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. Annual updates to our sustainability reporting are reviewed and approved by our corporate law department. Guidance on our sustainability reporting alignment with major ESG frameworks and indices can be found here: ESG Framework Alignment. The data in this table covers the period January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

Health & Safety 
  2021 2022 2023
Safety, North America
Serious incidents - employees 9 5 9
Serious incidents - contractors 7 5 6
Hazards found and fixed 554 248 281
Recordable Incident Rate - Employees1 1.76 1.62 1.89
Lost Day Case Rate - Employees 0.96 0.73 0.85
Lost Day Rate - Employees 48.7 39.5 60.5
DART1,2 days - total 7,265 6,656 9,184
DART1,2 rate 73 71 95
DART days - Level 1 & 2 incidents only3 987 719 712
Lost-Time Injury Frequency Rate, per 1 million hours worked1 4.80 3.63 4.26
Sites operating injury-free 58% 63% 55%
Health and safety penalties (US$) $14,246 $4,800 $4,400
Health and safety penalty count 4 5 3
Fatalities, Worldwide
Employees 2
Contractors 2 1
1Includes supervised contractors.
2Days Away, Restricted or Transferred.
3Level 1 incident is a fatality. Level 2 is probable permanent disability or hospitalization.

 

Employees1
  2021 2022 2023
Employees, Company-wide
Employee type
Permanent   99.5% 99.3%
Full-time   99.7% 99.6%
Part-time   0.3% 0.5%
Temporary   0.5% 0.7%
Employees, by business unit
Real Estate, Energy, Natural Resources 1% 1% 1%
Timberlands 14% 14% 14%
Wood Products 77% 77% 77%
Corporate Functions 8% 9% 9%
Average number of years with company2 11 11 12
Open positions filled with internal candidates 25% 19% 15%
Employee labor union membership (percentage of total employees) 26% 26% 25%
Employees, total count 9,214 9,277 9,318
Employees, by location
United States 7,864 7,886 7,944
Canada 1,388 1,380 1,364
Japan 12 11 10
Percentage of employees in North America 99.9% 99.9% 99.9%
Employees, North America
Total new hires 1,709 2,399 1,982
Employee turnover 1,826 2,121 1,812
Turnover rate, by type
Involuntary 5.3% 5.7% 5.8%
Voluntary 12.2% 14.5% 10.7%
Retirements 2.9% 2.7% 2.3%
Total turnover rate 20.4% 22.9% 19.5%
12021 and 2022 employee data is calculated using number of the last day of the reporting period. In 2023, we updated our calculation methodology to reflect the average number of employees across the entire report period.
2In 2023, we updated our calculation methodology to reflect the average number of employees across the entire report period.

 

Diversity
  2021 2022 2023
Diversity of Company Leadership
Female board members (percentage) 44% 44% 40%
Female board committee chairs1 (percentage) 50% 50% 50%
Female members of executive management2 (percentage) 35% 29% 33%
Average age of employees 45 44 44
Employee age categories
Under 30 1,506 1,551 1,374
30 to 50 4,316 4,394 3,784
Over 50 3,380 3,321 2,787
Employee Diversity, United States3
Gender
Female 18% 18% 18%
Male 82% 82% 82%
Race and Ethnicity
White, Non-Hispanic 75% 74% 75%
African American 15% 16% 16%
Asian 1% 2% 2%
Hispanic/Latino 5% 5% 5%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2% 2% 2%
Native Hawaiian —% —% —%
Two or more 2% 2% 2%
Other categories of diversity
People with disability4 199 188 148
Veterans4 584 594 611

1Committees include Executive Committee, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee.
2Includes senior executives and vice presidents.
3We share additional data about United States employee diversity in our most recent EEO-1 Consolidated Report.
4Disclosing this information is strictly voluntary, and therefore these numbers may not accurately reflect the full population of employees representing these demographics at Weyerhaeuser.

