 | RECYC-QUÉBEC Construction ReCycle Award |
Resolute recognized for contribution to the development of waste reduction guidelines On February 20, 2020, Resolute received a Construction ReCycle Award from RECYC-QUÉBEC, a governmental organization working to promote a circular economy and fight climate change by reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering residual materials. The award recognizes our Gatineau (Quebec) newsprint mill’s contribution to the development of guidelines for sorting wood debris from the construction, renovation and demolition industries. The guidelines will serve to maximize the recovery of post-consumer wood products, diverting these materials from landfills. | .png) | BIG Innovation Awards |
Resolute recognized as a global innovator On January 22, 2020, Resolute was announced as a winner in the 2020 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group (BIG). Resolute was recognized for the bio-refinery plant at our Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill, which is developing new ways to efficiently produce and commercialize innovative bio-products derived from wood. The Innovation Awards are presented annually to organizations, products and people bringing new ideas to life. Nominations from across the globe were judged by a select group of business leaders and executives. |  | Senneterre Millenium Awards |
Resolute
recognized for environmental efforts On January
11, 2020, Resolute’s Senneterre (Quebec) sawmill received a Millenium Award in
the ‘Local Environmental Efforts’category. This award
recognizes actions by a company or an organization to reduce, reuse, recycle
and re-purpose as part of its activities. The regional municipality of Vallée-de-l’Or
presents the award every two years at the City of Senneterre’s annual Millenium
entrepreneurial gala. |  | Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders |
Resolute: one of Canada’s 2019 innovation leaders In November 2019, for the ninth consecutive year, Resolute was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders by Research Infosource. Examples of Resolute’s innovative projects are the bio-refinery plant at our Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill to test and provide new pathways to the large-scale production of bio-chemicals derived from wood, as well as our joint venture with Mercer International, Performance BioFilaments, to develop commercial applications for cellulose filaments, a new source of biomaterial made of wood fiber. |  | CNESST Occupational Health and Safety Awards |
Saint-Thomas sawmill honored in the innovation category On October 18, 2019, our Saint-Thomas sawmill employees were honored by the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) of Quebec, during its 35th regional occupational health and safety conference, for their achievements in the innovation category (large business) in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. The Occupational Health and Safety Awards are organized annually by the CNESST in every region of Quebec in order to recognize companies that, through their determination, creativity and values, help promote health and safety in the province. |