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Canfor | Sustainability Performance

https://www.canfor.com
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Produces and supplies pulp and paper products, focusing on high-quality materials for global markets.

1938

Canada

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Paper & Forest Products

$1B - 10B in revenue

Not profitable

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1996
Overall
#50
in Canada
#21
in Paper & Forest Products

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

28 out of 91

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

766.2K CO2e tonnes, 2023
Aligned

Female employees

30% 2024
Laggard

Externalities

129.2M $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

2.6B $, 2026▲17.3% YoY

Revenue

3.8B $, 2025▲1.6% YoY

Carbon emissions

Reveal data for 1 credit

Industry rank: 14 out of 91


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 14 out of 91

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark

200.6

B/M 218.5

1.5K

B/M 1.1K


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Canfor Corporation, Canadian major lumber producer (BC, Alberta, US South operations), has faced sustained scrutiny over Canadian BC interior softwood lumber sourcing practices and the contested 2024 US/Canadian softwood lumber tariff disputes affecting Canfor's institutional ESG investor concerns over Canadian softwood lumber, plus periodic Canadian/US class actions affecting Canadian institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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122 assets assessed
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44Moderate
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

One row per year, with the latest at the top. Each driver uses its own scale.

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

2.6B $, 2026▲17.3% YoY

Revenue

3.8B $, FY2025▲1.6% YoY

EBITDA

-633.0M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

-17% Industry: 5▼5.2% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$3.8BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

-252.4M 2024▼22.5% YoY

Capex

377.0M 2024▼11.4% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.4 Industry: 2▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

-23.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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3.9

▲ 0.4%

2023

3.8

▲ 1.2%

2024

3.8

▲ 1.7%

2025

6.0

2028

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Exclusions by region

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Institutions excluding by region out of total tracked institutions

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Excluding institutions

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Institution name, type, screener label

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Not available

Human rights policy

Not available

Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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38%
Independent Directors

9 out of 24 incl. management

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Overall score

56

Environment

99

Social

28

Governance

41

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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