Data and GRI Index
Where you'll find lots of details
We are strongly committed to continuous improvement in our performance related to environmental stewardship, social responsibility and strong governance, and we are equally committed to transparently sharing our successes and challenges along the way.
Our website serves as our primary method to communicate our sustainability strategy, progress and performance, and we update it annually in accordance with internationally recognized sustainability reporting standards and practices. We also offer printable resources, a blog of case studies illustrating our commitment to sustainability, and an opportunity to provide feedback on our website.
On this page, you'll find our GRI Index and lots and lots of data.
The Global Reporting Initiative standards provide a globally recognized model for us to measure and share our performance. Our GRI Index includes general disclosures, as well as topic-specific disclosures such as our company profile, economic and environmental performance, impacts on society and other disclosures relevant to our company.
We prepare our annual update to our sustainability website in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.
Disclosure | Title | Location | Additional Information | |
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GRI 101: FOUNDATION (does not include any disclosures) | ||||
GRI 102: GENERAL DISCLOSURES | ||||
Organizational Profile | ||||
102-1 | Name of the organization | Weyerhaeuser Company | ||
102-2 |
Activities, brands, products, and services |
Annual Report: 1-20
We are one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands. We own or control 10.6 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage an additional 14.1 million acres of timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. As one of the largest manufacturers of high-quality wood products, we operate 35 wood products manufacturing facilities and 19 building materials distribution centers across North America. Our working forests contribute to climate solutions, our sustainable wood products help provide homes for everyone, and we are committed to making our rural communities thriving places to work and live. |
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102-3 |
Location of headquarters |
Seattle, Washington, USA | ||
102-4 | Location of operations | Our major operations are in the United States and Canada. | ||
Annual Report: 10-13, 17-18 | ||||
102-5 | Ownership and legal form | Annual Report: Form 10-K | ||
102-6 | Markets served | Annual Report: 9-20 | ||
102-7 | Scale of the organization | Data — Employees | ||
Operations | Annual Report: 10-13, 17-18 | ||||
Net sales | Annual Report: 45 | ||||
Sales and revenues by geographic area | Annual Report: 14-19 | ||||
Quantity of products provided | Annual Report: 14-15, 17-19 | ||||
102-8 | Information on employees and other workers | Data — Employees |
Part-time and temporary employees make up less than 1 percent of our workforce, thus we do not provide employee data by these categories. |
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102-9 | Supply chain |
Our critical suppliers are those we depend on for market success and the sustainable operation of our company. These include direct suppliers of wood and raw materials, as well as maintenance and repair suppliers that support machinery and technology used in our manufacturing operations. We have approximately 1,300 suppliers of wood, 15 suppliers of chemical additives, and 3,600 maintenance, repair and operations suppliers. We select our Tier 1 suppliers using a rigorous process that incorporates assessments of technical expertise, cost, quality, service and risk. Our Wood Products business uses a Procurement Risk Mitigation Matrix to assess key risks for critical suppliers, including business continuity, safety, financial, security and reputation risk. These and other sustainability risks are reviewed and used to construct a supply strategy to mitigate potential risks. Key elements of this strategy include supplier choice, supplier diversification, and negotiation of various contractual elements. We monitor performance using 10 carefully selected key performance indicators (KPIs) related to procurement and materials management. |
Responsible Wood Fiber | |
102-10 | Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain |
In 2021, we sold 145,000 acres of timberlands in Washington and purchased 69,200 acres of timberlands in Alabama. |
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102-11 | Precautionary principle or approach | Risk Management | ||
Annual Report: 22-26 |
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102-12 |
External initiatives |
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard, U.S. and Canada; Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, U.S. and Canada; Sustainable Forestry Initiative certifications, U.S. and Canada; World Business Council for Sustainable Development membership conditions, global; Forest-Climate Working Group, U.S.; The Climate Pledge, global; CDP, U.S. and Canada. |
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102-13 |
Membership of associations |
Alberta Forest Products Association Alberta Trappers Association American Wood Council Arkansas Wood and Paper Council Council of Forest Industries Forest Products Association of Canada Forest Resources Association, Inc. Georgia Paper & Forest Products Association Mississippi Forest Products Council Montana Taxpayers Association National Alliance of Forest Owners National Association of REITS North Carolina Manufacturers Alliance Oregon Business & Industry Oregon Forest Industries Council Oregonians for Food & Shelter Treated Wood Council U.S. Industrial Pellet Association Washington Forest Protection Association |
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Strategy | ||||
102-14 | Statement from senior decision-maker | CEO Message | ||
102-15 | Key impacts, risks, and opportunities | Our Strategy | ||
3 by 30 Positive Impact | ||||
Annual Report: 9-20, 22-26 | ||||
Ethics and integrity | ||||
102-16 | Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior | Code of Ethics | ||
102-17 | Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics |
Inside or outside our organization, anyone can anonymously call our EthicsLine at 800-71603488 or use Weyerhaeuser EthicsOnline for confidential reporting. |
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Governance | ||||
102-18 | Governance structure | Our Strategy Strong Governance |
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Proxy Statement: 12-22 | ||||
102-19 | Delegating authority | Board Oversight | ||
102-20 | Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics | Our CEO has oversight of our company-wide sustainability strategy, and our SVP and chief administration officer has accountability for the implementation of the strategy. Each of our senior officers has responsibility for one or more sustainability topics, such as environmental responsibilities at manufacturing sites or in our timberlands, financial performance, ensuring integrity, people development and safety. | ||
