Sustainability Report 2009 by Forest Products Association of Canada

our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting l

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products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do our part to recycle, and buy only from responsible producers, we will reduce our environmental footprint. The members of the Forest Products Association of Canada are committed to these five principles: Harvesting legally. Regenerating promptly. Reducing, recovering, and recycling. Reducing carbon footprints. Welcoming public scrutiny. Increasingly, thoughtful consumers want to learn how to put less pressure on the planet. They want to choose products gentle on the environment and reduce waste and garbage. Choosing and using paper and wood wisely is one way to make a difference. Sometimes this may mean using less. If we avoid waste, do

Reducing, recovering, and recycling FPAC Susta nab l ty Report 2009 Welcoming public scrutiny - Reducing carbon footprints Harvesting legally - Regenerating promptly

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Sustainability Report 2009 ABOUT THIS REPORT ···················································· 2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ································· 2 FPAC CEO SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS · ··············· 4 SUSTAINABILITY AND MARKET LEADERSHIP ··············· 4 FPAC SUSTAINABILITY VISION AND PRINCIPLES ········· 6 Our Commitments: A Snapshot · ····························· 7 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY · ···························· 8 SOCIAL DESIRABILITY ················································ 26 ECONOMIC VIABILITY · ················································ 34 CONCLUSION ······························································ 40 ABOUT FPAC ······························································· 41

About This Report As the national and international voice of Canada’s wood, pulp, and paper producers, the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is a leader in advancing the global competitiveness and sustainable stewardship of the Canadian forest products industry. FPAC’s member companies are committed to a sustainable development path built on a profitable and competitive industry that adheres to the FPAC Sustainability Vision and Principles and to growing their businesses and the industry’s share of global markets in a manner that meets the growing demand for sustainably produced products. This 2009 Sustainability Report, the second of the biennial reports, continues to measure members’ progress against this commitment. It presents sustainability performance results for the 2007 calendar year,1 as well as longer term performance trends where data are available. It highlights both the association and its members’ activities on key sustainability issues facing the forest products industry in Canada. Details on each specific member’s operations are available on its website and within its corporate publications.

Data Quality Environmental and energy data are subject to third-party quality assessment and quality control (QA/QC) by the National Council for

Message from the President Canada: The sustainable choice for wood, pulp, and paper Canada has sought to establish itself as a world leader in forest sustainability for good reason. Worldwide population growth, along with competition for resources and raw materials, is causing a scarcity of food, fuel, and other natural resources, which accelerates the rate of deforestation and increases global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, global demand for wood and paper continues to grow by an average of 2%–3% annually. As the world increasingly looks to Canada to meet that demand in a sustainable manner, the market reward will steadily grow. Canada’s forestry sector recognizes that consumers want products that are lighter on the environment, with less impact and waste. FPAC members harvest legally, regenerate harvested areas promptly, have 100% of the forestlands they manage under third-party certification, and have reduced their absolute greenhouse gas emissions to 57% below 1990 levels for pulp and paper facilities. Canada’s paper recycling

In 2005, FPAC unveiled its Sustainability Initiative to spur further environmental, social, and economic progress by publicly reporting on the forestry sector’s sustainability performance and activities every two years. A key highlight of this second sustainability report features the pledge by FPAC member companies to pursue the goal of carbon neutrality through the supply chain, without the purchase of offsets, by 2015. The FPAC Sustainability Initiative provides performance information that supports FPAC’s new Market Leadership Programme to inform domestic and international customers that Canadian wood and paper are the “best buy” for consumers and businesses that demand sustainably sourced and manufactured products. On the research side, Canada’s large, private, not-for-profit research capability in the forestry sector has been brought together under the “FPInnovations” banner. FPInnovations has the mandate to improve current operations and to develop a new generation of sustainably made products and greener manufacturing technologies to strengthen the global competitiveness and environmental credentials of Canada’s forestry sector. The forest products industry is facing unprecedented economic pressures and market conditions, which have led in some

cases to reduced production or the shutdown of some facilities. In making these hard decisions, FPAC members have worked with the local communities involved to help reduce the impacts, including retraining employees and facilitating the implementation of new businesses. Their long-term strategy is to ensure the sustainability of the remaining facilities and to create a stronger sector for the future. The industry maintains its role, meanwhile, as a major wealth generator for Canadians in general, especially in rural and Aboriginal communities. Canadian wood, pulp, and paper companies provide local jobs and business opportunities and are helping to train the workforce of tomorrow in the face of impending retirement of a large percentage of forest workers. In this context, FPAC’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Assembly of First Nations signals a new level of engagement with Aboriginal Canadians. Through this MoU, and the work of our members at the community and the mill levels, FPAC is focusing on an expanded role for Aboriginal people in the industry as employees, suppliers, and joint-venture partners while providing youth with the skills-development training they need to pursue careers in the forestry sector. These are all critical investments because they leverage structural and strategic advantages that will favour Canada in the not-too-distant future. Avrim Lazar President and CEO, FPAC

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Some case studies reference activities that occurred during the 2008 calendar year. which are provided by the Pulp and Paper Products Council.

rate has reached an all-time high of 58%, and pulp and paper emission levels for some key substances have reached historic lows.

