Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Stewardship
• Workforce Development
• Community Engagement

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced effluent color from Jesup mill by 50% since 2008
• Jesup mill generates >90% of its own energy
• Fernandina Beach mill generates 100% of its own energy since fall 2012 and sells excess to the community
• Planted nearly 28 million seedlings in 2012-13 growing season
• More than 1 billion trees planted since 1956
• 2.3 million acres of US timberlands SFI certified
• New Zealand forests FSC certified

Social Achievements

• Safest year ever in 2012, with a 63% reduction in work-related accidents or injuries since 2006
• Implemented Pathway program for employee development
• Employee engagement level at 80%
• Rayonier Foundation contributed >$530,000 to charitable organizations in 2012
• Jesup employees raised $135,513 for United Way, exceeding their goal by more than a third

Governance Achievements

• Voluntarily subscribes to forestry certification programs (SFI and FSC)
• Enterprise Risk Management program to identify and mitigate risks

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Criticism from environmental groups and residents concerning effluent color from Jesup mill
• Balancing consumer demand with environmental commitment in Performance Fibers business

Mitigation Strategies

• Invested >$70 million in process and technology improvements to reduce effluent color at Jesup mill
• Converted fluff pulp line to cellulose specialties line at Jesup mill to meet growing demand, while modernizing equipment for energy efficiency and reduced emissions
• Maintained water use levels despite increased production capacity

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Credentials of Value
• High-value credentials identification
• Credential stackability
• Employer engagement
• Labor market analysis

Social Achievements

• Conducted employer survey (~400 responses) and focus groups across various sectors to gather feedback on in-demand credentials and employer needs.

Governance Achievements

• Developed a framework for identifying high-value credentials based on wage thresholds, demand, and stackability criteria.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Lack of a clear crosswalk between industry certifications and SOC codes.
• Qualitative nature of stackability evaluation.
• Determining appropriate wage thresholds.

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed alternative strategies for identifying in-demand industry certifications based on job postings.
• Identified credentials meeting minimum criteria for stackability review, rather than evaluating stackability directly.
• Used Labor Market Estimating Conference data to derive wage thresholds.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities