[ North Carolina ] More than 300 business leaders, government officials and sustainability advocates gathered to honor the winners of the 5th Annual Sustainability awards… 2006 Finalists [included] The Forestland Group: The Forestland Group is private equity firm with a portfolio of naturally regenerating hardwood and pine forests for institutional investors. TFG currently manages approximately 2.5 million acres in 18 eastern states. The goal of TFG is to work with, not against, the forest’s ecological processes in a sustainable way to produce sustainable yields of high-quality, high-value timber, while maintaining wildlife habitats, promoting biological diversity, stabilizing watersheds and protecting soil fertility.

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