Climate Action
Climate action is a fundamental element of West Fraser’s sustainability strategy.
Our Scope 1,2 and 3 emission reduction targets have been validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and are aligned with climate science and the Paris Agreement 2030 goals. Developing our integrated carbon management and reduction portfolio is a priority. We established an internal price for carbon to align our performance with our SBTi commitment and continue incorporating it into our capital allocation and business decision-making processes. Working with our industry associations and partnerships, we adopt best practices and globally recognized methodologies for scenario analysis aligned with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Our Goals in Action
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billion trees planted in West Fraser’s Canadian-managed forest areas since 1955
~1.3M
million seedlings planted during the 2022 season in our U.S. seedling program
~66
million seedlings planted during the 2022 season in our Canadian-managed forest area
100%
certified sustainable forest management for our managed forest area
Chain-of-Custody Certification
West Fraser maintains thePEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification) Chain of Custody of Forest and Tree Based Products – Requirements (PEFC ST 2002:2020) acrossall operations in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, Inverness, UK and Genk, Belgium andalso maintains theSFI Chain of Custodycertification across oriented-strand board (OSB)operations in North America. West Fraser remains committed to diligent implementation of these standard requirements. These chain of custody standards assure customers and other interested parties that the wood fiber in the supply chain used in the manufacturing process comes from sources that have a negligible risk of originating from controversial sources and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and sustainable resource standards.
West Fraser’s pulp operations and medium-density fibreboard (MDF) mills are registered to the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC®) Standard for Chain of Custody Certification. Trademark License Code: FSC-C109677. As well, all of our UK and European operations producing OSB, particleboard, and MDF (Trademark License Code: FSC-C012533) and the La Sarre OSB mill in Quebec, Canada are certified to FSC Chain of Custody (Trademark License Code: FSC-C023585). The Genk, Belgium and Inverness, Scotland OSB facilities are also certified to the PEFC Chain of Custody.
To access more of our certifications and other documents in U.K/Europe, please visit the West Fraser U.K. page for more information. You can filter for "certificates" on this page to specifically access our certifications.