Hearst Forest Management Inc. (HFMI) has retained SGS to conduct the Re-Certification audit of the Hearst Forest, located in Hearst ON, against the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). This Re-Certification audit is to be conducted in compliance with the FSC requirements, and against the Canadian FSC National Boreal Standard (2004).
This FSC Re-Certification audit will be conducted between February 29th and March 4th, 2016.
You have been identified as a key stakeholder for this audit and your participation in this process is very important. If you have any comments regarding HFMI’s management of the Hearst Forest, we would greatly appreciate your input. You could contact the Lead Auditor (Nick Moss Gillespie) for the Re-Certification audit by e-mail (nmoss@rforsolutions.com) or by phone (647-897-6995). If you would like to arrange an in-person interview, please do contact us at your soonest convenience, and we will do our utmost to arrange for a member of the Audit Team to meet with you face-to-face during our visit to the Hearst Forest (dates above). We are also providing you with a form (see attached) that can help you provide input to us; use of this form is optional, however.
Please find attached the SGS Qualifor guidelines on the FSC certification process.