From our forward-looking forestry practices of a century ago, to the new products and strategies of today, Weyerhaeuser seeks to set the standard for sustainability. Although the bar is set higher each year, we are well equipped to meet the challenge. Evidence of our successes can be seen in the following awards. We've earned recognition in the following areas:
Safety
BENCHMARK REPORT SAFETY LEADER
Weyerhaeuser Company ranked second in safety performance (measured by recordable incident rate) in the 2010 Benchmark Report published by the American Forest and Paper Association.
PULP AND PAPER SAFETY ASSOCIATION AWARDS
The Pulp and Paper Safety Association presented several Weyerhaeuser facilities with awards for their safety performance in 2010, including:
- Best Record: Longview, Wash., NORPAC newsprint mill, and Grande Prairie, Alberta, cellulose fibers mill
- No Recordables: Longview, Wash., NORPAC newsprint mill
- No Lost Workday Cases: New Bern, N.C., cellulose fibers mill, and Grande Prairie, Alberta, cellulose fibers mill
ALBERTA FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Weyerhaeuser Company in Alberta was among those recognized by the Alberta Forest Products Association's health and safety awards in 2010. Weyerhaeuser received the President's Award for the top Health and Safety performance across all business sectors in 2009. This award is given to the company that has demonstrated overall, unsurpassed performance during the time period 2007-2009. Additionally, our Grande Prairie pulp mill was recognized as the top-performing Pulp and Paper facility in Alberta for its 2009 record, and also received outstanding achievement recognition for its health and safety record for the period 2007 through 2009. Weyerhaeuser's Edson oriented strand board mill was first in its sector and also received outstanding achievement recognition for 2007 through 2009.
SOUTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION SAWMILL SAFETY AWARDS
The outstanding safety records of six Weyerhaeuser Company sawmills in Bruce and McComb, Miss.; Greenville and New Bern, N.C.; Holden, La.; and Idabel, Okla., were recognized by the Southern Forest Products Association with Sawmill Safety Awards for zero incidents in 2009. Safety performance is judged by how each mill's safety record stacks up against mills with comparable lumber output throughout the year.
U.S. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION'S VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM
We participate in the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program. This program promotes and recognizes effective safety and health management programs. VPP recognizes two levels of accomplishment: star and merit. Star sites serve as models for health and safety in the industry and as mentors to other companies. Sites recently recognized by VPP include:
- Our St. Paul, Minn. iLevel service center renewed its VPP Star recognition. The facility has been a Star site since 2007.
- Our Springfield, Ore., log yard is the first operation of its kind to achieve VPP Merit status in Oregon.
Environment
DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDEX
Weyerhaeuser was included on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World in 2011. Weyerhaeuser is one of only eight building materials companies to be included on the World Index. Weyerhaeuser also continues to be a member of the DJSI North America, as it has every year since its inception in 2005. The annually reviewed DJSI is based on companies' economic, environmental and social performance in areas such as corporate governance, risk management, climate change, branding, supply chain standards and labor practices. Results of the review are available to asset managers in 14 countries for portfolios tailored for the sustainability-minded investor.
The Sustainability Yearbook 2011
Weyerhaeuser was awarded Bronze Class distinction in the Sustainability Yearbook 2011 – one of the world's most comprehensive publications on corporate sustainability and the related challenges and opportunities for companies. Only the top-scoring 15 percent of the world's largest 2,500 companies participating in Sustainable Asset Management's Corporate Sustainability Assessment are eligible for inclusion in the Sustainability Yearbook.
FTSE4GOOD
Weyerhaeuser has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria, and satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series. Created by the global index company FTSE Group, FTSE4Good is an equity index series that is designed to facilitate investment in companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. Companies in the FTSE4Good Index Series have met stringent social and environmental criteria, and are positioned to capitalise on the benefits of responsible business practice.
Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
Weyerhaeuser was included at number 31 on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World in 2011. Analysis for the Global 100 is based on the work of a group of sustainability research providers who identify the top ten percent of sustainability and financial performers from a global universe of 3,500 stocks. They then rank the top performers based on a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) calculated using environmental, social, governance (ESG) and financial data. Launched in 2005, the Global 100 is announced each year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
oekom Prime Status
In early 2011, Weyerhaeuser was awarded Prime status by oekom research. Prime status is awarded to companies which the oekom Corporate Rating determines to be among the leaders in their industry and which meet industry-specific minimum requirements. oekom's assessment is based on more than 100 indicators covering areas of social, cultural and environmental sustainability. Prime status is awarded to one in six of the companies analyzed. oekom research is one of the leading rating agencies worldwide in the field of sustainable investment.
Forest Footprint Disclosure Joint Sector Leader
Weyerhaeuser was recognized for the second year in a row by the investor-backed organization Forest Footprint Disclosure Project for leadership in managing its operations and supply chains to minimize the effects on forests worldwide.
Weyerhaeuser was named a joint sector leader in the Industrials, Construction and Autos sector.
The FFD is a new initiative created to help investors identify how an organization seeks to minimize deforestation through its activities and supply chains. Modeled after the Carbon Disclosure Project, it aims to create transparency for investors concerned about global deforestation.
2011 WASHINGTON GREEN 50
Weyerhaeuser was included in Seattle Business magazine’s Green 50 list of the most sustainably operated companies and organizations in Washington state. Weyerhaeuser is headquartered in Washington and has been operating in the state since 1900. Weyerhaeuser employs more than 3,600 people and sustainably manages 1 million acres of timberland in the state. A panel of expert judges chose the winning organizations from a pool of more than 150 nominees.
ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT ENVIROVISTA LEADERS
Weyerhaeuser Company operations in Alberta were among those recognized by Alberta Environment’s EnviroVista, a voluntary program that acknowledges facilities in the province which go above and beyond their environmental requirements. Our oriented strand board mill in Edson and sawmill and cellulose fibers mill in Grande Prairie were among those recognized as EnviroVista Leaders in 2011. To be an EnviroVista leader, a facility must have a minimum of five consecutive years of outstanding environmental performance with no regulatory violations during that time period.
2009 ENERGY STAR® LEADERSHIP-IN-HOUSING AWARDS
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company subsidiaries Quadrant Homes and Trendmaker Homes have been awarded 2009 Energy Star® Leadership-in-Housing Awards by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The honor acknowledges more than 240 Energy Star-qualified new homes built last year by Quadrant in the Puget Sound area of Washington state, and more than 300 Energy Star qualified homes built last year by Trendmaker in the Houston, Texas, area.
"Meeting and surpassing Energy Star standards is a critical component of Quadrant Homes' Living Sound sustainability program," says Mark Gray, Quadrant's executive vice president. "Our commitment to energy-conserving building practices goes well beyond mandated minimums. Quadrant homes exceed Washington's stringent energy code by 15 percent."
ETHICAL INDEX GLOBAL
International financial consulting firm E. Capital Partners added Weyerhaeuser to its list of ethical companies in 2006. The Milan, Italy-based firm maintains the Ethical Index GLOBAL®, cataloging ethical companies traded on European stock exchanges.
Citizenship
Corporate Responsibility Magazine 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011
Weyerhaeuser has been named to the Corporate Responsibility Magazine 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011. We are ranked #78. The rankings are based on more than 360 data points of public information in seven categories: environment, climate change, human rights, philanthropy, employee relations, financial performance and governance.
FORTUNE Most Admired
Fortune magazine ranked Weyerhaeuser the most admired forest and paper products company in the world in 2011. Weyerhaeuser had held the position of the second most admired in our industry in America from 1988 to 2009, and was third most admired in our industry in 2010.
Weyerhaeuser also tied for tenth among all companies for best in social responsibility in 2011.
The rankings are based on a survey of industry executives and financial analysts who rate companies in nine categories.
Top Foreign Corporate Citizens in Canada
Corporate Knights, a quarterly Canadian magazine that promotes responsible business practices within Canada, included Weyerhaeuser as one of 13 companies honored as a "Top Foreign Corporate Citizens in Canada" in 2010.Citizenship indicators include pension fund quality, diversity on the company's board of directors and at senior level positions, CEO-pay fairness, as well as sector-specific indicators such as renewable energy investment and respect for human rights.
National Head Start Association: 2011 Corporate Award Winner
Our Longview, Wash. newsprint joint venture NORPAC employees won the 2011 Corporate Award from the National Head Start Association, following previous local and state awards. For five years, NORPAC employees have donated time and money to contribute to southwest Washington Head Start, including providing new playground equipment and tricycles, repairing equipment, conducting a winter clothing drive and more.
Outstanding Volunteer Program
United Way of King County, where Weyerhaeuser's corporate headquarters are located, recognized Weyerhaeuser's employee volunteer program, Making Waves, as the 2011 Outstanding Volunteer Program. The program supports employee volunteers through volunteer training and grant opportunities.
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Weyerhaeuser's employee volunteerism efforts were recognized in 2011 by the Association of Washington Business. Weyerhaeuser received a Community Service Award in the category of “recognizing volunteerism”. In 2010, more than 1,100 Weyerhaeuser employees nationwide completed more than 108 Making WAVES/iWAVES volunteer projects, contributing more than 14,127 volunteer hours and $254,000 in grants.
Diversity
Western Washington Diversity and Inclusion Award
In December 2010, the Seattle Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management named Weyerhaeuser its first large-company winner of the Western Washington Diversity and Inclusion Award. Weyerhaeuser was cited "for being a workplace leader in diversity and inclusion."
The newly created annual awards honor organizations and businesses in western Washington for innovative strategies and initiatives that promote, advance and celebrate diversity in the workplace and the community. Key selection criteria included ongoing diversity efforts; examples of senior management support; and an outline of defined goals, actions and objectives to achieve workforce diversity throughout all levels of the organization.
Savoy Magazine Recognition
Effenus Henderson, our chief diversity officer, was named to Savoy Magazine's 2010 list of the "Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America." He was also selected by the National Urban League as the 2010 recipient of the Collins Award for distinctive service and commitment, an honor presented to Henderson at the organization's centennial convention in Washington, D.C. Savoy magazine named Weyerhaeuser one of the "Top 100 Companies for Blacks in Corporate America" for 2009.
Magazine Readers Choose Best Diversity Companies
In 2010, Weyerhaeuser was identified as a "Diversity-Minded Company in Green Technology" and as "Best Diversity Company" by the readers of Diversity/Careers in Engineering and Information Technology magazine. The publication asked readers and website visitors to identify organizations that employ technical professionals in the United States. The results recognize the top 100 that scored highest for support of minorities and women, attention to work/life balance, and commitment to supplier diversity. This is the third consecutive year Weyerhaeuser has received the nomination.
Dr. Zakiya Leggett, a research scientist at Weyerhaeuser, was also featured in the magazine for her work in sustainability research on land and soil.
Leading Diversity Efforts
Effenus Henderson, our chief diversity officer, has been asked by the national Society of Human Resource Management office to co-lead a national effort to develop certification standards for chief diversity officers and for diversity and inclusion programs and metrics. Henderson was previously acknowledged by the organization as one of the "100 Top Global Diversity Thought Leaders."
Henderson has also been tapped as an adviser to the Global Dialogue Foundation, an organization in Melbourne, Australia, that partners with the United Nations to promote cultural diversity and inclusion dialogue in the Far East. Henderson continues to advise leaders at the United Nations on intercultural and interreligious diversity matters.