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Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI).2 Third-party QA/QC procedures have resulted in minor updates to some of the historical data for greenhouse gas emissions intensity, energy intensity, water use, total particulate matter, and total reduced sulphur. Some historical data for employee recordable incident rates have also been restated.

FPAC CEO Sustainability Commitments

Sustainability and Market Leadership

FPAC is committed to sustainable development in the forest products industry in Canada. Its Board of Directors, representing the member companies, adopted the FPAC Sustainability Initiative in February 2005 to guide their efforts as individual companies and collectively through FPAC.

FPAC members are committed to being global leaders in the production of sustainable products and in environmental performance. In this regard, FPAC has established a Market Leadership Programme to inform and consult with customers on how to better serve the growing market demand for sustainably produced and environmentally responsible products. The program offers customers and members a means to align their practices with five sustainability priorities for responsible forest products:

CEOs of member companies have endorsed the following formal commitment statement to demonstrate their support for and participation in the FPAC Sustainability Initiative: “It is hereby confirmed that we are participants in the Forest Products Association of Canada’s Sustainability Initiative and endorse its vision and principles. As participants in the initiative we will integrate these principles into our business practices and contribute to sustainable development through continual improvement. We will provide information on our performance to the Forest Products Association of Canada for the development of a biennial, public Sustainability Report.” The corporate logos for the companies endorsing the statement and principles are presented below:

Canadian Forest Sector and FPAC Members: Responsible Suppliers of Forest Products

· Harvest legally. · Regenerate promptly. · Reduce waste and promote paper recovery and recycling.

· Reduce greenhouse gas emissions. · Be open to public scrutiny. The FPAC Sustainability Initiative supports this program and provides customers and other stakeholders with important information on the sustainability performance and activities of the association and its members.

Harvest legally

· FPAC members have committed to trace the origin of all fibre used in their operations to provide documented evidence that it comes from legal sources. · 2004 independent international study shows that Canada has no issues with illegal logging.3

Regenerate promptly

· In Canada, all harvested areas must be regenerated by law. · Canada plants more than 500 million seedlings every year and has a deforestation rate of virtually zero. · Canada retains 90% of its original forest area, more than any other country in the world.

Reduce waste and promote paper recovery and recycling

· 87% of Canada’s paper comes from recovered paper and sawmill residues. · Using process residuals for energy has decreased the material being sent to landfill by 40%. · FPAC members support programs that encourage greater recovery of waste paper. · In 2003, FPAC members supported a commitment to increase Canada’s paper recovery rate to 55% by 2012; in 2007, 58% of all the paper and paper-based packaging consumed in Canada was recycled.

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

· Waste-based biomass constitutes almost 60% of the total energy used by the forest industry. · FPAC members have reduced absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 57% below 1990 levels for pulp and paper facilities, while increasing production by 8% since 1990. · FPAC members have committed to pursue a carbon-neutral industry by 2015, without the purchase of offset credits.

Be open to public scrutiny

· Canada is home to 40% of the world’s certified forests and has the largest area of third-party independently certified forests in the world. · Canada is the only country in the world whose national trade association (FPAC) has made third-party verified sustainable forest management certification a condition of membership. · In 2005, FPAC members committed to the FPAC Sustainability Initiative, a program that provides a mechanism to report the industry’s environmental, social, and economic performance.

‘Illegal’ Logging and Global Wood Markets: The Competitive Impacts on the U.S. Wood Products Industry, prepared for the American Forest & Paper Association by Seneca Creek Associates, LLC, November 2004.

Our Commitments: A Snapshot

FPAC Sustainability Vision and Principles

2006

The Canadian forest products industry contributes to society’s well-being through its products and activities—from forest to market. FPAC members are committed to a sustainable development path built on a profitable and competitive industry.

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FPAC Sustainability Statement

We will operate in a manner that is: Environmentally responsible, Socially desirable, Economically viable.

o maintain the profitability of T our industry as the basis for sustainable development

· Environmental performance: Comply with all applicable regulatory requirements and continuously improve the environmental performance of our operations.

· Our employees and workplace safety: Provide economic opportunities and a safe and productive work environment for our employees and contractors.

· Financial viability: Ensure the profitability of our industry and its long-term economic viability.

· Product recycling: Promote and continuously improve product recovery and reuse.

· Relations with Aboriginal peoples: Be respectful of the economic and cultural interests of Aboriginal peoples and encourage their participation in the forest products industry. · Economic contribution: Contribute to the economic and social well-being in communities where we operate, as well as regionally and nationally.

· Competitiveness: Continuously improve the competitiveness of our industry within the global marketplace. · Customer focus: Develop and deliver quality products and services to meet present customer and future market needs.

Progress

· Resource use: Continuously improve the efficient use of natural resources, material, and energy.

· Community and stakeholder relations: Engage our stakeholders in a proactive and transparent manner and be respectful of their interests.

Commitment

To conduct our business with integrity and reflect evolving societal values in our performance

Illegal Logging Traceability New Allocations Statement on Illegal Logging: Purchase and use wood coming only from legal sources and firmly condemn corruption and criminal activities related to illegal logging.

2007

Carbon Neutrality Industry-wide carbon neutrality by 2015, without the purchase of carbon offset credits.

