Transcontinental Sees Strong Improvement in Profitability

• After releasing its first Sustainability Report based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards in February 2010, Transcontinental continued to affirm its leadership in sustainable development. In the second quarter 2010, its Constructo business unit launched voirvert.ca, the first French-language website dedicated entirely to sustainable and environmental building practices in Quebec. This site is specifically designed to meet the needs of professionals and managers working in construction. Transcontinental’s commitment to sustainable development also earned it the annual Best of Show award for the most environmentally progressive printing company overall. It received this honour, along with the Gold for “Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada,” 500+ employees, at the fifth annual Environmental Printing Awards organized by PrintAction magazine. Lastly, in the wake of the recent historic agreement to conserve the boreal forest, Transcontinental’s paper purchasing policy was recognized for its major contribution to preservation efforts. The boreal forest agreement, signed by 21 major forest companies and nine environmental groups, seeks to preserve a large area of the boreal forest, to protect the endangered woodland caribou, and to apply the highest environmental standards to forest management.