We are committed to operating our business in a sustainable manner that creates value for our customers, employees, communities, investors and other stakeholders.

We are truthful and transparent. We are accountable to our stakeholders, and we measure and publicly report on our sustainability performance progress. We have open dialogues on sustainability issues with our stakeholders and partner with them in a wide range of endeavors to promote and grow sustainability-related efforts across North America.

We strive for continuous performance improvement in all that we do. We go beyond compliance with laws, regulations and standards to which we voluntarily subscribe whenever possible, not because it’s required but because it’s the right thing to do. We expect our contractors to comply with all laws, regulations and rules.

We use raw materials, water, energy and other resources efficiently and manage our processes prudently. We develop products that provide our customers with environmental as well as economic benefits.

We manufacture our products with one of the earth’s few truly renewable resources – wood fiber from trees. We verify the source of the wood fiber we procure, and use only fiber from forests that are sustainably managed to remain healthy, productive and biologically diverse for generations to come. We support third-party forest certification to credible certification standards and are committed to continuously increasing the amount of third-party certified fiber in our products. We help expand global forest certification through our participation in and sponsorship of a variety of organizations.

We are socially responsible corporate citizens. We are ethical in all our business dealings and treat everyone with respect and dignity. We provide safe and healthy workplaces for our employees and we actively participate in the communities where we operate.

Sustainability is the core of our business philosophy, and we manage it as such. Our corporate governance includes a senior management Corporate Sustainability Committee, a vice president for sustainability, and individuals responsible for sustainability management at the operational level. Ultimately, sustainability is part of every employee’s job, and all of our employees are responsible for our continuous improvement in sustainability performance.

Sustainability Principles

• Procure wood only from sustainably managed forests
• Continue to improve the environmental and safety performance of our operations
• Develop innovative products that provide both economic and environmental benefit
• Partner with customers and other important stakeholders on sustainability issues
• Continue to evaluate and report progress toward our sustainability goals