2023 Forest Supply Chain
COMMITTED TO OUR PEOPLE, CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITY SINCE 1882.
Sharing our progress in sustainability.
We are pleased to share our 2023 Forest Supply Chain Climate, Conservation & Community Impact Report. It forms an important baseline upon which we continue to build. We invite you to explore our progress as we continue our work as a team to create a more sustainable future for the communities where we live, work and play.
2023 WORKING FOREST HIGHLIGHTS
Working forests work for our climate by removing and storing carbon.
Working forests work for community: 60000 visitors to our nature parks.
The Irving Nature Park's Saints Rest Marsh is recognized as a Treasured Wetland by Ducks Unlimited. Working forests work for conservation.
17,813,981 seedlings planted
$1M: Our annual support of Girls STEM UP & the New Boots program NBCC
25% of lands managed for the primary purpose of conservation
58% of energy from renewable sources
167 Newcomer employees and family members immigrated for Woodlands / Sawmills operations
1,200km of trails through land access agreements that allow access to JDI land.
$269M in capital improvements, including a $18-million expansion at Grand River Pellets
A critical injury rate of 0.12
100% of lands SFI or FSC certified
About This Report
This is the Forest Supply Chain’s fourth annual report which details Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance from Jan. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023 across JDI’s Forest Supply Chain operations in Canada and the United States.
In our 2023 report, we continue to evolve our reporting on ESG activities. We have focused in particular on three key areas: the value and contribution of working forests, climate impact and carbon neutrality, and openness and transparency. We continue to report on progress toward previously stated targets.
Consistent with past reports, our reporting content is undertaken with reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and guided by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Pulp and Paper Product and Forestry Management industry specific standards; the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Also consistent with previous publications, we have reported on several metrics from our sustainable forest management systems, including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) program standards, the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C041515) standards and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). All currency is in US dollars and all units of measurement are in metric unless otherwise stated.
