Forest Green 100 and FoGo PAC are committed to sustainability by supporting the ethical sourcing of products, well-managed forests, and workers’ rights around the globe.
How Forest Management Enters the Legislative System
Forest issues rarely pass as “forest-only” bills. They enter Congress and regulatory systems through four main doors:
1. Trade & Commerce
- Forest destruction is embedded in imports (soy, beef, timber, palm oil)
- Laws here decide what can legally enter markets
- This is where supply-chain leverage is strongest
2. Environmental & Land Management Law
- Governs habitat protection, environmental review, and land-use decisions
- Determines whether speed or protection is prioritized
- Often weakened quietly via exemptions
3. Appropriations & Enforcement
- Laws are meaningless without funding
- Enforcement agencies are often undercut after laws pass
4. International Aid & Foreign Policy
- Many forests lie outside U.S. borders but inside U.S. supply chains
- Aid policy shapes governance capacity abroad
Forest Green 100 & FoGo PAC align commerce, advocacy, and public education around a single moral and strategic mission: pushing ethical supply chains and well-managed forests as leverage points for social, environmental, and economic justice.