Catalyst Paper Corporation, the printing and specialty paper producer owned by the Canadian group Paper Excellence, has been voted amongst Canada’s Best 50 corporate citizens by Corporate Knights.
This is the thirteenth time that Catalyst Paper, which operates pulp and paper facilities in Crofton (British Columbia) has been listed.
The Best 50 Award is judged using 21 key performance indicators that relate to the organization’s raw resource use, emissions profile, innovation, women in key positions, safety performance, and percentage of revenue from clean sources.
Paper Excellence’s VP of Environment, Health and Safety, Graham Kissack, said:
“We’re extremely proud to be part of this group of leading Canadian companies demonstrating that sustainable business practices can be both profitable while offering long term stability and protection of our ecosystems.”
In 2019, Catalyst Paper achieved a 74% reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions relative to 1990 while using an energy basket made up of over 90% renewables. 42% of the organization’s solid waste is beneficially reused or recycled while over 22% of its electricity comes from self- generated green power. Catalyst Paper’s products are certified to numerous independent sustainable forestry standards including the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).
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