Tools and Mechanisms

Eurosif

http://www.eurosif.org/

Eurosif (the European Sustainable Investment Forum) is a pan-European network and think-tank whose mission is to Develop Sustainability through European Financial Markets. Current Member Affiliates of Eurosif include institutional investors, financial service providers, academic institutes, research associations, trade unions and NGO's. The association is a not-for-profit entity that represents assets totalling over €1 trillion through its affiliate membership.

Fairtrade International

http://www.fairtrade.net/

An association of organizations working to secure better deals for producers by setting international Fairtrade standards and supporting Fairtrade producers

FairWild

http://www.fairwild.org/

Fairwild endeavours to provide a worldwide framework for implementing a sustainable, fair, and value-added management and trading system for wild-collected natural ingredients and products thereof.

Fauna & Flora International (FFI)

http://www.fauna-flora.org/initiative/business-and...

Founded in 1903, FFI is the world’s longest established international conservation body and a registered charity. FFI protects threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science, and take account of human needs. In their business and biodiversity program, FFI works with the private sector to build long-term strategies for environmental management.

Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST)

http://www.fastinternational.org/

FAST is an internationally focused, member driven, non-profit association representing financial institutions and producers dedicated to the sustainable production and trade of products.

Fish Friendly Farming

http://www.fishfriendlyfarming.org/

Fish Friendly Farming provides an incentive-based method for creating and sustaining environmental quality and habitat on private land. Landowners and managers enroll in the program, learn environmentally beneficial management practices and carry out ecological restoration projects. . Three resource agencies - the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the County Agricultural Commissioner - provide an objective third-party certification.

Forest Footprint Disclosure

http://www.forestdisclosure.com/

The Forest Footprint Disclosure Project (FFD) is a new UK government-supported initiative created to help investors identify how an organisation’s activities and supply chains contribute to deforestation, and link this 'forest footprint' to their value.

Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs)

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/flegt.htm

A key element of the FLEGT Action Plan is a voluntary scheme to ensure that only legally harvested timber is imported into the EU from countries agreeing to take part in this scheme.

Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)

http://www.fpac.ca/index.php/en/

FPAC is the voice of Canada’s wood, pulp, and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs.  FPAC represents the largest Canadian producers of forest products, and members are responsible for 66% of certified forest lands in Canada. Third-party certification of member companies’ forest practices is a condition of membership in the Association - a world first.

Forest Stewardship Council

http://www.fsc.org/

FSC, founded in 1993, is an international non-government organization dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management through voluntary certification.