Top Eight Business Reasons to go Ancient Forest Friendly

1. Be a leader in your field. Distinguish your company in the eyes of the ever-expanding population of consumers who seek out and reward socially responsible companies. Get a jump on the rest of your sector and expand your clientele and customer base. Now is the time to lead -- let the competition follow.

2. Gain a marketing edge (or at the very least keep pace with others in your industry) by developing a socially and environmentally responsible policy. This makes for positive public relations and increased marketing opportunities.

3. Save your company money by introducing paper efficiency initiatives.

4. Improve your company's over-all profitability by the general improved management systems that result. The valuable experience gained from streamlining your paper and wood purchasing practices is transferable to all aspects of your business operations. Companies that gain efficiency in the course of implementing ancient forest free initiatives experience other positive organizational benefits in other aspects of their business.

5. Imbue staff and customers with a sense of pride and respect for being associated with your company. The boosted morale inevitably results is significant gains from both a quality-of-life and economic stand-point with improved employee loyalty and productivity.

6. Be a part of the long-term planning solution that benefits both the environment and forest dependent communities. All communities need future oriented long-term economic options – current industrial logging effectively eliminates long-term future options. All people need to preserve the biological diversity contained in our ancient forests. Do your part to help reduce global climate change. Ancient forests perform an essential role in climate regulation that supports us all.

7. Expand your networking potential. Use your corporate decision-making power to join the ranks of the world’s most progressive business leaders. Join hundreds of international and Canadian industry leaders who have taken this stance for the world's ancient forests. This is the direction of successful companies and successful business leaders!

8. Create a positive corporate legacy for yourself and your children. Just as your business prospers from the earth’s resources, it is essential that you safeguard these same resources for the next generations. Leave an ancient forest legacy for the future’s children.