Climate Change Data

APA – The Engineered Wood Association

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2013, 2016, 2017, 2019)

Reporting Period: 2013

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
  • Health

Environmental Achievements

  • Consistently met the most stringent international formaldehyde emission regulations for engineered wood products.

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

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

Environmental Challenges

  • Concerns about formaldehyde emissions from wood products and their potential health impacts.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Development of engineered wood products using low-emitting adhesives (phenol formaldehyde, pMDI) that meet stringent formaldehyde emission standards.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
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

  • Engineered wood products with low formaldehyde emissions

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2016

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
  • Social

Environmental Achievements

  • Studies show wood has a more positive impact on the environment than steel or concrete in terms of embodied energy, global warming potential, air emissions, water emissions, and solid waste production.
  • Over 50 percent of the energy consumed in manufacturing wood products comes from bioenergy.
  • Modern methods allow manufacturers to get more out of each log, ensuring that very little of the forest resource is wasted.
  • For every ton of wood grown, a young forest produces 1.07 tons of oxygen and absorbs 1.47 tons of carbon dioxide.

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

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

Environmental Challenges

  • Moisture accumulation in walls due to water leaks and vapor-laden air.
  • Wind-driven rain compromising weather-proofing systems in wood construction.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Proper design, construction, and maintenance to prevent water leaks (flashing, water-resistive barriers, caulking).
  • Rainscreen wall construction to create an air space between the exterior finish and weather-resistive system, allowing drainage and equalization of air pressure.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
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: 2017

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Safety

Social Achievements

  • Matched best-ever safety performance with OSHA total recordable injury rate of 0.74

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Specialty products represent 50% of North American volume
Medium-term Goals:
  • Grow specialty product volumes to reduce earnings volatility

Environmental Challenges

  • Higher resin costs
  • Supply chain disruptions due to wildfires in British Columbia
  • Brexit uncertainty
Mitigation Strategies
  • Aggressive MIP initiatives to reduce raw material usage and improve productivity
  • Secured long-term wood supply and 8-year labour contract for curtailed Chambord, Quebec mill
  • Continued to run all panel mills at capacity except for the new, larger line in Inverness as it continues to ramp up production

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Wildfires

Reporting Period: 2019

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
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Engineered wood products are among the most beautiful and environmentally friendly building materials. They are produced efficiently from a renewable, sustainable, biological resource. Their various sizes and dimensions mean less construction jobsite waste and lower disposal costs. In completed buildings, they store carbon and deliver decades of strong, dependable structural performance. Plus, wood’s natural properties, combined with highly efficient wood-frame construction systems, make it a top choice in energy conservation.
  • Studies by Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM) scientifically validate the environmental credentials of wood as a green building product. LCAs examine building products’ life cycle—from extraction of the raw material to demolition of the building at the end of its long lifespan. CORRIM found that wood had a more benign environmental footprint than steel or concrete in energy use, climate change, air emissions, water emissions and solid waste production.

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

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

Environmental Challenges

  • Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: LEED v4

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed