Resolute Forest Products

On November 28, 2018, Best in Biz Awards (North America) honored Resolute with four distinctions, most notably a gold award for the Most Environmentally Responsible Company of the Year for successfully reducing our environmental and carbon footprint. The company also won silver in the Environmental Program of the Year category for our Green Heritage^® 100% recycled tissue products, as well as in the Annual Report of the Year category for our 2017 Annual and Sustainability Report. With these multiple wins, Resolute also received special recognition as one of the five most awarded companies of the 2018 competition, which fielded nearly 700 entries.

On November 16, the 2018 iNOVA Awards, celebrating website excellence, recognized Resolute’s online 2017 Annual and Sustainability Report with a gold award in the forest products category. The iNOVAs honor the world’s best corporate websites annually, along with the creative and development teams that help organizations build their profile, image and reputation in the online world. The awards are part of the prestigious MerComm International Awards Program.

On November 12, 2018, for the eighth consecutive year, Resolute was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders. The annual ranking is prepared by Research Infosource Inc. and highlights Canada’s most innovative corporations.

On November 9, 2018, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) recognized Resolute’s proactive approach to workplace safety with a 2018 Leadership in Sustainability Award. The annual awards highlight exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in the paper and wood products manufacturing industry. Resolute’s new proactive process, focused on individual accountability, was a key factor in our selection for the award. As a result of implementing the process, 26 of our operations completed 2017 without a single recordable injury. This is the second consecutive year the AF&PA has honored Resolute for its sustainability advancements.

On November 5, 2018, the Excellence Awards selected Resolute as the winner of its 2018 North American Excellence Award for Corporate Responsibility. The annual awards competition recognizes the best in the North American public relations and communications community. Our submission focused on the environmental pillar of the company’s sustainability strategy. In particular, actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to mitigate climate change have been key elements of Resolute’s sustainability commitments for the past seven years.