Traceability: Trace fibre supplies back to the forest area of origin, by the end of 2008, to assure customers that the wood fibre used originates from legal sources.

Economic Viability

To ensure that our activities are conducted in a sustainable manner that protects the environment

· Sustainable forest management: Practice sustainable forest management in all our operations in accordance with recognized standards and ensure that wood supply is from legal sources.

Social Desirability

Certification All FPAC members with forestlands operations in Canada committed to achieve third-party sustainable forest management (SFM) certification on those forestlands by December 31, 2006.

FPAC Vision A leader in advancing the global competitiveness and sustainable stewardship of the Canadian forest products industry.

EnvironmentaL Responsibility

2002

New Allocations: Plan for conservation of ecological and cultural values prior to new forest tenures in unallocated parts of Canada’s boreal forest.

ACHIEVED

ONGOING

At the end of 2006, all FPAC forestlands under the 2002 commitment were certified.

Illegal Logging and Traceability: As of November 2008, a survey to check compliance with this commitment is under way.

As of 2007, FPAC members have reduced their absolute greenhouse gas emissions to 57% below 1990 levels for pulp and paper facilities.

In 2007, FPAC members continued to maintain 100% of forestlands under their management under thirdparty certification.

New Allocations: Co-operative development of boreal conservation planning principles.

Environmental Responsibility

With virtually zero deforestation,4 more original forest, protected forest, and third-party certified forest than any other country, and some of the toughest forestry regulations in the world, Canada is an environmental leader, and its forest products industry has an excellent track record in recycling and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In 2006 and 2007, FPAC members continued to make good progress on environmental performance by maintaining their strong commitment to sustainable forest management and reducing energy intensity, greenhouse gas emissions, particulate emissions, and water use.

Sustainable Forest Management

FPAC’s member companies have established themselves as leaders in the implementation of sustainable forest management practices. In December 2006, members met their goal of independent third-party SFM certification on all forestlands under their management, a commitment made by the FPAC Board in January 2002.5 The commitment covers the use of one of three internationally recognized SFM standards: the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), or the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI). In 2008, members continued to maintain 100% of the forestlands they manage under SFM certification, and at the end of the year had 96 million hectares certified to one or more standards.6

Canada has the largest area of independent third-party certified forests in the world and 40% of the world’s certified forests. There are now 145.7 million hectares certified to the three SFM certification programs used in Canada, and 66% of that area is attributable to FPAC members.7 Canada accounts for more than half of the certifications recognized by the global Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) and a quarter of the FSC certifications worldwide.

Illegal logging can contribute to serious environmental degradation and undermine the viability of legally harvested and traded forest products. In 2006, FPAC and its members adopted a statement on illegal logging that includes a commitment to purchase and use wood from legal sources only. To support this commitment, FPAC members further committed to trace their fibre supplies back to the forest area of origin by the end of 2008, to assure customers that the wood fibre they use originates from legal sources. FPAC members are implementing traceability mechanisms, and recent developments in the marketplace have prompted consideration of third-party chain-of-custody for all manufacturing facilities’ wood fibre sources.

Illegal Logging

The origin of wood fibre for industrial consumption is increasingly associated with an issue that is a prime concern of the international forest community: illegal logging.

Certification

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Sustainable forest management (SFM) is widely accepted to be management that maintains and enhances the long-term health of forest ecosystems for the benefit of all living things while providing environmental, economic, social, and cultural opportunities for current and future generations. SFM certification provides objective evidence of leading forestry practices and is designed to assure consumers that the products they purchase are derived from forests that go beyond regulatory compliance and are managed to higher environmental and social standards.

FPAC Member Achievements Statement on illegal logging Approved by the FPAC Board, February 7, 2006

FPAC and its members commit to: · Abiding by domestic and sovereign laws pertaining to harvesting in any country where logging and tree removal take place. · Purchasing and using wood coming only from legal sources, and firmly condemning corruption and criminal activities related to illegal logging. · Instituting appropriate corrective action, including the suspension of purchase, when any wood source irregularities are noted. · Implementing voluntary and market-driven sustainable forest management standards which are excellent tools to demonstrate legality, and go beyond that by promoting sustainability. Forest certification provides the assurance that forest products are derived from a legal source. · Having all forests under their management certified to internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards (CSA, FSC or SFI) by the end of 2006 [achieved in 2006 and maintained in 2007]. · Having open and transparent conservation planning within a multistakeholder approach, and protecting forest areas which are so designated by law. fpac.ca/documents/Statement_on_Illegal_Logging.pdf

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Boreal Forest

The boreal forest is a vast belt of coniferous and deciduous trees that stretches across most of the northern hemisphere. Canada is steward of about 30% of the world’s boreal forest (with 50% in Russia and the rest in Alaska and the Scandinavian countries). Seventy percent of Canada’s boreal forest has never been accessed (by the forest industry) or subject to (major) economic devlopment, but it is a valued resource; consequently, boreal conservation is a key benchmark of the forest products industry’s commitment to sustainability. That is why the industry is working with national and international groups to ensure continuing improvement of the management of the boreal forest and its various economic, social, and environmental values, such as wildlife and their habitats. The Canadian forest products industry—and FPAC members more specifically—recognizes an obligation to effectively manage its presence in Canada’s boreal forest and it takes this responsibility seriously. The industry is working with partners in government and the conservation community, as well as other land users, to take concrete steps to protect and manage those portions of the boreal forest that are allocated by governments for forestry activities by using tools such as sustainable forest management and adaptive management, which balance social, economic, and environmental values.

