Resolute Forest Products Joins WWF Climate Savers Program

As part of its agreement to join the program, Resolute has committed to:

• Achieve a 65 percent absolute reduction in identified GHG emissions by 2015 compared to 2000;
• Increase Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest certification of managed forests from 18 percent in 2010 to 80 percent by 2015;
• Obtain third-party chain of custody certification by 2012 at all North American pulp and paper mills and wood products facilities under Company management;
• Develop and offer products with lower GHG footprints to help Resolute’s customers reduce their own GHG emissions;
• Work with key suppliers to evaluate and address their own GHG emissions and complete work with our ten most significant suppliers by 2015;
• Comply with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s third-party accounting and reporting standard for scope 3 emissions reporting by 2015;
• Develop tools to track GHG emissions from the transportation of Company products;
• Implement tracking systems for forest biomass used for energy purposes; and
• Find ways to improve the Company understanding of the impact of its forest management activities on carbon emissions and sequestration in the forest.

WWF’s Climate Savers program was founded in 1999 to engage businesses in establishing ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets and voluntarily and creatively working to reduce emissions. By increasing efficiency, Climate Savers companies are saving hundreds of millions of dollars, proving that protecting the environment is sound business practice.