Training & Education
  2021 2022 2023
Employee training hours, total 30,736 38,468 50,092
Hours of training per employee per year 3 4 5
Employees trained, ethics 3,888 1,079 2,390
Employees trained, harassment 1,980 4,599 4,148
Employees following Individual Development Plan, percentage 91% 92% 93%

 

Community Investment
  2021 2022 2023
Philanthropic Contributions (US$, millions)
Cash contributions $5.70 $5.40 $5.90
In-kind giving $0.10 $0.10 $0.10
Management overhead $0.10 $0.10 $0.10
Total giving $5.90 $5.60 $6.20
Philanthropic Focus Areas
Affordable Housing and Shelter 7% 6% 4%
Education and Youth Development 33% 33% 32%
Environmental Stewardship 13% 14% 12%
Civic and Culture Growth 6% 8% 14%
Workforce Development 6% 5% 8%
Human Services 30% 27% 19%
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 6% 8% 12%
Philanthropic Activity Type
Charitable donations 92% 90% 88%
Community investments 1% 1% 2%
Commercial investments 7% 9% 9%

 

Employee Involvement
  2021 2022 2023
Tree-Mendous Team Volunteer Projects1 668 902 676
Employee personal volunteer hours1 13,282 14,616 19,381
Employee volunteering reward funds2 (US$) $192,200 $145,466 $229,497
Employee charitable donations3 (US$) $264,000 $369,002 $386,649
Company contribution to match employee giving (US$)   $285,721 $303,649
1Logged in our Tree-Mendous Giving Portal.
2Our Tree-Mendous Program provides employees with volunteering rewards to distribute to community organizations and programs.
3Donated by employees through employee match program.

 

Economic Value
  2021 2022 2023
Direct Economic Value Generated (Millions of US$)
Net sales and revenue - cash basis $10,144 $10,334 $7,677
Interest income and other $5 $25 $76
Proceeds from the sale of assets and operations $264 $4 $170
Subtotal $10,413 $10,363 $7,923
Economic Value Distributed (US$, millions)
Costs and expenses - cash basis $(6,445) $(6,413) $(5,413)
Payments to providers of funds $(1,574) $(2,222) $(1,485)
Cash paid for taxes $(609) $(566) $(63)
Community investments $(6) $(6) $(6)
Subtotal $(8,634) $(9,207) $(6,985)
Total economic value retained (generated minus distributed) $1,779 $1,556 $938

Political Engagement
  2021 2022 2023
United States (US$, thousands)
Trade Associations $4,125 $3,964 $3,365
Lobbying Expenses $2,080 $1,880 $1,880
Weyerhaeuser – Political Donations $163 $158 $133
Weyerhaeuser Political Action Committee $150 $267 $199
Canada (CAN$)
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited

 

Sustainable Forest Management
  2021 2022 2023
Seedlings planted (millions) 137 115 121
Timberlands and manufacturing facilities certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) Forest Management or Fiber Sourcing Standards (percentage) 100% 100% 100%
Manufacturing facilities and export yards certified to SF and PEFC Chain of Custody standards (percentage)1,4 46% 46% 46%
Sustainable Forestry Research
Total research spend, internal and external (US$, millions) $8.70 $11.50 $9.95
Forest research focus areas (percentage of total spend):
Forest health and productivity 74% 73% 69%
Water quality 6% 7% 2%
Fish and wildlife 7% 4% 5%
Ecosystems and biodiversity 6% 8% 6%
Other 7% 7% 17%
Harvest practices, U.S.
Percent harvested, by region2
Western U.S. 2% 2% 2%
Southern U.S. 2% 2% 2%
Northern U.S. 2% 1% 1%
Harvested area successfully reforested within five years (percentage), U.S. only3,4 98% 98% 96%
12021 and 2022 values updated.
2The 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.
3We are committed to reforesting 100% of harvested acres. This number is less than 100% because some lands are enrolled in mitigation banks and are being managed for ecological outcome and some areas were impacted by wildfire or other natural disturbances that prevented successful reforestation. If lands are not successfully reforested within five years, we implement management actions, such as interplanting, to ensure our forests are healthy and productive.
4Data was restated for 2021 and 2022 due to changes and improvements in data collection methodologies.

