Climate Change Data

Boise Cascade Company

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Safety
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Environmental Management
  • Forest Stewardship

Environmental Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Social Achievements

  • Hired a Director of Diversity and Inclusion; implemented additional focus on diversity and inclusion to develop an iterative framework of education and training, strategy development, and implementation that will be shared with all levels of our organization.
  • Safety programs include tools, training, and resources that allow us to collect, analyze, and share leading indicators of safety-related hazards broadly across our organization.

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacts on business operations, production levels, and economic consequences affecting housing starts and repair-and-remodeling activity.
  • Commodity price volatility for OSB, plywood, and lumber.
  • Highly competitive industry.
  • Cybersecurity risks.
  • Material disruptions at manufacturing facilities.
  • Customer concentration.
  • Product shortages and supplier dependence.
  • Labor disruptions and skilled labor shortages.
  • Succession planning for key employees.
  • Impairment of long-lived assets.
  • Wood fiber cost and availability.
  • Environmental regulations and liabilities.
  • Integration challenges with acquisitions.
  • Demand declines due to competing technologies.
  • High fixed costs from capital investments.
  • Third-party transportation dependence.
  • Product liability and other claims.
  • Debt servicing and liquidity needs.
  • Restrictive covenants in debt agreements.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Modifications to operations, protocols, and work locations to address COVID-19.
  • Effective facilities maintenance and cost structure management.
  • Product line diversification.
  • Information technology system upgrades and employee training for cybersecurity.
  • Facilities maintenance programs.
  • Strong customer relationships.
  • Supplier agreements.
  • Collective bargaining agreements and talent attraction/retention strategies.
  • Succession planning initiatives.
  • Regular review of long-lived assets for impairment.
  • Log supply agreements, open-market purchases, and public auctions.
  • Conservative approach to environmental issues and compliance expenditures.
  • Due diligence and integration plans for acquisitions.
  • Monitoring of competing technologies and materials.
  • Regular maintenance of production equipment.
  • Monitoring of transportation providers.
  • Adequate insurance coverage.
  • Cash flow generation and borrowing capacity.
  • Compliance with debt covenants.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather, flooding, fires
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes, market shifts, increased electricity and natural gas costs
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Diversity & Inclusion

Environmental Achievements

  • Increased use of biomass fuel for energy generation, reducing reliance on fossil fuels
  • Sourcing logs from responsibly managed working forests

Social Achievements

  • Hired a Director of Diversity and Inclusion
  • Developed an iterative framework of education and training, strategy development, and implementation for diversity and inclusion

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Impacts of climate change, including extreme weather and water scarcity
  • Potential new regulations and mandates requiring employee COVID-19 vaccination or frequent testing
  • Supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19 and material shortages
  • Labor disruptions and shortages of skilled labor
Mitigation Strategies
  • Monitoring evolving developments related to COVID-19 and adjusting business operations as needed
  • Educating employees on the effectiveness of vaccines and strongly encouraging vaccination
  • Investing in business improvement and quality/efficiency projects, replacement and expansion projects, and ongoing environmental compliance
  • Actively pursuing additional initiatives to provide further avenues for revenue and earnings growth

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events impacting raw material availability and product delivery
  • Catastrophic wildfires reducing log and fiber supply
Transition Risks
  • Increased costs for energy, production, transportation, and raw materials due to GHG emission reduction regulations
  • Customer imposition of carbon footprint standards
Opportunities
  • Increased demand for wood-based building materials due to their role in climate mitigation

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed