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Western Timberlands Environmental Management System

Western Timberlands Environmental Management System. EMS Overview. Weyerhaeuser Environmental Policy. The Environmental Core Policy is the foundation of the EMS. The basics of the policy are:. Comply with laws and regulations Practice sustainable forestry Reduce pollution

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Western Timberlands Environmental Management System

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  1. Western TimberlandsEnvironmental Management System EMS Overview

  2. Weyerhaeuser Environmental Policy • The Environmental Core Policy is the foundation of the EMS. The basics of the policy are: • Comply with laws and regulations • Practice sustainable forestry • Reduce pollution • Conserve natural resources through recycling and waste reduction • Continually improve our environmental performance • Failure to comply with this core policy could result in disciplinary action • including termination of employment.

  3. What is an EMS? Environmental Management System • The EMS is a structured way to manage our impacts on the environment •  To be effective, Western Timberlands employees, contractors, and suppliers need to understand and implement their EMS responsibilities

  4. The EMS is designed to meet the requirements of: • Weyerhaeuser Sustainable Forestry Standard • Our internal standard addressing our commitment • to forest stewardship • Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) • A forest stewardship standard developed by the American • Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) • ISO 14001 • An international EMS standard

  5. What is SFI? Sustainable Forestry Initiative • A Forest Stewardship standard developed by the AF&PA containing nine principles: • Sustainable Forestry • Responsible Practices • Reforestation and Productive Capacity • Forest Health and Productivity • Long-Term Forest and Soil Productivity • Protection of Water Resources • Protection of Special Sites and Biological Diversity • Legal Compliance • Continual Improvement

  6. The EMS is a structured way to control our environmental impacts and to meet the objectives of SFI and Weyerhaeuser’s Environmental Core Policy and Sustainable Forestry Standard Environmental Management System

  7. In other words: The EMS is a Process for managing our Environmental Aspects while SFI is the standard by which we measure our success

  8. Environmental Aspects • Aspects are parts of our work that can cause environmental impact to water, air, soil, wildlife or the public. • Examples of environmental aspects include: • Building roads across unstable slopes • Spills of oil or other hazardous materials • Soil compaction from ground equipment • The EMS relies on operational control procedures to control the significant environmental aspects of our work.

  9. Operational Control • Operational control procedures are used to manage our day-to-day activities to control environmental impacts. • Employees, contractors and suppliers need to understand and implement relevant operational control procedures. • Examples of operational control procedures include Harvesting, Road Construction, Regeneration, etc..

  10. Audit • The EMS includes requirements for auditing Western Timberlands’ performance at meeting the requirements of the EMS • The audit measures conformity to Weyerhaeuser Sustainable Forestry Standard, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and the ISO 14001 standard

  11. Summary  Society demands that we control the impact that our business has on the environment Certified  Our EMS is a structured way to manage our impacts on the environment  By controlling our impacts and meeting the objectives of SFI, we have 3rd party certification verifying our environmental commitment and performance

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