102-21 | Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics | Any shareholder can communicate directly with our board, the independent directors, and any individual director or the chair of any committee via our corporate secretary. The processes for communicating with the board, recommending nominees for the board or submitting shareholder proposals are outlined in our Proxy Statement: 22. | ||
102-22 | Composition of highest governance body and its committees | Committee Charters and Composition | ||
102-23 | Chair of the highest governance body | Board of Directors | ||
102-24 | Nominating and selecting the highest governance body | Board of Directors — Governance Guidelines | ||
Proxy Statement: 23-29 | ||||
102-25 | Conflicts of interest | Board of Directors — Governance Guidelines | ||
102-26 | Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy | Our board, through its company direction-setting process, establishes companywide strategic direction for capital spending and business and financial matters, as well as social and environmental issues. As part of the process, we analyze global trends that have the potential to affect our businesses over the long term, analyze the capabilities and challenges of our businesses, and integrate this information into our planning and decision-making regarding company direction. | ||
102-27 | Collective knowledge of highest governance body | Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee | ||
Corporate Governance Guidelines | ||||
102-28 | Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance | Governance Highlights | ||
102-29 | Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts |
Determining What Is Significant Our sustainability materiality assessment is closely aligned with the company’s enterprise risk management process. In addition to the description in Determining What Is Significant, annually our enterprise risk management team works closely with functional and operational leaders and other staff across the company to assemble information on risks and their potential likelihood and impact to the company. This process includes reviewing current business priorities, policies and procedures, mitigation strategies and emerging trends. After processing and analyzing the risks, the enterprise risk team prepares a companywide heat map and the business unit heat maps. A heat map is basically a visual representation of the greatest risks to the company and their relative ranking in terms of likelihood and impact. After initial preparation, the team meets with senior management to review the heat maps and discuss any key risks and related content that arose from initial leadership meetings. After final approval from senior management, the heat maps and any other relevant enterprise risk-related topics are presented to the board of directors. After this final review, and with the board of directors' approval, enterprise risk management shares this information (heat maps and risks) with other extended leadership to ensure risk ownership and understanding throughout the company. At this point, the heat maps become the basis for the sustainability materiality assessment. |
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102-30 | Effectiveness of risk management processes |
Managing risk at Weyerhaeuser is an ongoing activity of seeking feedback from risks owners on controls, adjusting focus where needed and providing regular updates to senior management team and the board of directors. |
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102-31 | Review of economic, environmental, and social topics |
Our board of directors has overall responsibility for sustainability issues and for ensuring all aspects of sustainability are addressed on an ongoing basis. Our sustainability strategy is set by our senior leadership team and supported by cross-functional staff and business leaders who identify opportunities, risks and external trends and provide recommendations to ensure optimal performance. We report these matters to the full board on a regular basis. Our board provides additional oversight and direction on our sustainability strategy, including matters relating to climate change, and annually reviews our performance and progress toward our many rigorous and measurable goals. |
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102-32 | Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting | The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee reviews progress against our sustainability strategy and goals. Our law department reviews and approves the annual update to our sustainability report. | ||
102-33 | Communicating critical concerns | Integrity | ||
102-34 | Nature and total number of critical concerns | Integrity | See our Code of Ethics for more information on reporting. | |
Proxy Statement: 22 | ||||
Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee Charter | ||||
102-35 | Remuneration policies | Proxy Statement: 31-58 | ||
102-36 | Process for determining remuneration | Proxy Statement: 31-58 | ||
102-37 | Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration | Proxy Statement: 30 | ||
102-38 | Annual total compensation ratio | Data — Compensation | ||
102-39 | Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio | Data — Compensation | ||
Stakeholder Engagement | ||||
102-40 | List of stakeholder groups | Stakeholder Engagement | ||
102-41 | Collective bargaining agreements | Data — Employee Representation | ||
102-42 | Identifying and selecting stakeholders | Stakeholder Engagement | ||
102-43 | Approach to stakeholder engagement | Stakeholder Engagement | ||
102-44 | Key topics and concerns raised | Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Reporting Practice | ||||
102-45 | Entities included in consolidated financial statements | Annual Report: 63 | ||
102-46 | Defining report content and topic boundaries | Determining What Is Significant | ||
102-47 | List of material topics | Determining What Is Significant | ||
102-48 | Restatements of information | Total environmental data values no longer include WRECO (sold in 2014), Cellulose Fibers (sold in 2016), Uruguay timberlands and manufacturing (sold in 2017), a veneer plant in Sweet Home, Oregon (sold in 2017), Michigan timberlands (sold in 2019), Montana timberlands (sold in 2020), 149,000 acres of Oregon timberlands (sold in 2020) and 145,000 acres of timberlands in Washington (sold in 2021). We currently do not include our distribution centers in our environmental data, given the minimal (less than 2 percent) contribution of these facilities compared to our manufacturing facilities. | ||
102-49 | Changes in reporting | See above comment. | ||
102-50 | Reporting period | Jan. 1—Dec. 31, 2021 | Financial results are for Weyerhaeuser fiscal year 2021. | |
102-51 | Date of most recent report | April 2022 | ||
102-52 | Reporting cycle | Annually | ||
102-53 | Contact point for questions regarding the report | Feedback from our stakeholders is important to us. If you would like to comment on our sustainability report or ask questions about our sustainability strategy, please contact us at Sustainability Feedback | ||
102-54 | Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards | This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. | ||
102-55 | GRI content index | This table | ||
102-56 | External assurance | In 2022, we obtained limited assurance for our 2020 and 2021 Scope 1 and location-based Scope 2 emissions from a third-party attestation provider.
Assurance Letter |
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GRI:103 MANAGEMENT APPROACH | ||||
103-1 | Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | Determining What Is Significant Annual Report: 22-39 3 by 30 Positive Impact |
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The boundary of this reporting includes all Weyerhaeuser business segments. | ||||
103-2 | The management approach and its components |
Determining What Is Significant |
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103-3 | Evaluation of the management approach |
Ensuring Disciplined Risk Management Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee
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Disclosure | Title | Location | Additional Information |
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200 ECONOMIC | |||
GRI 201: ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE | |||
201-1 | Direct economic value generated and distributed | Annual Report: 57-61 | |
201-2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change | Costs associated with these risks are not separated since they are integrated into all aspects of our business. | |
Annual Report: 32 | |||
201-3 | Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans | Annual Report: 66-67, 72-79 | |
Form 11-K (hourly and salaried employees) | |||
GRI 203: INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS | |||
203-2 | Significant indirect economic impacts | ||
GRI 204: PROCUREMENT PRACTICES | |||
204-1 | Proportion of spending on local suppliers | Responsible Wood Fiber | A minimum of 30 percent of our overall spend could be considered from local suppliers. This is our approximate spend on logs and wood fiber for our mills. |
GRI 205: ANTI-CORRUPTION | |||
205-1 | Operations assessed for risks related to corruption | We are committed to obeying the law in all countries where we do business. We have adopted policies and standards to ensure that we comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar anti-corruption laws in each country where we do business. | |
100 percent of our main businesses and staff function groups are analyzed each year. We disclose material risks in our periodic filings to the SEC. | |||
205-2 | Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures | Integrity | |
We regularly train employees on our anti-bribery policy. Our contracts and purchasing policies require agents, contractors, suppliers, service providers and joint-venture partners to comply with our anti-bribery policy, as well as all statutes and regulations regarding corruption and bribery. We require 100 percent of targeted employees and third-party intermediaries to take anti-bribery training. The target audience for anti-bribery training is all senior management team members and their direct reports; all salaried employees who might be expected to interact with foreign government officials (as broadly defined under the FCPA, this includes any foreign government official, any person acting on their behalf (such as a consultant) and employees of state-owned companies); U.S., Canadian and international employees who work in international sales, customer service with international responsibilities and trade/export; and staff function employees in finance, human resources, information technology or other areas who have international responsibilities and might be expected to interact with foreign government officials. Leaders are also encouraged to invite the sales agents, distributors, consultants and other third parties with whom they do business to attend the leader-led sessions. | |||
205-3 | Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken | We disclose all material litigations and legal proceedings in our periodic filings to the SEC. | |
GRI 206: ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR | |||
206-1 | Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, antitrust, and monopoly practices | Our employees are expected to comply with our company’s core policy, as well as all U.S. and other countries' laws, regulating unlawful anti-competitive behavior. Employees receive regular training and materials as part of our antitrust and competition law compliance program, and are responsible for being aware of the risk and costs of violating the laws. We disclose all material litigation and legal proceedings in our periodic filings to the SEC. | |
GRI 207: TAX | |||
207-1 | Approach to tax |
In addition to providing employment and fostering economic activity in the communities in which we operate, we also support the community through a variety of U.S. federal, state and local tax payments, as well as federal and provincial tax payments in Canada. Our approach to tax planning is to develop tax-efficient solutions that support the company’s operational initiatives and goals and minimize our consolidated tax risks and liabilities. Our corporate tax policies and strategy are rooted in our company’s Code of Ethics. We observe all applicable tax rules and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we have a tax presence. We have a low tolerance for tax risk. We strive to obtain certainty for our financial reporting obligations and prevent any potential negative impacts to our shareholders and our company’s reputation. Our tax strategy includes:
For U.S. federal and state income tax purposes, we have elected to be taxed as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and continue to operate in a manner that qualifies us for REIT status. As such, a significant portion of our income is not subject to corporate income tax, provided we distribute our taxable income to our shareholders. Risk Management |
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207-2 | Tax governance, control, and risk management |
The chief financial officer ensures compliance with strategy. Tax risks are part of the enterprise risk assessment conducted with our senior management team and board of directors. Anyone can anonymously report unethical or unlawful behavior or integrity in relation to tax to Weyerhaeuser EthicsOnline or call our EthicsLine at 800-716-3488. Areas of identified risks related to tax can be found in our Annual Report: 25, 29, 33, 35-38. |
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207-3 | Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax |
We participate in the political process to help shape policy and legislation related to taxes affecting our company and industry. Public policy and legislative priorities are reviewed annually with senior business leaders and our board of directors' Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee. Some of the tax issues that could affect our business can be found in our Annual Report: 25, 29, 33, 35-38. |
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207-4 | Country-by-country reporting |
As a U.S. multinational enterprise, we are required to report certain financial information on a country-by-country basis annually with our U.S. federal income tax return. Time period covered: Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2021. Tax information is available in our Annual Report: 48, 66, 88-90. |
Disclosure | Title | Location | Additional Information | |
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300 ENVIRONMENTAL | ||||
GRI 301: MATERIALS | ||||
301-1 | Materials used by weight or volume | Data — Raw Material Use | ||
Annual Report: 19 | ||||
301-2 | Recycled input materials used | We do not consider this metric to be significant to our company. Our oriented stand board use byproducts from other manufacturing processes, which we see as a more relevant measure of reducing society's demand for raw materials. | ||
301-3 | Reclaimed products and their packaging materials | We do not consider this metric to be significant to our company, given our focus is on growing and managing forests and producing wood products made from this renewable resource. Our products are used primarily in home construction and are packaged primarily for protection during transport to distribution centers and building sites. | ||
GRI 302: ENERGY | ||||
302-1 | Energy consumption within the organization | Energy Choices | Our Wood Products manufacturing business spends approximately $100 million per year on energy, primarily electricity and natural gas. Rising energy costs affect our operations and improving energy efficiency helps reduce costs and emissions. | |
Data — Energy | ||||
302-2 | Energy consumption outside the organization | Green Building | ||
302-3 | Energy intensity | Data — Energy | ||
302-4 | Reduction of energy consumption | Energy Choices | In 2021 we launched an energy strategy, partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Plants Program and set a goal to improve energy efficiency by 10% between 2020 and 2030. | |
302-5 | Reductions in energy requirements of products and services | Energy Choices | ||
Green Building | ||||
GRI 303: WATER AND EFFLUENTS | ||||
303-1 | Interactions with water as a shared resource | Clean Water | We recognize that water risks are a global challenge. Through internal analyses and tracking, we manage water risk at the site level. In 2018, we used the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas to assess water risk associated with our manufacturing facilities. The results of our analysis revealed that none of our sites showed a high-water risk, congruent with the internal analyses and tracking performed at our sites. We will conduct a review of this analysis when new locations are brought into our portfolio or every five years, whichever is sooner. Our commitment is to complete a reassessment of water risks related to our manufacturing sites by year-end 2023 using the latest iteration of Aqueduct. | |
303-3 | Water withdrawal | Data — Water Use | ||
GRI 304: BIODIVERSITY | ||||
304-1 | Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | Timberlands: Sustainable Forestry | Review the information about our forests in the Western U.S., Southern U.S., Northern U.S. and in Canada. | |
Annual Report: 22-23 | ||||
304-2 | Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity | Biodiversity | ||
304-3 | Habitats protected or restored |
Timberlands: Sustainable Forestry Annual Report: 3-4 |
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304-4 | IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations | Timberlands: Sustainable Forestry | Review the information about our forests in the Western U.S., Southern U.S., Northern U.S. and in Canada. | |
Annual Report: 22-23 | ||||
GRI 305: EMISSIONS | ||||
305-1 | Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions | Improving Air Quality |
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Annual Report: 3, 4, 24-25 | ||||
Data — Greenhouse Gas Emissions | ||||
305-2 | Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions | Data — Greenhouse Gas Emissions | ||
305-3 | Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions | Data — Greenhouse Gas Emissions | ||
305-4 | GHG emissions intensity | Data — Greenhouse Gas Emissions | ||
305-5 | Reduction of GHG emissions | Climate Change | ||
Annual Report: 3, 4, 24-25 | ||||
305-7 | NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions | Improving Air Quality | ||
Data — Air Emissions | ||||
Annual Report: 3, 4, 24-25 | ||||
GRI 306: EFFLUENTS AND WASTE | ||||
306-1 | Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts | Minimizing Waste | On average, we use 95 percent of each log that enters our facilities. Our largest input is logs used to create our wood products. | |
306-3 | Waste generated | Our residuals and solid waste values are determined by the following factors: disposed of and confirmed directly by us, information provided by our waste disposal contractors, and the organizational defaults of our waste disposal contractors. | ||
306-4 | Waste diverted from disposal | Data — Residuals and Waste | ||
306-5 | Waste directed to disposal | Data — Residuals and Waste | ||
GRI 307: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE | ||||
307-1 | Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations | Data — Environmental Compliance | ||
GRI 308: SUPPLIER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | ||||
308-1 | New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria | Supplier Code of Ethics | ||
308-2 | Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | Responsible Wood Fiber |
Disclosure | Title | Location | Additional Information |
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400 SOCIAL | |||
GRI 401: EMPLOYMENT | |||
401-1 | New employee hires and employee turnover | We do not disclose new hires or turnovers by gender or age group. | |
401-2 | Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees | Less than 1 percent of our employees are part-time or temporary, thus, we do not consider this metric to be significant to our company. | |
401-3 | Parental leave | As of Jan. 1, 2020, Weyerhaeuser has offered paid parental leave: All U.S. nonunion employees can take up to four weeks of fully paid leave upon the arrival of a new child or children in their family. (Canadian employees receive parental leave in accordance with provincial employment standards.) This is in addition to our current six-week disability leave for birth mothers, our adoption assistance program and other family-related benefits. | |
GRI 402: LABOR/MANAGEMENT RELATIONS | |||
402-1 | Minimum notice periods regarding significant operational changes | Our labor contracts generally require 5- to 10-day advance notice to change employees' scheduled hours of work. In addition, the U.S. WARN Act requires 60-day notice of covered plant closings and covered mass layoffs. If the company needs to curtail operations sooner, we pay employees for the notice period. | |
