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Canfor aiming higher on sustainability, inclusion
Canfor lumber products are seen loaded on a train in an archive photo. Canfor plans to set targets to reduce its scope 3 emissions, including downstream emissions from transportation, by 2024. (Glacier Media archive photo)
Arthur Williams/Glacier Media Canfor and Canfor Pulp released their 2021 Sustainability Report on June 28, and committed to becoming a net-zero greenhouse gas emitting company by 2050. Currently 80 per cent of the energy used in Canfor’s operations comes from renewable sources and the company aims to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42 per cent by 2030, according to information released by the company. In addition, the company intends to set “a science-based reduction target” for its scope 3 missions by 2024. Scope 1 and 2 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s operations and from the energy sources it uses. Scope 3 emissions include all other indirect emissions associated with the company’s operations up and down the value chain – such as using diesel powered logging trucks to haul logs, and diesel-powered trains to ship finished lumber to market. “Our vision is to create a future as sustainable as the forests, for people, our products and the planet we all share,” Canfor president Don Kayne said in a statement issued on June 28. “Making sustainability a core value in our business is not only the right thing to do for the planet, our people, stakeholders, partners and customers, but it makes us a better company.” In addition, the company planted 54 million seedlings in 2021, and more than a billion over the past 20 years. All of Canfor’s managed forests are certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) or Forest Steward Council (FSC) Forest Management Standards, and 100 per cent of Canfor’s U.S.sourced wood is certified to the SFI Fibre Sourcing Standard. In addition to environmental goals, the company has set goals to increase diversity in its workforce and support economic growth in Indigenous communities. Nearly a quarter of new hires are now from under-represented groups, and the company is on track to achieve 33 per cent by 2025 and 50 per cent by 2030, the report said. Indigenous vendors received 3.4 per cent of Canfor’s Canadian wood products operations total spend, and that is expected to grow to five per cent by 2025. And the company has provided more than $1.8 million in charitable giving to 310 organizations through the Good Things Come From Trees program. “Our employees want to feel proud of the organization where they work and feel an alignment with their values,” Kayne said. “Our customers want to know that the products they purchase from us are sustainably sourced and responsibly produced. Our strong sustainability practices make us a better partner, a better supplier and a better employer.”
The highlights of the report can be found online here: https://www.canfor. com/docs/default-source/ annual-reports/canfor-executive-summary-brochure. pdf?sfvrsn=bb7ee091_2.
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