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WWF has a long history working in partnership with the private sector to find new and innovative solutions to pressing environmental issues.
Working with the Forestry Industry
Companies today understand conservation is good for business. Forest wood being harvested according to FSC norms.
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In 1993, WWF helped create the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to ensure the highest environmental, economic, and social management standards for forests around the world through independent certification of forest management practices. Through its chain-of-custody monitoring, FSC tracks timber products from the forest floor to the retail shelf. Customers purchasing products bearing the FSC logo know their purchase supports sound forestry.
Working with the Fishing Industry
In 1996, WWF co-founded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) with Unilever to promote the MSC label on fish products. Today, WWF works with fishermen and fishing companies around the world to help them gain MSC certification - the only independent and international fishery certification program and eco-label in the world. For fish products to obtain the MSC label, they must come from well-managed fisheries that maintain healthy fish stocks and preserve surrounding ecosystems. More than 100 major seafood businesses, fishing groups and conservation organizations now back the independent, nonprofit council.
Mobilizing Companies to Cut Carbon Dioxide
In 1999, WWF launched the Climate Savers program WWF to work with leading companies to reduce their heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions on a voluntary basis. Through the program by 2010, Climate Savers companies will reduce their carbon dioxide pollution by over ten million tons each year, the equivalent of taking 2 million cars off the road. By increasing efficiency, Climate Savers companies are saving hundreds of millions of dollars, proving that protecting the environment makes good business sense.
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