GRI 403: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY | |||
403-1 | Occupational health and safety management system | We partner with ISN, an industry leader in contractor safety qualification and monitoring to remain at the forefront of safety controls. | |
403-2 | Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation |
We shifted our focus to a more risk-based platform where hazards are systematically identified, and the corresponding risks and controls are assessed and determined. Common hazard identification and risk assessment tools include our RADAR+ form, Hazard-Risk-Decide form (timberlands), and 10-Step RADAR. Every site has an annual risk-based safety plan in which prevention activities are aligned to higher risks. Elevated- risk timberlands contractors are assessed at hire and annually using a common nine-box risk assessment tool. The goal of hazard identification and risk assessment is to prevent incidents that would hence require investigation. The purpose and scope of our Safety Standard: Incident Investigation is to objectively investigate and properly respond to an incident that results in a fatality, injury, near mishap, at-risk behavior, hazardous condition or fire/property damage to prevent re-occurrence and meet compliance requirements. This standard applies to all Weyerhaeuser operations and employees. Standard requirements include adherence to Weyerhaeuser’s incident investigation process and meeting notification requirements and communicating investigation results. All employees who participate in incident investigations must, at a minimum, be trained on basic investigation procedures and have completed qualified incident investigation training. We use a standardized and common incident database to input and maintain electronic investigation records. The database also populates injury logs required by regulation as well as company statistics. Comprehensive and ongoing training is provided to system users and administrators. A company goal is to conduct comprehensive, business-wide reviews, which include sharing key learnings, of all serious incidents, within a two-month period. |
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403-3 | Occupational health services |
Weyerhaeuser protects employee health and medical information using a variety of systems and processes. Disability Management, Benefits, Worker Compensation and Occupational Health all operate under their appropriate confidentiality processes with information firewalls. Employee occupational medical records required by OSHA regulations are maintained by designated company medical records custodians. Employee medical information and human resources files are maintained separately. U.S. employees are informed of their right to access medical records in accordance with OSHA regulations. Consulting occupational health nurse(s) and in-house health professionals, such as industrial hygienists, practice under their respective ethics codes and professional practice requirements to maintain confidentiality. The company has a document, Privacy Guidelines for Safety Reporting, that provides guidance on privacy issues in preparing incident reports and alerts. |
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403-4 | Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety | It is an expectation that each manufacturing site has an active health and safety committee that performs planned activities in support of their site’s risk-based safety plan, including regular workplace audits, as well as fulfilling any auditing requirements in accordance with OSHA or provincial requirements. Auditors verify the following through meeting minutes, action plans and interviews: the safety committee meets monthly; the committee consists of a cross-section of employees, representing different departments, functions and shifts; the chair is someone other than a member of the site leadership team; and there are written guidelines outlining the committee's objectives, authority and responsibilities. Employees and leadership must consider the committee to be effective in addressing site issues and a group whose decisions are acted upon. The results of a Wood Products 2021 safety goal for employee involvement showed 85 percent of sites met the criteria of greater than 90 percent employee involvement in safety activities. Wood Products employees represent 78 percent of all employees. | |
403-5 | Worker training on occupational health and safety |
We use a Safety Training Matrix to identify required training based on employee job exposure. There were 32,250 online safety trainings completed in 2021, which included topics such as aerial work platforms, chain saw safety, chemical management, hazard communication, hearing conservation, electrical safety, fall protection, heat stress and lock/out–tag/out. We maintain and grow our electronic training library using a vendor service supplemented by internally developed training. Local in-person training sessions are also common, including onboarding and task/job-based safety training. Specialized safety training is also conducted at offsite locations as needed. |
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403-6 | Promotion of worker health | Pay and Benefits | |
403-9 | Work-related injuries | Data — Health & Safety | |
403-10 | Work-related ill health | We do not have any occupations associated with high incidence or high risk of diseases. We have comprehensive hearing-conservation programs that include exposure assessments, training, audiometric testing, and controls including noise reduction and PPE. Sites have regular industrial hygiene surveys to assess chemical and noise exposures. | |
GRI 404: TRAINING AND EDUCATION | |||
404-1 | Average hours of training per year per employee | Developing Our People | Weyerhaeuser does not track training by gender. Employee category training is tracked by site and not companywide. |
Data — Training and Education | |||
404-2 | Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs | Developing Our People | In 2021, we spent over $1.2 million on employee training |
404-3 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews | Developing Our People | |
Our salaried employees receive regular career development and performance reviews, including performance management plans and individual development plans. Our hourly employees receive regular performance feedback as part of their ongoing work and follow a career progression process to achieve the necessary skills to develop professionally. | |||
GRI 405: DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY | |||
405-1 | Diversity of governance bodies and employees | Inclusion | |
Data — Diversity | |||
Board of Directors | |||
Proxy Statement: 3, 4, 9, 24-27 |
