.33
Accountability Index
0.71
Inclusiveness Index
0.27
Capacity Index
0.40
Num. actors 15
Functions Technical implementation, Institutional capacity building, Commercial product / service
SDGs 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 15
Themes land use
Policy focus Mainly mitigation
Sectors Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Implementation countries Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Finland, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the)
Target Target type
0.33 of operational emissions in GHG intensity per ton of saleable product (TCO2eq/ton) reduced Emission reduction target
102.685 smallholders reached in 2024 Organisations engaged target
384.832 Ha of external land restored and conserved between 2023-2024 Area target
28% more own land designated for restoration or conservation between 2023 and 2024 Area target
830.532 trees planted Area target
493.100 seedlings growing in nurseries Area target

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