Sustainable Forest Management & Canfor’s � Forest Management System�Contractor Awareness

Revised 2024

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Outline

• Certification Standards
• Overview of Canfor’s SFM & FMS

- What is Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)

• Why is SFM important to Canfor?
• How will Canfor deliver SFM?
• FMS Structure, Elements
• EPRP
• Environmental Program
• Take Away Messages

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Certification Standards

Sustainable Forestry Initiative^® (SFI^®)

• SFI is a fully-independent program for sustainable forest management that certifies forest operations across North America
• Canfor SFI Certification includes woodlands operation in:
• Alberta
• BC
• Southern USA - Canfor Southern Pine

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Canfor Western Canada SFI Areas

• Canfor SFI Certification in Western Canada includes:
• Grande Prairie
• White Court, Fox Creek
• Kootenay - Radium, Creston, Cranbrook
• Fort St John
• Chetwynd TFL 48
• Prince George (incl. TFL 30)
• Vanderhoof incl. Fort St James
• Houston

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Certification Standards

Forest Stewardship Council^® (FSC^®)

• FSC is an international certification and labeling system dedicated to promoting responsible management of the world's forests
• Only applies to portions of Canfor’s Kootenay Region and Canfor’s VIDA Group of Sweden
• Principles & Criteria describe the essential elements of environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management. �

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Canfor’s Forest Management & Fibre Sourcing Certification

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What is Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)?

• A process to deliver forest values in a way that does not compromise those values for future generations.

Goal: “Maintain & enhance the long-term health of our forest ecosystems, for the benefit of all living things both nationally & globally, while providing environmental, economic, social & cultural opportunities for the benefit of present & future generations.” (1998 Canada Forest Accord / National Forest Strategy)

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What is Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)?

Socially

Acceptable

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Economically

Viable

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Sustainable Forest Management

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Ecologically

Appropriate

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SFM is delivery of socially acceptable, economically viable and ecologically appropriate forest management.

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Why is SFM Important to Canfor?

• Customers are demanding products from sustainable forests
• A proactive rather than reactive system to manage change – continual improvement is a core tenet
• A commitment made by the Forest Products Association of Canada.

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How does Canfor Deliver SFM?

• Environment Policy
• Guides our activities
• Underpins our forest management system

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How does Canfor Deliver SFM?

SFM Commitments

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How does Canfor Deliver SFM in Fibre Sourcing?

• Implement a Log Procurement Program Policy
• Distribute Wood Producer Info Packages
• Encouraging use of SFM by our wood suppliers
• Encouraging the use of qualified loggers and resource professionals by wood suppliers
• Continuing to train our staff, contractors and wood suppliers in SFM!!

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How does Canfor Deliver SFM?

• Undergoing regular certification audits
• Sharing results of our SFM performance with the public
• Continually improving our FMS program, SFM practice, via monitoring and review!
• Implementing our SFI and FSC forest management activities with our Forest Management System that guides field forest practices using an Environmental Management System approach.
• Resulting in maintaining SFM Certification for our operations!!

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Canfor’s Forest Management System

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Review of Canfor’s Forest Management System

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Canfor’s Forest Management System - Overview

• A System combining the elements of an Environmental Management System (formerly ISO) and a Sustainable Forest Management Program (SFI, FSC).
• Includes all activities within Canfor's Woodlands on Canfor tenures, whether performed by Canfor's or a contractor's employees.
• FMS is subject to audit.

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Canfor’s Forest Management System - Overview

• Canfor’s Forest Management System identifies, addresses and manages environmental impacts and sustainable forest management commitments within all of Canfor’s Woodlands Operations
• The system is based on

the Plan-Do-Check-Act

Continual Improvement

Cycle

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Canfor’s FMS Structure – Strategic Level

Environmental Policy

FMS Elements & Manual

Environmental Aspects

Environmental Program

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Canfor’s FMS Structure - Operational Level

Checking, Reviews, Improvement

SWP’s, Standards, Management Systems

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Pre works, Inspections, Reports

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Canfor’s Forest Management System

Environmental Aspects:

• Defined as: “An element of an organization’s activities that can interact with the environment”
• Every activity that we do (falling trees, site prepping, road building, tree planting, driving ATV’s, etc.) has the potential to cause an impact (good or bad) on the environment.
• Canfor currently manages for a list of 18 Environmental Aspects. 9 of these are reviewed at each Pre-work/Inspection:

Fire Terrain Stability

Soil Productivity Drainage Patterns

Fish Habitat Riparian Areas

Forest Health Generation of CO2 etc.

Petroleum/Chemical Handling

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Canfor’s Forest Management System

Environmental Aspects:

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Canfor reviews the Environmental Aspects annually to determine their applicability and whether new aspects need to be managed

• Aspects are also ranked according to significance annually
• Significance refers to the probability and consequence of an activity adversely affecting the environment

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Canfor’s Forest Management System

Environmental Program:

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• The top significant aspects and associated activities are chosen annually
• Objectives, targets, and action plans are developed to reduce the potential environmental impact

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2023 Environmental Program

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2023 Environmental Program

• Footnotes to 2023 Aspect Objectives

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Canfor’s Forest Management System

Operational Controls

• Standard Work Procedures
• Emergency Preparedness Plans
• Management Systems & procedures
• Standards - Fuel Standards, Ribbon & Paint Standards
• Pre-Work Meetings
• Monitoring & Inspections
• Corrective Action Plans

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Canfor’s Forest Management System

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Woodlands Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan

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Canfor’s Forest Management System

• The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) describes the emergency responsibilities, response organization, and provides associated information and procedures in preparing for and responding to emergency situations.
• Emergency situations identified in the Canfor EPRP are:
• First Aid - Major Vehicle or Equipment Incident
• Forest Fire - H2S response
• Spills
• Natural Catastrophe

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Canfor’s Forest Management System

• The EPRP is applicable to all Canfor employees and contractors
• All Canfor staff and Contractors (BC only) are required to have access to the Canfor EPRP and be familiar with all applicable parts of the document. Alberta contractors must have their own EPRP.
• The EPRP booklet must be available when activities are being conducted on Canfor tenured operations.

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Contract Worker and Contract Supervisor SWP’s�

• To meet goals of the Environmental Policy, these SWP’s address activities that can impact the environment describing procedures to complete those activities in a controlled manner.
• Canfor Supervisors are responsible for ensuring their employees and contractors are aware of AND are trained in the use of operational controls which apply to their work.
• Both are critical to ensure our plans are followed.
• Both are located in the Canfor EPRP

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Take Away Messages

• The Environment and Sustainability are important to Canfor and our customers.
• Canfor is committed to SFM and to continually improving our environmental results
• Canfor’s Environmental and SFM commitments are delivered through our FSC Sustainable Forest Management Plan and our SFI SFM System & our FMS.
• Our Forest Management Certifications include:
• FSC and SFI

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Take Away Messages

Your Responsibility:

• Through your training, understand & carry out those SFM & FMS responsibilities as they apply to your position.
• Keep your training current!

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Canfor’s Forest Management System

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QUESTIONS?

Contact the Certification Specialist

Darrell.Regimbald@canfor.com

250 793 1705

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