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405-2 | Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men | We have procedures and policies in place to ensure equal compensation regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation and other characteristics protected under law. Our salary structure prescribes a salary band for every job and further supports equal compensation. | |
GRI 406: NONDISCRIMINATION | |||
406-1 | Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken | We disclose all material litigation and legal proceedings in our periodic filings to the SEC. | |
GRI 407: FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | |||
407-1 | Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk | Our labor relations continue to be guided by principles jointly developed with the union that represents most of the employees in our U.S.-based businesses. The principles are designed to foster cooperative relationships and employee empowerment. Our company's labor principles allow North American employees the right to free association, including the right to freely choose to organize and bargain collectively. We believe these rights are not at risk at any Weyerhaeuser operation. | |
Human Rights Policy | |||
GRI 409: FORCED OR COMPULSORY LABOR | |||
409-1 | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor | Our entire wood supply is certified to the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard, which specifically requires a written policy demonstrating commitment to comply with social laws, such as those covering civil rights, equal employment opportunities, gender equality, diversity, inclusion, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment measures, workers' compensation, Indigenous Peoples' rights, workers' and communities' right to know, prevailing wages, workers' right to organize, and occupational health and safety which meet the spirit and intent of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Declaration on the Fundmental Principles and Rights at Work (1998). | |
Human Rights Policy | |||
GRI 411: RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES | |||
411-1 | Incidents of violations involving rights of Indigenous peoples | We disclose all material litigation and legal proceedings in our periodic filings to the SEC. | |
GRI 412: HUMAN RIGHTS ASSESSMENT | |||
412-2 | Employee training on human rights policies or procedures | Human Rights Policy | Our operations are in North America. Although we do not have major operations in countries or locations where we believe human rights are at risk, we have implemented policies and programs to ensure these rights are protected. |
412-3 | Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening | Canadian Forests | We manage millions of acres of forestland in Canada. Most forests in Canada are owned by the provincial governments. These forests, also called Crown lands, are managed on behalf of the people of the provinces. The provincial governments grant many entities, including Weyerhaeuser, the rights to operate in these forests. The laws applied to land management are strict and are reflected in agreements and contracts with the provincial government. |
GRI 413: LOCAL COMMUNITIES | |||
413-1 | Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs | ||
GRI 414: SUPPLIER SOCIAL ASSESSMENT | |||
414-1 | New suppliers that were screened using social criteria | Integrity | |
Supplier Code of Ethics | |||
414-2 | Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | Grassy Narrows | |
GRI 415: PUBLIC POLICY | |||
415-1 | Political contributions |
In 2021 Weyerhaeuser Company and our subsidiaries based in the U.S. donated $163,000 in the following states (search "Weyerhaeuser" on the linked government websites): Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, and Washington. Also in 2021, our WPAC donated $149,500 to federal candidates, committees and some state candidates. We generally do not contribute to political 527 or 501(c)(4) organizations but will disclose this information in our report if we do. In 2021 Weyerhaeuser Company Limited, our Canadian subsidiary, did not donate to political parties or candidates in Canada. |
View our archived 2017-2021 political donations. |
Data — Political Contributions | |||
GRI 416: CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY | |||
416-1 | Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories | Product Stewardship & Safety Data Sheets | |
416-2 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services | We are not aware of any fines for noncompliance with laws or regulations concerning the provision and use of our products and services. | |
GRI 417: MARKETING AND LABELING | |||
417-1 | Requirements for product and service information and labeling | Product Stewardship & Safety Data Sheets | |
417-2 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling | We are not aware of any fines for noncompliance with laws or regulations concerning the provision and use of our products and services. | |
417-3 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications | We are not aware of any fines for noncompliance with laws or regulations concerning the provision and use of our products and services. | |
GRI 419: SOCIOECONOMIC COMPLIANCE | |||
419-1 | Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area | Integrity | |
We disclose all material litigation and legal proceedings in our periodic filings to the SEC. |
OUR DATA
Health & Safety | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Safety, North America | |||
Serious incidents | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Serious incidents - contractors | 14 | 6 | 7 |
Hazards found and fixed | 641 | 570 | 554 |
Recordable Incident Rate - Employees* | 1.77 | 1.56 | 1.76 |
*includes supervised contractors | |||
Lost Day Case Rate - Employees | 0.65 | 0.79 | .96 |
Lost Day Rate - Employees | 37.3 | 36.1 | 48.7 |
DART* days - total *Days Away, Restricted or Transferred |
7176 | 7782 | 7265 |
DART* rate (includes supervised contractors) | 61 | 68 | 73 |
DART days - Level 1 & 2 incidents only* * Level 1 incident is a fatality that automatically adds 365 days to an incident. Level 2 is probable permanent disability or hospitalization. |
1144 | 413 | 987 |
Lost-Time Injury Frequency Rate, per 1 million hours worked (includes supervised contractors) | 3.27 | 3.96 | 4.80 |
Sites operating injury-free | 66% | 67% | 58% |
Health and safety penalties (US$) | $21,900 | $4,500 | $14,246 |
Health and safety penalties (#) | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Fatalities, Worldwide | |||
Employees | — | — | — |
Contractors | 1 | 1 | — |
Employees | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Employees, by Region | |||
United States | 7,969 | 7,971 | 7,864 |
Canada | 1,445 | 1,389 | 1,338 |
Japan | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Total employees | 9,425 | 9,372 | 9,214 |
