Domtar Completes Successful FSC® Certification of the Wabigoon Forest in Ontario, Canada
August 24 2020 - 11:51AM
Business Wire
Domtar has successfully completed a surveillance audit on the
Wabigoon Forest for the new Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®)
National Standard for Canada. The audit took place the week of July
13th ending with the auditor’s recommendation for certification to
be maintained under the new Canadian standard. This new standard
replaced the previous FSC® Boreal standard and has set the bar high
for demonstrating sustainable forest management. The Wabigoon
Forest was first certified to the FSC® standard in 2008.
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“Our on-the-ground management practices, coupled with a rigorous
provincially mandated forest management planning process, helps to
hit the mark with FSC®,” said Marie Cyr, general manager of the
Dryden pulp mill. “We are proud of our record of sustainable forest
management. The fact that the Dryden mill has been operating in
this forest area for over 100 years demonstrates that we are
managing our forests sustainably.”
The new FSC® National Standard for Canada requires a
comprehensive audit of legal compliance, protection of high
conservation values, environmental impacts, management planning and
community relations including free prior and informed consent. The
audit process, which is designed to identify opportunities for
improvement, found 4 minor non-conformance issues, all of which
have been addressed with action plans and approved by the auditing
body.
“The success of this audit demonstrates progress towards our
sustainability goals,” said Paige Goff, vice president of
sustainability. “Independent third party forest certification like
FSC® is important to our customers and reflects our commitment to
sustainability.”
Domtar is also licensed to manage the Trout Lake forest in
Ontario which is on target to undergo an FSC® pre-assessment audit
later this year.
About Domtar Domtar is a leading provider of a wide
variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty
and packaging papers, market pulp and absorbent hygiene products.
With approximately 9,200 employees serving more than 50 countries
around the world, Domtar is driven by a commitment to turn
sustainable wood fiber into useful products that people rely on
every day. Domtar’s annual sales are approximately $5.2 billion and
its common stock is traded on the New York and Toronto Stock
Exchanges. Domtar’s principal executive office is in Fort Mill,
South Carolina. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.
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