CoAct Database

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.

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
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
102685 smallholders reached in 2024	Organisations engaged target
384832 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
830532 trees planted	Area target
493100 seedlings growing in nurseries	Area target