Total number of countries with employees | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Percentage of employees in North America | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% |
North American Employees Only | |||
Employees, by business unit | |||
Real Estate, Energy, Natural Resources | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Timberlands | 14% | 14% | 14% |
Wood Products | 76% | 77% | 77% |
Corporate Functions | 9% | 8% | 8% |
Average number of years with company | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Average age of employees | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Total new hires | 1,349 | 1,208 | 1,709 |
Open positions filled with internal candidates | 38% | 21% | 25% |
Salaried positions filled with internal candidates | 44% | ||
Manager & director salaried positions filled with internal candidates | 57% | ||
Production positions filled with internal candidates | 11% | ||
Total turnover | 1,344 | 1,272 | 1,826 |
Turnover rate, by type | |||
Involuntary | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.3% |
Voluntary | 7.2% | 6.5% | 12.2% |
Retirements | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
Total turnover rate | 14.1% | 13.7% | 20.4% |
Compensation | |||
---|---|---|---|
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Ratio of highest base salary to median base salary | |||
United States | |||
Ratio of highest to median | 19:1 | 20:1 | 21:1 |
Increase from previous year | 0:5 | 5:1 | 5:3 |
Canada | |||
Ratio of highest to median | 4:1 | 4:1 | 4:1 |
Increase from previous year | 3:3 | 3:3 | 3:2 |
Employee Representation | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Percentage of employees in labor unions | 26% | 26% | 26% |
Community Investment | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
How We Give (Millions of US$) | |||
Cash contributions | $4.9 | $5.0 | $5.7 |
In-kind giving | $0.1 | $0.1 | $0.1 |
Management overhead | $0.1 | $0.1 | $0.1 |
Total giving | $5.1 | $5.3 | $5.9 |
Giving By Focus Area | |||
Affordable Housing and Shelter | 5% | 7% | 7% |
Education and Youth Development | 45% | 26% | 33% |
Environmental Stewardship | 18% | 12% | 13% |
Civic and Culture Growth | 6% | ||
Workforce Development | —% | 6% | 5% |
Human Services | 32% | 49% | 30% |
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 6% | ||
Why We Give | |||
Charitable donations | 89% | 90% | 92% |
Community investments | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Commercial investments | 10% | 9% | 7% |
Employee Involvement | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
WAVES volunteers | 916 | 681 | 668 |
WAVES volunteer hours | 22,982 | 13,158 | 13,282 |
WAVES projects & grants provided | 280 | 176 | 179 |
Donated through WAVES grants (US$) | $290,000 | $200,500 | $192,200 |
Donated through employee match program (US$) | $215,000 | $279,000 | $264,000 |
Sustainable Forest Management | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Millions of seedlings planted | 139 | 132 | 137 |
Acres of timberlands harvested | 253,503 | 205,420 | 181,244 |
Percent harvested, by region* | |||
US - West | 2% | 2% | 2% |
US - South | 3% | 2% | 2% |
US - North | 1% | 1% | 2% |
*The percentages shown above are clearcut acres only. In the Northeast and in select other instances, we also practice variable retention silviculture. Including these acres, the percent of land harvested increases slightly. | |||
Harvest acres regenerated within five years (percent), U.S. only* | 99% | 100% | 99% |
Forestry research spending (millions of US$) | $8.6 | $8.6 | $9.0 |
Forest health and productivity | 81% | 77% | 74% |
Water quality | 6% | 6% | 6% |
Fish and wildlife | 7% | 11% | 7% |
Ecosystems and biodiversity | 2% | 1% | 6% |
Other | 3% | 4% | 7% |
Timberlands and manufacturing facilities certified to SFI's Sustainable Forest Management or Fiber Sourcing standards | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Manufacturing facilities and export yards certified to SFI and PEFC Chain of Custody standard | 50% | 50% | 50% |
*We are committed to replanting 100% of harvested acres. However, sometimes fire destroys young trees. Burned acres are replanted as soon as possible. |
Promoting Sustainable Forestry | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Percentage of wood supply area assessed for risk of sourcing from controversial sources (as defined by SFI and PEFC) | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Raw material sourced from legal, non-controversial and responsibly managed forests | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Percentage of wood supply harvested and delivered by trained loggers | 97% | 98% | 98% |
Indirect suppliers who we provided reforestation and forestry best management practices | 6,009 | 4,620 | 4,230 |
Ecosystem Services | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Provisioning | |||
Fiber (millions of tons of roundwood harvested) | 38 | 33 | 32 |
Mushroom and berry harvesting (millions of acres covered by permits) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Greenery (millions of acres covered by permits) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Greenery (tons sold for noble fir boughs) | 2,515 | 1,988 | 3,680 |
Honey production (bee box hive leases) | 2,860 | 2,456 | 2,581 |
Fur production (total permits) | 395 | 391 | 390 |
Renewable energy agreements (wind power in megawatt hours) | 401 | 594 | 594 |
Regulating | |||
Harvested area planted within two years (percent) | 96% | 96% | 89% |
Fire resistance (thousands of acres burned, not including prescribed burns) | 5 | 142 | 297 |
Supporting | |||
Protected habitat (millions of acres, including natural openings, riparian buffers and wetland mitigation banks) | |||
US | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Canada | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Managed habitat (millions of acres of early-successional habitat) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Managed habitat (millions of acres of mid-successional habitat) | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
Formal habitat management agreements (millions of acres) | 10.7 | 14.7 | 14.2 |
Area of forestland with protected threatened and endangered species status (thousands of acres) | 35.7 | 33.9 | 29.3 |
Improved fish habitat (cumulative number of upgraded stream crossings and drainage projects) | 2,742 | 2,592 | 2,657 |
Acres invested in various conservation programs in our Northern, Southern and Western timberlands (millions of acres) | 3.2 | 3.6 | |
Cultural | |||
Hunting (thousands of people in hunt clubs) | 100 | 101 | 109 |
Hunting (thousands of permits in game management units) | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Special sites | 3,661 | 3,695 | 2,950 |
Education (thousands of visitors with school tours/groups) | 151 | .2 | 0.5 |
