Category Archives: Certification

This spring the Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF)  is celebrating its 10th Anniversary for its Forest Certification Program.

An evening celebration was held on March 21.

The Rainforest Alliance presented Scott Davis, the Eastern Ontario Model Forest’s Forest Certification Coordinator, with a  third  Five Year Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Certificate along with a 10 Year commemorative plaque.

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Cascades’ expansion of its Tissue Group plant in Lachute, Québec, has received the coveted LEED^® Gold certification.

The plant is the first paper manufacturing facility to obtain LEED^®-NC (New Construction) certification in the Canadian paper industry.

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Tembec has received group certification of forest management units 084-51 and 087-51, covering over 1,375,000 hectares near Senneterre, Quebec, from the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) under the National Boreal Standard, attesting to Tembec’s sustainable forest management practices.

Tembec, jointly with Resolute Forest Products, received the FSC certificate on November 6, 2012, from QMI-SAI Global, a firm of independent auditors and an FSC accredited certification body, upon completion of an in-depth audit process which showed that the companies’ forest management practices comply with stringent FSC forest operations standards governing environmental and social responsibility.

“We are proud of this achievement: it is the result of three years of collaboration with various industry stakeholders,” said Dennis Rounsville, Tembec’s Executive Vice President and President of the Forest Products Group. “The certification of this additional area allows Tembec’s Senneterre mill to source 100% of its timber under a timber supply and forest management agreement that is FSC-certified.”

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Resolute Forest Products has certified an additional 3.5 million hectares of company-managed forestlands in Quebec to Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) standards.

These new certifications raise the total area of Resolute tenures that are FSC-certified in North America to 15.8 million hectares, an area larger than Greece and twice the size of Ireland.

The newly-certified areas include 2.2 million hectares in the Baie-Comeau region of Côte-Nord and 1.3 million hectares in the Senneterre region of Abitibi, the latter representing a joint certification with Tembec. The combined area is equivalent in size to Belgium.

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Resolute Forest Products released its Sustainability Report for 2011 Performance today, detailing company efforts to balance environmental, social and economic considerations. The report also publicly introduces Resolute’s first company-wide sustainability strategy which has three primary areas of focus:

• Reinforce Resolute’s environmental credentials, taking appropriate steps to responsibly manage its environmental footprint;
• Position the company as a competitive employer, attracting and retaining employees based on opportunities to quickly learn and grow within a dynamic organization; and
• Build solid community relations in Resolute’s operating locations, recognizing that economically viable and civically involved companies support long-term regional prosperity.

“Over the past year, we have worked hard to deliver on the sustainability commitments we have made, and meaningful progress was achieved,” said Richard Garneau, President and Chief Executive Officer. “As we move forward and implement our new sustainability strategy, we recognize the value of engaging our employees and stakeholders in raising the bar on our sustainability performance.”

Resolute’s key sustainability accomplishments outlined in the report include:

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The Ecology Action Centre is raising concerns over details in the the province of Nova Scotia’s final agreement with Stern Partners that enabled the reopening of the Port Hawkesbury Paper mill.

In particular, there are 2 clauses that have been changed.

In the final agreement that was signed last Friday, a clause has been added that allows the mill to drop its Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.  Both previous owners, Stora Enso and NewPage, were FSC certified.  The new clause says ”Port Hawkesbury Paper shall maintain its Forest Stewardship Council certification, or such alternative certification as may be mutually agreed upon.”

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Kruger Inc. has announced that the woodland operations at its Corner Brook mill in Newfoundland and Labrador has  achieved certification under the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) National Boreal Standard.

Issued by QMI-SAI Canada Limited, an FSC-accredited organization, the certificate recognizes that all woodland operations comply with FSC requirements, including management planning, road construction and maintenance, harvesting operations, fibre transportation, silviculture and support activities.

“Achieving FSC National Boreal Standard certification is part of our long-standing commitment to environmental protection and the result of our employees’ dedication to managing and using resources responsibly,” said Pat Tompkins, Woodlands Manager, Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited.

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Last year, Ontario unveiled a new “Ontario Wood” program to promote Ontario grown wood to consumers.

The program is modelled after the highly successful Foodland Ontario brand and promotes the benefits of buying high-quality Ontario wood products while raising awareness of the sustainability of the province’s forestry industry and the diversity and variety of Ontario wood products.

Products that carry the Ontario Wood logo come from tree species that are indigenous or commercially grown in Ontario, and all wood-product processing must take place in the province.  To carry the Ontario Wood logo, the wood product has to be certified by the program, and the manufacturer has to sign a contract.

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Resolute Forest Products has become the largest manager of Forest Stewardship Council^® (FSC^®) certified forests in the world.

The company recently certified 3.2 million hectares of forestlands in the Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec to the FSC Boreal Standard. This certification raises the total area of Resolute-managed FSC-certified forests in North America to 10.3 million hectares, an area twice the size of Nova Scotia and larger than Portugal, Hungary or South Korea.

“Becoming the world’s largest FSC holder is a major milestone in our efforts to become a positive force for sustainability within the forest products industry,” stated Richard Garneau, Resolute’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Resolute’s growing commitment to FSC complements other key sustainability initiatives, including the Company’s membership in WWF’s Climate Savers Program, which helps companies set and achieve ambitious emission reduction targets, as well as membership in the landmark Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement.”

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Kruger Inc. today announced that its Place Turcot paperboard mill in Montréal has been awarded Chain of Custody (CoC) certification by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®).

The certificate, issued by the Rainforest Alliance, an FSC®-accredited organization, authorizes Kruger to feature the FSC® Recycled logo on its products which include 100% recycled white top (GreenWhite™) and brown (Turkraft) linerboard for corrugated packaging, as well as roll wrapping and file folder stock.

“Achieving FSC® Chain of Custody certification is a source of pride for our employees who make every effort on a daily basis to provide our clients with the highest quality recycled paperboard possible, while meeting the highest environmental standards”, said Rob Latter, Vice President, Kruger Packaging.

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