 

Wood and Fiber Supply Chain Sustainability
  2021 2022 2023
Wood fiber used1 (million green tons) 23.1 24.0 23.3
Supply area assessed for risk of sourcing from controversial sources2 (percentage) 100% 100% 100%
Wood fiber sources1
Certified Weyerhaeuser timberlands, U.S. 33% 41% 37%
Other certified forests, U.S. and Canada3 23% 15% 22%
Total wood fiber from certified forests 56% 56% 59%
Raw material sourced from legal, non-controversial and responsibly managed forests (percentage) 100% 100% 100%
Wood supply harvested and delivered by trained loggers (percentage) 98% 99% 98%
Wood suppliers provided with sustainable forestry information 4,230 4,832 4,529
1100% of wood fiber used in our manufacturing operations is sourced from each mill's surrounding region.
2As defined by SFI and PEFC Standards.
3Includes wood fiber sourced from Weyerhaeuser's managed Canadian timberlands and wood purchased from certified non-Weyerhaeuser land owners and managers.

Ecosystem Services1
  2021 2022 2023
Provisioning
Fiber: roundwood harvested, U.S. only (million tons) 32 33 32
Mushrooms and berries: permitted harvest coverage area (million acres) 1.5 1.5 1.5
Greenery: permitted harvest coverage area (million acres) 1.6 1.8 1.5
Greenery: noble fir bough sales (tons) 3,680 5,046 5,682
Honey production: bee box hive leases 2,581 2,120 2,230
Fur production permits 390 393 393
Renewable energy: wind power agreements (megawatt hours) 594 594 594
Regulating
Fire resistance: area burned, U.S. & Canada2 (thousand acres) 297 16 589
Supporting
Habitat protected as natural openings, riparian buffers and wetland mitigation banks (million acres)
U.S. 1 1 1
Canada 4.8 4.8 4.8
Managed habitat: early successional habitat (million acres) 3 3 3
Managed habitat: mid-successional habitat (million acres) 12.6 12.6 12.7
Area covered by formal habitat management agreements (million acres)3 10.4 10.4 10.4
Area with protected threatened and endangered species status, U.S. only (thousand acres) 29.3 29.3 33.3
Improved fish habitat: upgraded stream crossings and drainage (number of projects, cumulative) 2,657 8,888 9,363
Area invested in conservation programs, U.S. only (million acres) 3.6 3.6 3.3
Cultural
Hunting: hunt club members (thousands) 109 107 99
Hunting: game management unit hunting permits (thousands) 15 17 17
Special sites 2,950 3,456 2,950
Education: school tours and groups (thousand visitors) 0.5 146 103
1Some 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.
2Does not include area of prescribed burns.
3Data was restated for 2021 and 2022 due to changes and improvements in data collection methodologies.

Energy1
  2021 2022 2023
Energy consumed and sold2, by fuel source (BBTUs)
Renewable
Biomass (from manufacturing residuals) 23,580 20,789 20,322
Non-renewable
Fossil fuels 5,081 4,920 5,019
Purchased energy
Electricity 4,576 4,437 4,330
Steam 651 628 683
Energy sold
Steam (161) (152) (136)
Total energy consumed3 33,727 30,622 30,218
Renewable energy as a percentage of total energy 70% 68% 67%

1Restatements of data in this table for all 2022 metrics, and all 2021 metrics except steam, due to changes and improvements in data collection methodologies over prior reporting periods.
2Fuel consumption data in this table is for all wood products manufacturing locations.
3Total energy consumed=(fuel consumed + purchased energy - energy sold)

 

 

Air Emissions1
  2020 2021 2022
Air emissions, by type12 (million pounds)
Carbon monoxide 12.2 12.2 15.3
Nitrogen oxides 4.9 4.7 4.8
Particulate matter 5.0 4.8 4.5
Sulfur oxides 0.4 0.4 0.4
Volatile organic compounds 15.6 15.4 15.3
1Restatements of data in this table for all 2022 metrics except sulfur oxides, and restatements of 2021 metrics for carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides, due to changes and improvements in data collection methodologies over prior reporting periods.
2Air emissions data in this table is for all wood products manufacturing locations.