Some ecosystem services provided by our timberlands do not lend themselves to annual reporting due to a lack of quantitative measures, insufficient reporting units, or the service having been recently discontinued. These services are important reflections of the value provided by our timberlands and could lend themselves to fuller description in the future, if not annual tracking. |
Raw Material Use (Wood Fiber) | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Logs and wood chip supply | |||
Volume of wood fiber used | |||
Million green tons | 23.4 | 23.7 | 23.1 |
From certified Weyerhaeuser timberlands | 38% | 31% | 33% |
From other certified forests | 28% | 28% | 23% |
Total from certified forests | 66% | 59% | 56% |
Energy | |||
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All wood products manufacturing locations | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Total (BBTUs, Billion BTUs) | |||
Fuel consumed | |||
Renewable | |||
Biomass (from manufacturing residuals) | 24,064 | 26,232 | 26,678 |
Non-renewable | |||
Fossil fuels | 4,661 | 4,436 | 4,587 |
Purchased energy | |||
Electricity | 4,469 | 4,433 | 4,531 |
Steam | 874 | 822 | 651 |
Energy sold | |||
Steam | 95 | 152 | 161 |
Total energy consumed* | 33,973 | 35,772 | 36,286 |
*fuel consumed + purchased energy - energy sold | |||
Percent renewable energy of total energy | 72% | 73% | 74% |
Air Emissions | |||
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All wood products manufacturing locations | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Total (Million Pounds) | |||
Carbon monoxide | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12.1 |
Nitrogen oxides | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Particulate matter | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
Sulfur oxides | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
Volatile organic compounds | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.6 |
Water Use | |||
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All wood products manufacturing locations | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Total (million gallons) | |||
Withdrawal, by source | |||
Ground water | 255 | 273 | 273 |
Municipal water | 272 | 306 | 353 |
Surface water | 38 | 31 | 36 |
Total water consumed | 565 | 609 | 663 |
Residuals and Waste | |||
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All wood products manufacturing locations | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Total (Million Pounds) | |||
Residuals (used beneficially) | |||
Composted: land applied for soil amendment | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Recovered: burned for energy (on- and off-site) | 3,912 | 3,799 | 3,674 |
Reused: beneficially reused or shipped off-site for use in other products | 7,986 | 7,940 | 8,254 |
Waste | |||
Recycled | 67 | 182 | 355 |
Landfilled (non-hazardous) | 106 | 88 | 94 |
Disposed in permitted disposal facilities (hazardous) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Total residuals and waste | 12,078 | 12,019 | 12,388 |
Total of All Waste Reused, Recycled or Repurposed | 99% | 99% | 99% |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Absolute | |||
Million metric tons of CO2 equivalents | |||
Scope 1: Direct emissions* | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased energy (location-based)* | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Total Scope 1 and 2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Scope 3: Upstream and downstream products and services | 6.1 | 6.5 | |
Total Scope 1, 2 and 3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | |
Carbon dioxide emissions from biologically sequestered carbon | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Intensity (does not include Scope 3 emissions) | |||
Kilograms of CO2 equivalents per metric ton of production | |||
Scope 1: Direct emissions | 63 | 70 | 68 |
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased energy | 81 | 72 | 75 |
Combined (Scope 1 and 2) | 144 | 141 | 142 |
*In 2022, we obtained limited assurance for our 2020 and 2021 Scope 1 and location-based Scope 2 emissions from a third-party attestation provider. |
Carbon Removals | ||
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2020 | 2021 | |
Absolute | ||
Million metric tons of CO2 equivalents | ||
Land-based | ||
Scope 1: Net change in our forests | 10 | 14 |
Scope 3: Net change in the forests of our sourcing regions | 4 | 3 |
Product-based | ||
Scope 3: Stored in our wood products | 11 | 11 |
Scope 3: Stored in downstream wood products | 7 | 7 |
Read more about how we calculate our annual greenhouse gas removals inventory in our Carbon Record methodology. |
Environmental Compliance | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Fines and penalties (thousands of US$) | $10 | $47 | $5 |
Number of environmental noncompliance incidents | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Operations internally audited to SFI®, PEFC™ or environmental compliance standards | 47% | 32% | 43% |
Operations third-party audited to SFI® and PEFC™ sustainable forestry certification standards* | 33% | 18% | 20% |
Operations with Environmental Management Systems | 100% | 100% | 100% |
*Companywide policies, procedures and programs are annually third-party audited to SFI® and PEFC™ sustainable forestry certification standards. |
Environmental Remediation | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Active projects | 34 | 32 | 30 |
Spent on environmental remediation (millions of US$) | $5 | $8 | $8 |
Anticipated to spend next year (millions of US$) | $9 | $6 | $4 |
Economic Value | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Direct Economic Value Generated (Millions of US$) | |||
Net sales and revenue - cash basis | $6,582 | $7,391 | $10,144 |
Interest income and other | $30 | $5 | $5 |
Net proceeds of investments held by special purpose entities | $253 | $362 | |
Proceeds from the sale of assets and operations | $303 | $532 | $264 |
Subtotal | $7,168 | $8,290 | $10,413 |
Economic Value Distributed (Millions of US$) | |||
Costs and expenses - cash basis | $(4,653) | $(5,131) | $(6,445) |
Payments to providers of funds | $(1,653) | $(1,736) | $(1,574) |
Cash paid for taxes | $2 | $(176) | $(609) |
Community investments | (5) | (5) | (6) |
Subtotal | $(6,309) | $(7,048) | $(8,634) |
Total economic value retained (generated minus distributed) | $859 | $1,242 | $1,779 |
Political Contributions | |||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
United States (Thousands of US$) | |||
Weyerhaeuser | $214 | $371 | $163 |
Weyerhaeuser Political Action Committee | $176 | $224 | $150 |
Lobbying expenses | $2,300 | $1,770 | $2080 |
Portion of dues attributable to lobbying activities (included in above number) | $183 | $282 | $315 |
Canada (CAN$) | |||
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited | — | $13,000 | — |
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