Signatories to the landmark Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) today unveiled a new Boreal Business Forum which is a roundtable comprised of CBFA participants, leading corporations and investors with a strong interest in conservation of the Boreal Forest. The membership reflects a variety of sectors representing the marketplace regions sourcing from the Boreal, including Canada, the US and Europe.

The Boreal Business Forum is intended to closely monitor progress in implementing the Agreement, provide external validation to the process, serve as external advocates for the solutions proposed under the Agreement and play an active role in two broader stakeholder roundtables to be organized upon completion of the ecological components of the Agreements.

Its current members represent over $140 billion in revenues and include Axel Springer, Batirente, The Globe and Mail, Hearst Corporation, Indigo Books & Music, Kimberly-Clark, Limited Brands, Lowes, Office Depot, RONA, SHARE, Staples, Time Inc. and VDZ.