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Forest Owned by Brewery Wins FSC Re-certification

by Peter Collins on Nov 9, 2011

Bainbridge Island, WA, November 10, 2011 - The forest land owned by Asahi Breweries in Japan has once again retained its Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, reported Forestry Research Associates (FRA).

FRA, a research and analysis consultancy that promotes sustainable approaches to forestry and forestry investments, has welcomed the reports from the Scientific Certification Systems, which re-certified the forests.

Asahi bought the Shobaru and Miyoshi forests during World War II as a means to safeguard its access to cork. However, the brewery group then set about producing high quality timber products from the forests by using the best forestry practices. As a result, the forests won FSC certification for the first time in 2001 and has managed to hold on to the certification ever since.

Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, Senior Vice President of SCS, said, "FSC "Asahi Breweries has demonstrated its commitment to preserving a valuable forest...Read More >>



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