In 2006, FPAC and the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) signed a joint conservation planning agreement—the first of its kind— that commits both organizations to plan for the conservation of cultural and ecological values prior to new forest tenures in unallocated parts of Canada’s boreal forest. In a similar vein, member companies have independently struck innovative partnerships with conservation groups such as Ducks Unlimited Canada and World Wildlife FundCanada (WWF-Canada). A Boreal Stewardship Task Force was established in 2002 to accelerate a range of activities related to improving the state of boreal science and knowledge about boreal sustainability. Since then, with the support of the Canadian Forest Service, FPAC has mapped 20% of all Canadian tenured lands— including 25% the boreal—to determine the nature and extent of areas specially managed for conservation purposes. This information is intended to assist ongoing and future conservation activities. Initial estimates indicate that approximately 40% of the commercial forest is part of a network of formal and informal policyprotected, environmentally sensitive sites, wildlife habitat zones, forested wetlands, riparian areas, and other areas not suitable or appropriate for harvesting.

Resource Use Climate Change

Carbon Neutrality The Canadian forest products industry is committed to doing its part as the world continues to address climate change. In October 2007, FPAC announced that the industry would set a new bar for environmental responsibility and action on climate change: industry-wide carbon neutrality by 2015, without the purchase of carbon offset credits. Prior to this announcement, FPAC commissioned a report by the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement titled “The Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Profile of the Canadian Forest Products Industry,” making the Canadian forest industry the first in the world to assess its total carbon profile through the forest products value chain. The full text of the report (Special Report No. 07–09) is available at www.ncasi.org/.

FOREST REGIONS OF CANADA Source: Natural Resources Canada

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To help achieve the forest products industry’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2015, FPAC continues to maintain an external advisory group of experts established when the initiative was announced. This group consists of representatives from the Canadian Forest Service, FPInnovations (Forintek and Paprican), the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, the Pembina Institute, the

Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the University of Western Ontario Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, and the World Resources Institute. FPAC has also partnered with WWF-Canada to use their collective resources and influence to effect positive change. FPAC and WWF-Canada have embarked on a two-year project to: 1. Identify potential greenhouse gas savings from renewable energy, cogeneration, and other mitigation options. 2. Enhance forestry-related lifecycle analysis. 3. Work together on landscape-level and stand-level measures that are both carbon and conservation friendly. 4. Develop recommendations and proposed guidelines for bio-energy production and wood product manufacturing to maximize forest product use and greenhouse gas savings and minimize impacts on biodiversity. As well, FPAC has initiated the CO2Neutral Alliance to encourage progressive action on climate change throughout the entire forest products value chain. Supported by WWF-Canada as an initiative within the industry’s overall carbon neutral program, and managed by an independent secretariat, the alliance will help businesses

The Carbon Lifecycle of Canada’s Forest Industry The forest industry is directly and indirectly responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions from harvesting activities, manufacturing, transportation, and product disposal. FPAC and its members are also concerned about the potential impacts of climate change on their operations and on Canada’s forests and recognize that adaptation measures will be necessary in the future. However, forests, soils, biomass, and forest products all have the potential to store carbon for varying degrees of time; therefore assessing climate change impacts and opportunities requires that the entire carbon lifecycle be taken into consideration. Based on a lifecycle approach, the Canadian forest products industry has the potential not only to be carbon neutral, but to actually help remove more greenhouse gases from the atmosphere than it emits. One of the main objectives of a sustainably managed forest is to plant at least as many trees as are harvested so that the forest can continue to sequester carbon.

along the value chain to reduce their carbon and greenhouse gas emissions and achieve recognition for their leadership. Specifically, the CO2Neutral Alliance will profile members’ carbon and greenhouse gas reduction activities based on three criteria: 1. Initiatives already under way that will continue. 2. Initiatives that will be broadened and/or accelerated. 3. New initiatives that will be undertaken or adopted. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Use Over the past two decades, FPAC members have demonstrated their commitment to address energy and climate change issues by reducing energy intensity, fossil fuel use, and resulting greenhouse gas emissions. Between 2005 and 2007, members’ pulp and paper facilities continued a trend of reduction, decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions intensity (emissions per unit of output) by 7%. Since 1990, they have reduced their absolute (total) greenhouse gas emissions by 57% and their emissions intensity by 61%. FPAC members continue to decrease their consumption of fossil fuels by substituting renewable energy sources such as wastebased biomass. Between 1990 and 2007, pulp and paper facilities decreased their reliance on fossil fuels to 15% from 30% and

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increased their use of waste-based biomass (including pulping by-products and wood residuals such as bark) to 58% from 49% of overall energy requirements.

