Dan Lambe and Kathy Abusow

Montréal, QC — Kathy Abusow, CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), recently announced the Arbor Day Foundation as the recipient of the 2026 SFI CEO Award. Arbor Day Foundation CEO Dan Lambe accepted the award on behalf of the organization during the 2026 Annual SFI Conference. The SFI CEO Award is presented annually to individuals or organizations demonstrating outstanding partnership and leadership in forestry. The Arbor Day Foundation has strengthened corporate engagement in sustainable forestry and large-scale reforestation by helping businesses and brands create positive, measurable impact through trees. Additionally, the Foundation has championed SFI’s urban forestry, nature-based education, and Indigenous lands initiatives.