Awards and Recognition

Resolute Forest Products has received regional, North American and global recognition for its leadership in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, as well as for its business practices. Here are the awards we won over the past year alone.


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Business Intelligence Group Sustainability Awards
Sustainability Product of the Year
On August 30, 2023, Resolute earned a Sustainability Product of the Year Award at the 2023 Business Intelligence Group (BIG) Sustainability Awards. The company was recognized for its novel cellulose filaments produced at the new plant located in our Kénogami paper mill in Saguenay (Quebec). The annual awards program honors those who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice. BIG’s proprietary and unique scoring system selectively measures performance across multiple business domains and then rewards those companies whose achievements stand above those of their peers.
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ARC Awards International
Excellence in Annual Sustainability Reporting
On August 23, 2023, Resolute won a silver award in the PDF Version of Annual Report: Company Fact Sheet (Forest Products) category at MerComm’s International ARC Awards. The company was recognized for its 2023 “Resolute at a Glance” leaflet. The ARC Awards are the world's largest international competition recognizing excellence in annual reporting. The competition is open to corporations, small companies, government agencies and non-profits involved in producing annual reports, and is judged by leaders from around the globe in the fields of investor relations, writing, design and photography.
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International Business Awards – Stevies
Sustainability Product of the Year
On August 14, 2023, Resolute won a gold Stevie® award at the 20th Annual International Business Awards® (IBAs) competition in the Sustainability Product of the Year (Canada and U.S.A.) category. This recognition commends the company’s novel cellulose filaments produced at the new plant located in our Kénogami paper mill in Saguenay (Quebec). The 2023 IBAs received entries from organizations in 61 nations and territories, and over 200 professionals from around the world determined the winners.
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APA – The Engineered Wood Association Safety & Health Awards
Larouche and Saint-Prime facilities recognized for their safety performance

In July 2023, our Larouche and Saint-Prime (Quebec) engineered wood products facilities were named to APA – The Engineered Wood Association’s Incident-Free Honor Society for achieving zero Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) incidents in 2022. Larouche also won a Three-Year Safety Award for recording zero incidents from 2020-2022. The annual awards program encourages and recognizes operational excellence in the engineered wood industry in North America, with the goal of reducing injury and illness rates year over year.

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The Norns Awards
Diversity and Inclusion
On June 23, 2023, Resolute won the Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 2023 edition of The Norns Awards, a global competition highlighting excellence and innovation. Resolute was recognized for our practices supporting justice, equity and inclusion, as well as for creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The awards program received over 800 entries, and winners were selected by a team of international judges made up of professionals from various industries.