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Since 1975, Natural Resources Canada has been running the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) to help companies cut costs and increase profits by providing them with information and tools to improve energy efficiency. CIPEC is a voluntary initiative between the Government of Canada and industry, targeted at improving industrial energy efficiency and reducing energy-related industrial greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. 2007 CIPEC Leadership Awards

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Ongoing investments in more energy-efficient equipment have enabled pulp and paper mills to improve their energy intensity by 5% between 2005 and 2007, for a long-term reduction of 22% between 1990 and 2007. Reflective of this commitment to improve energy efficiency, four FPAC members received awards from the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) in 2006 and 2007.

attention on reducing water use and associated energy consumption at pulp and paper mills by investing both in infrastructure and in waterefficient technologies and processes such as mechanical seals and the recycling of cooling water. Water-use intensity at members’ mills dropped 5% between 2005 and 2007, for a total reduction of nearly 20% since 1999.

Water Use Over the past 15 years, dioxins in effluents have been virtually eliminated, and effluents have been rendered non-acutely toxic by the installation of biological effluent treatment systems at mills. Over the same period, oxygen-demanding substances and suspended solids have also been reduced by better than 90% and 70%, respectively, as stated in the 2007 FPAC Sustainability Report. With these significant gains in improving effluent quality, FPAC members are now focusing their

Water Use (pulp and paper facilities) Source: FPAC Member Survey.

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Tolko Industries Ltd., Vernon, British Columbia Award category: Process and Technology Improvements Forest products maker Tolko goes green with gasification technology Tembec Enterprises Inc., Temiscaming, Quebec Award category: Integrated Energy Efficiency Strategy Integrated approach to energy efficiency grows at forest giant Tembec 2006 CIPEC Innovator Awards

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Tembec Enterprises Inc., Temiscaming, Quebec 100% elimination of fossil fuels is the goal

“We are pleased that FPAC is taking such a leadership position on climate change and not waiting for government regulations before taking action. My big hope is that other Canadian sectors will follow suit and rise to the challenge.” Mike Russill, former President and CEO, WWF-Canada

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“The environmental movement in Canada is indebted to the Forest Products Association of Canada for leadership on the climate change issue and the Kyoto file.” Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and former Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada

FPAC Member Achievements FOCUS ON CARBON DISCLOSURE One FPAC member has been ranked the leading forest products company in Canada in the 2008 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index with respect to disclosure of carbon emissions. This member placed fourth among Canadian high-carbon impact sector companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s sixth annual report, which lists top companies demonstrating best-in-class disclosure practices in climate change strategy as well as in reporting on greenhouse gas emissions.

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Product Recycling Canada is a global leader in waste paper recovery. When recycled-content newsprint levels were mandated in the United States in the early 1990s, Canadian suppliers needed substantially more recovered paper than was available in the sparsely populated Canadian market, so they worked to develop reliable sources of supply. For example, sawmill residues and recycled paper now provide 87% of the fibre used to make new paper and paperboard. In 1989, only one mill in Canada could manufacture recycled-content newsprint; today, 18 can.

in recycling by Canadians, a substantial increase in exports of recovered paper, and a slight decline in overall Canadian paper and paperboard consumption. More data are required to see if this rate can be sustained over the next five years. Canada’s Paper Recovery Rate Source: Pulp and Paper Products Council.

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As a result of more than $2 billion in investment, today close to 60 mills use recovered paper for all or part of their fibre requirements to make printing papers, packaging, tissue papers, and newsprint. Canada’s paper industry now recycles nearly three times as much as it did almost two decades ago, and many Canadian companies backhaul waste paper into Canada from the United States in the same trucks that delivered new paper to U.S. customers. More than half the paper consumed in Canada annually is recovered for use in recycling programs.

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Believing that no good paper should be sent to landfill, FPAC members support a range of programs that encourage greater recovery of waste paper and in 2003 committed to increase Canada’s paper recovery rate to 55% by 2012. In 2007, 58% of all the paper and paper-based packaging consumed in Canada was recycled, exceeding the targeted recovery rate by 3% five years before the targeted date. This achievement can be attributed to increases

Between 2005 and 2007, FPAC members’ pulp and paper mills reduced the amount of total particulate matter released per tonne of output by 0.21 kg, or 23%. The increase in total reduced sulphur emissions between 2005 and 2007 may be partially attributed to the adoption in 2007 of TRS reporting by Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI), which has facilitated more consistent

Air Emissions The Canadian forest products industry has made substantial advancement in addressing local air quality over the past decade. Between 1999 and 2007, releases of total particulate matter (PM) per tonne of output decreased by 65%, and the amount of total reduced sulphur (TRS) released per tonne of output decreased by 60%.

calculation of TRS emissions. To fully explain the trends, a detailed review of the TRS and PM data will be conducted in 2009. A multi-stakeholder Pulp and Paper Air Quality Forum launched by FPAC in 2003 had a mandate to develop a 10-year co-operative agenda for the management of air emissions from pulp and paper mills. The agenda was to consider long-term air quality issues, policy objectives, and requirements of federal and provincial governments, economic and technical plans of the industry, and concerns of communities. The forum consisted of representatives from federal and provincial governments, environmental groups, Aboriginal communities, and industry, and its work provided a solid foundation for the development of consensus-based targets and timelines as part of the federal government’s Clean Air Regulatory Agenda released in April 2007. The Canadian forest products industry has worked aggressively to characterize emissions from the sector, investing $3 million since 2002 in characterization studies. Extensive field studies have been conducted in pulp and paper and wood product facilities to collect new information and develop new analytical methods to significantly advance our understanding of our local air quality impacts, and FPAC continues to work co-operatively with the federal government to jointly identify priorities for further action. FPAC member companies worked with Environment Canada to develop a wood products combustion survey and promoted the collection of 2006 data throughout the wood

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products industry in 2008. Environment Canada continues to collect and assess the data, and the results will be reported in the 2011 FPAC sustainability report, extending environmental reporting beyond the pulp and paper segment of the industry to include the wood products segment. Particulate matter emissions from wood products combustion facilities will be a new indicator for reporting in 2011.

