Product Stewardship
We are committed to ensuring the sustainability of our products in the marketplace. One of our 2020 sustainability commitments
is to ensure our products are made with sustainable resources. In turn, we adopted a Product Stewardship Policy in 2011, achieving
one of our goals associated with this commitment. This policy, and associated implementation toolkit, was developed by a
cross-business team and was approved by our senior management team.
Our Product Stewardship Policy states our commitment to integrate environmental, health and safety considerations into our
products, from product design to end of life.
As part of this commitment, we provide our customers with accurate information about product attributes (including product
handling and use of under foreseeable conditions) through comprehensive Material Safety Data
Sheets, labeling, and product information in accordance with regulatory requirements and sound product stewardship
practices.
PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP POLICY
It is Weyerhaeuser’s policy to integrate environmental, health, and safety considerations into our products, from product
design to end of life. Implementation of this policy will reduce risk and liability, promote compliance with applicable
regulations and deliver sustainable products to the marketplace.
Company activities will be conducted to:
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations and company policies.
- Assess significant potential health, safety, environmental and related regulatory risks for materials incorporated into
our products.
- Support research and testing on the health, safety and environmental impacts of our products and processes as indicated
by a risk assessment.
- Consider environmental, health and safety aspects when assessing new or modified products over the product life-span, including
development, raw material sourcing, manufacture, transport, marketing, use, recycling and disposal.
- Communicate accurately about product attributes, including product handling and use under foreseeable conditions, through
material safety data sheets (MSDS), labeling and product information. Retain sufficient documentation to support this policy.
Leaders are responsible for:
- Ensuring compliance with this policy
- Assigning an accountable business manager who will ensure that product stewardship and compliance requirements are met for
all products
- Ensuring that employees have sufficient training and resources to comply with this policy including access to site MSDS
Employees are responsible for:
- Employees are responsible for: Understanding and complying with this policy
- Engaging relevant subject matter experts when needed to comply with this policy
- Seeking guidance if they are uncertain about the applicability of this policy to their work
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Nanotechnology is the art and science of manipulating matter at the nanoscale (down to 1/100,000 of the width of a human
hair) to create significantly new and unique materials and properties, as well as improve the performance and economics
of existing materials. Nanotechnology has many potential beneficial applications in the forest products industry.
We are engaged in examining the benefits of this emerging technology. The health, safety and environmental aspects
of any potential nanotechnology applications are considered across the product lifecycle. We are enabling the research and
application of nanotechnology based on an approach that integrates economic, product and process opportunities with an understanding
and consideration of environmental, health and safety aspects.