 

Water Use1
  2021 2022 2023
Water withdrawal, by source2 (megaliters)
Ground water 1,033 1,054 1,020
Municipal water 1,370 1,288 1,199
Surface water 138 150 217
Total water consumed 2,542 2,492 2,436
1Restatements of data in this table for all 2022 metrics, and for all 2021 metrics except ground water, due to changes and improvements in data collection methodologies over prior reporting periods.
2Water use data in this table is for all wood products manufacturing locations.

 

Residuals and Waste
  2021 2022 2023
Residuals and waste, by end use or destination1 (million pounds)
Residuals used beneficially
Composted: Soil amendment applied to land 10 10 10
Recovered: burned for energy, on- or off-site 3,434 3,255 3,203
Reused: beneficially reused or shipped off-site for use in other products 8,215 7,528 7,638
Waste
Recycled 349 50 103
Landfilled (non-hazardous waste) 94 90 156
Disposed in permitted disposal facilities (hazardous waste) 0.4 0.1 0.1
Total residuals and waste 12,102 10,932 11,110
Percentage of wood residuals reused or repurposed2 99% 99% 98%
1Residuals and waste data in this table is for all wood products manufacturing locations.
2In 2023, we updated our methodology for calculating percentage of wood residuals reused or repurposed.

 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions1
  2021 2022 2023
Absolute emissions2 (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)* 0.5 0.5

0.5

Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased energy (market-based)* 0.4 0.4 0.4
Combined Scope 1 and 2 (location-based)* 0.9 0.9 0.9
Combined Scope 1 and 2 (market-based)* 0.9 0.8 0.8
Scope 3: Upstream and downstream products and services 9.4 9.2 9.3
Category 1: Purchased goods and services 0.6 0.6 0.6
Category 3: Fuel- and energy-related activities not in Scope 1 or 2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Category 4: Upstream transportation 0.3 0.3 0.3
Category 9: Downstream transportation 0.7 0.7 0.7
Category 10: Processing of sold products 4.2 4.2 4.2
Category 12: End-of-life treatment of sold products 3.4 3.3 3.3
Combined Scope 1, Scope 2 (market-based) and Scope 3 10.3 10.1 10.2
Carbon dioxide emissions from biologically sequestered carbon3 2.7 2.5 2.1
Intensity4 (kilograms of CO2 equivalents per metric ton of production)
Scope 1: Direct emissions 68 63 69
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased energy (market-based) 67 70 69
Combined (Scope 1 and 2 market-based) 134 132 137
1Read more about how we calculate our annual greenhouse gas emission inventory in our Carbon Record methodology.
2In 2023, we obtained limited assurance of our 2020, 2021 and 2022 Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from a third-party attestation provider. In 2024, we maintained the same level of limited assurance over our 2023 Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Emissions metrics categories in this table marked with an asterisk are included in assurance.
3Our approach to carbon dioxide emissions from biologically sequestered carbon is discussed in our Carbon Record methodology.
4Intensity does not include Scope 3 emissions.

 

Carbon Removals1
  2021 2022 2023
Absolute carbon removals (million metric tons of CO2 equivalents)
Scope 1: Direct removals
Land-based: net changes in our forests 14 2 9
Scope 3: Upstream and downstream removals      
Land-based: net change in the forests of our sourcing regions 12 12 12
Product-based: stored in our wood products 11 11 10
Product-based: stored in our downstream wood products 7 7 7
1Read more about how we calculate our annual greenhouse gas removals inventory in our Carbon Record methodology.

 

Environmental Compliance
  2021 2022 2023
Fines and penalties (thousands of US$) $5 $725 $18
Amount spent on supplemental environmental projects (US$, thousands)   $600 $16
Environmental incidents resulting in a fine or penalty 4 4 2
Operations internally audited to SFI, PEFC or environmental compliance standards 43% 38% 44%
Operations with Environmental Management Systems 100% 100% 100%

 

Environmental Remediation
  2021 2022 2023
Active projects 30 29 31
Spent on environmental remediation (millions of US$) $8 $5 $6