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FPAC Member Achievements Focus on waste reduction For one week in October 2008, one FPAC member withdrew individual trash cans from its offices all across Quebec as part of an awareness campaign for waste reduction week. The purpose of the initiative was to raise employees’ awareness of the quantity of waste they generate each day and to encourage adoption of the 3Rs—reduce, reuse, recycle. Employees at one facility were visited by a student-based Mobile Recycling Team that provided advice on the best methods of reducing waste. An FPAC member mill received a 2008 Environmental Phénix Award from the government of Quebec. The award, in the Waste Management category, was presented in recognition of the mill’s exceptional commitment to protect the environment and to promote sustainable development. The mill’s efforts have translated into a 51% reduction in process waste going to landfill and a 60% reduction of other residues.

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Employee and Workplace Safety

FPAC and its members strive to conduct business with integrity and to respect evolving societal values. With a focus on keeping employees healthy and safe, improving relationships with Aboriginal people, and contributing to overall community well-being by engaging stakeholders in meaningful ways and giving back to the communities that support them, member companies take their social responsibilities seriously.

Occupational health and safety is the number one priority for FPAC member companies, and each facility closely monitors, measures, and manages health and safety performance. With 52,000 employees working a total of 104 million hours in 2007, member companies continued to achieve strong health and safety performance. The industry’s overall recordable incident rate dropped by 16% between 2005 and 2007 and by 42% between 2001 and 2007. The recordable incident rate for each operational division has also dropped. Most notably, between 2001 and 2007 the recordable incident rate decreased by 59% at sawmill operations and by 51% at panel board mills.

FPAC has begun to review possible new social performance indicators for sustainability reports; however, the complexity of identifying social performance indicators common across member companies has made progress difficult. This report presents initiatives and activities undertaken and highlights examples of social sustainability practices of member companies.

The total absolute number of recordable incidents across the whole sector dropped by almost 900 between 2005 and 2007

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Recordable Incident Rate Recordable Incident Rate (RIR), the number of accidents per 100 employees, is used so that a significant change in the total workforce from year to year does not, in itself, significantly alter the safety performance assessment. Using RIR to measure safety performance over a number of years ensures that identified trends are meaningful.

FPAC Member Achievements FOCUS on STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT One FPAC member has established a regional advisory committee in each region in which the company has operations. Each committee comprises representatives from unions, First Nations, regional businesses, and NGOs, as well as independent members and senior company executives. FOCUS on ABORIGINAL RELATIONS Two FPAC companies are members of the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business, a multi-sector group working to advance shared prosperity for Aboriginal and nonAboriginal British Columbians. Through an agreement with the Skownan First Nation in Manitoba, another FPAC member has developed a Junior Ranger program that teaches forestry, safety, and job skills to four to six teens each summer. The program, which began in 2007, gives First Nations youth an opportunity to gain experience and education in forestry activities. In the first year, six students between the ages of 16 and 18 spent six weeks in the Duck Mountains area learning about sustainable forest practices and technologies used in modern forestry, such as geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS). As a result of the program, one participant has obtained a job in the region doing GIS/GPS work for a forestry contractor.

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and by almost 2,400 between 2001 and 2007, which represents approximately 10 fewer recordable incidents on average per operation between 2001 and 2007— a very encouraging statistic. All FPAC member companies have health and safety policies and the majority collect health and safety statistics to benchmark their performance and set specific health and safety or wellness performance targets. This process facilitates continuous improvement in worker safety. Most members also collect statistics on the contractors working on their sites and ensure that contractors adhere to the company’s health and safety policies.

Aboriginal Relations In July 2008, FPAC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), a national organization representing First Nations people in Canada. The two groups have agreed to work together to strengthen Canada’s forestry sector through economic development initiatives and business investments, strong environmental stewardship, and the creation of skills-development opportunities, particularly targeted to First Nations youth. This accord will provide opportunities that enable First Nations youth to stay in their local communities, which are often rural, rather than being forced to move to urban areas to seek employment.

As part of the agreement, AFN and FPAC plan to release a two-year action plan. Further, the AFN will invite FPAC’s president and a CEO from one of FPAC’s member companies to participate in the National Chief’s Corporate Table. The forest products industry is the largest employer of Aboriginal people in Canada, with more than 17,000 Aboriginal employees. It is also the largest industry to take the AFN’s Corporate Challenge, a program that builds partnerships with corporate Canada to increase investments, procurement, and employment opportunities for First Nations members. FPAC will work to develop indicators to report on Aboriginal relations in the 2011 sustainability report.

Community and Stakeholder Relations FPAC members believe that it is essential to continue to show leadership in initiating dialogue and promoting greater mutual understanding with Aboriginal people, communities, civil society groups, government regulators and policy makers, and customers. Over the past several years, FPAC and its members have formed a number of new and innovative relationships with a wide range of Aboriginal and stakeholder groups, including partnerships with the Assembly of First Nations, the Canadian Boreal Initiative, Ducks Unlimited Canada, WWF-Canada, and NatureServe Canada.

FPAC Member Achievements FOCUS on COMMUNITY INVESTMENT One FPAC member has contributed to multi-year scholarships and research chair positions for the University of British Columbia, the University of Alberta, and the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and was a founding supporter of UNBC, which provides students with the opportunity to study in northern British Columbia. For 10 years, an FPAC member has offered environmental education through an in-house education program that includes classroom presentations, site tours, and resource kits. Another member has provided a $30,000 community sponsorship over two years (2006–2008) to the Dawson Creek & District Hospital Foundation to develop an employee leadership program that raises awareness of the need and cost for new capital equipment at the hospital. The member’s Community Care Committee is working to raise money for specialized instruments needed for the hospital’s orthopaedic program.

On April 4, 2007, FPAC hosted a focused multi-stakeholder meeting with individuals from Aboriginal, customer, and nongovernment organizations to receive feedback on its 2007 Sustainability Report. The participants provided useful advice for this 2009 report, including the need to address key sustainability challenges facing FPAC and the industry, to develop more quantifiable indicators for social and economic performance, and to include balanced quotes from stakeholders and a section on customers that emphasizes FPAC’s commitment to providing sustainable products. FPAC has addressed some of these matters in this report. We recognize that more work needs to be done, however, and we will continue to improve the biennial sustainability reports based on advice from key stakeholders.

For example, over the past 10 years, forest education programs designed for use in schools have been established in British Columbia’s interior through the financial support of many interior forest companies. These programs, promoting understanding of the importance of B.C.’s forests and forest industry, have been provincially recognized for their contribution to public education.

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At the same time, economic and market conditions have, in some cases, led to reduced production or temporary or permanent shutdown of some facilities. Recognizing the importance of maintaining open and regular communication with affected communities during these challenging times, FPAC members are committed to working closely with communities, employees, and local governments to minimize the hardship and to implement measures that will reduce local impacts associated with closures, such as maximizing employee involvement in closure activities, offering training and professional development, or facilitating relocation to other operations within the company.

The forest products industry in Canada provides 750,000 direct and indirect jobs to forestry-dependent communities. FPAC member companies have a significant impact on these communities and, consequently, understand the importance of being good neighbours. In addition to direct employment and local procurement, they make significant community investments, including financial contributions to physical activity, health, scholarship, educational, cultural, environmental, and capacity-building programs, and to local charities.

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Financial Viability Return on capital employed (ROCE) is a financial measure of the returns a company realizes from the capital it invests and a key determinant of when and where investments are made. Based on a sixyear average from 2001 to 2006, the forest industry’s ROCE of 5.8% fell below the average ROCE of all Canadian industries of 7.6%, indicating that the forest industry’s average profits have fallen lower than the average profit of other Canadian industries. Globally, the industry is not as profitable in Canada as it is in other countries.

Although investment continues to be lower than depreciation, the forest products industry invested close to $10 billion in capital improvements in 2006 and 2007. Despite continuing economic challenges, companies are investing strategically to make their strong mills even stronger. Weaker mills are being maintained as long as they are economically viable; mills that are no longer viable are shut down temporarily or closed permanently with the hope of creating a stronger and more sustainable forest industry.

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Other Asia

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United States

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South Africa

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Australia/ New Zealand

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Latin America

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Air, Rail, Ship Transportation Equipment

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Mining

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The future of the forest products industry in Canada is not without challenges. The industry will need to respond to a number of intensifying factors, such as:

These data suggest that Canada’s forest products industry has room for improvement relative to other domestic sectors and competing jurisdictions abroad. Canada’s key advantages—abundant natural resources and the capacity to manage them well—should help offset this particular challenge as markets demand more environmentally, socially, and economically responsible products.

Nevertheless, global demand for forest products is growing steadily, and the use of these products as sources of energy is likely to accelerate this demand. Canada is among few countries with a land base enabling it to meet the growing need for wood fibre and is well placed to do so in a sustainable fashion.

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capital intensity (i.e., a declining amount of real capital relative to other production factors, such as labour). As a result of the financial pressures facing the industry, the pulp and paper sector has been unable to adequately invest in its capital and therefore requires more labour to generate the same amount of output.

Over the same period, the industry invested almost $1 billion in research and development, making it a leading private-sector source of innovation within the Canadian economy. Innovations under development in such diverse areas as bio-energy, biochemicals, and nanotechnology hold the potential to revolutionize the forest industry’s products and production processes while simultaneously lessening its environmental footprint.

In 2005, aggregate labour productivity for the Canadian forest products industry was higher than that of the manufacturing sector; in 2006, about the same; in 2007, slightly lower.

In the wood products sector, labour productivity also dropped between 2005 and 2006 (5%) and between 2005 and 2007 (3%), but the overall growth in productivity between 1997 and 2007 (3.1%) remains above the growth rate for the manufacturing sector over the same period (2.2%).

In the pulp and paper sector, labour productivity dropped 10% between 2005 and 2006 and 6% between 2005 and 2007. This decrease is primarily a result of declining

Although lower than the total manufacturing sector growth rate, labour productivity in the pulp and paper sector has still grown by 0.5% since 1997.

Competitiveness

Forest Products Industry’s Labour Productivity (real output/hour worked; 2002 constant $) Source: Centre for the Study of Living Standards.

Wood Manufacturing Sector Pulp and Paper

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Customer Focus Forest product customers are increasingly interested in sustainability: They are paying closer attention to environmental attributes of forest products, and many have developed or are developing specific, detailed policies for sustainable procurement. Canadian companies, and FPAC members in particular, are seen by customers as meeting or exceeding environmental expectations, as well as striving to continually reduce the environmental footprint of their operations and products. According to a 2008 market research survey, customers perceive Canada as a leading competitor in global forest products. Canadian products are regarded as among the highest quality in the world, especially by consumers interested in unique qualities or value-added products. Canadian companies are also regarded as among the world’s best when it comes to developing innovations and responses to changing needs. Customers are concerned, however, about some challenges that may affect Canada’s forest products industry, including its long-term financial viability and competitiveness and whether pressures on the boreal forest may or may not limit this forest resource as a sustainable source of fibre. FPAC has established its Market Leadership Programme to inform and consult with customers on how to better serve the growing market demand for sustainably produced and environmentally responsible products.

As a specific tool to help customers make responsible purchasing decisions, FPAC and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have developed “A Buyers’ Guide to Canada’s Sustainable Forest Products” for purchasers of wood and paper-based products. It provides important guidance on what to consider when writing procurement policies and programs that are based on sustainable and socially responsible forest practices and practical advice on matters critical toward ensuring that purchasing practices contribute to the positive development of communities and do not harm the environment. Covering topics such as climate change, traceability, certification, legality, and social desirability in the production of Canadian forest products, the guide encourages readers to go beyond the traditional considerations of price, quality, service, and availability by considering all aspects of the production process and their impact on the environment. The guide is available online at fpac.ca/en/who_we_are/publications.php.

Conclusion The Forest Products Association of Canada and its member companies continue to take pride in their performance on key environmental, social, and economic issues— issues that are important both to the forest products industry and to Canadian society. As global leaders in sustainable forest management, FPAC members are contributing to the forest products industry by maintaining 100% of their forestlands under sustainable forest management certification. In doing their part to address local and global climate change challenges, members have reduced their absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 57% since 1990 for pulp and paper facilities by reducing energy intensity and by using fewer emissions-intensive energy sources. They continue to make health and safety a number one priority and are committed to maintaining strong and positive relationships with a range of stakeholders and with Aboriginal people, as evidenced by the recent Memorandum of Understanding with the Assembly of First Nations and partnerships with WWF-Canada. And, despite the stark reality of current economic conditions, they continue to invest in the local communities that are vital to the industry’s presence while also taking measures to reduce local impacts associated with mill closures. FPAC and its members place a high value on transparency as a key element in being responsible producers of forest products.

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Over the next two years, they will work to further strengthen and improve the FPAC Sustainability Initiative by developing and putting into place key social indicators and by expanding environmental performance reporting to the wood products portion of the business. FPAC will also further its work and engagement with stakeholders on key issues, including climate change, air and water quality, transportation, and boreal forest conservation. In moving forward with sustainability, Canada’s forest products industry is not without challenges. Recent economic conditions such as the collapse in the U.S. housing market, the decline in U.S. newsprint demand, and the fluctuating Canadian dollar are putting significant pressure on the industry and the workforces and communities that support it. Despite these challenges, FPAC members are determined to continually improve their performance on sustainability issues and to maintain their social licence to operate. And they are acting now, setting a new bar for environmental responsibility and action on climate change through an ambitious industrywide commitment to carbon neutrality by 2015, without the purchase of carbon offset credits.

About FPAC FPAC is the voice of Canada’s wood, pulp, and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. Canada’s forest industry is an $80 billion per year industry that represents 12% of Canada’s manufacturing GDP. The industry is one of Canada’s largest employers, operating in more than 300 Canadian communities and providing nearly 750,000 direct and indirect jobs across the country. FPAC’s 21 member companies represent the largest Canadian producers of forest products and are responsible for 66% of the certified forestlands in Canada. FPAC’s vision is to be the leader in advancing the global competitiveness and sustainable stewardship of the Canadian forest products industry. Under the leadership of its members, FPAC designs programs to promote Canada’s performance in trade and economic matters, sustainable forest management, and environmental stewardship. Third-party

sustainable forest management certification of member companies’ forest practices is a condition of membership in the association— a world first since 2002. Call us, contact us, invite us to brief you: Canada: Forest Products Association of Canada 99 Bank Street, Suite 410, Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P 6B9 · fpac.ca · ottawa@fpac.ca T 613.563.1441 · F 613.563.4720 Europe: Forest Products of Canada 12A, Place Stéphanie, 1050 Brussels, Belgium T 32.2.512.50.51 · F 32.2.502.54.02 Design by McMillan. © Forest Products Association of Canada. Publié également en français.

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