Fornebu Lumber Company Inc.

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1 SFI Public Summary Fornebu Lumber Company Inc. Report DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY Fornebu Lumber Company Inc. is a specialist lumber production and forest management business based in New Brunswick, Canada. Fornebu Lumber Company Inc. 16,600 hectares of forest, and manages a further 945,000 hectares of forest on behalf of the Crown. In total the annual timber harvest eceeds 1,200,000 m³. Each year approimately trees are planted. The sawmill division owns and operates a specialized framing lumber sawmill in Bathurst, New Brunswick. AUDIT During the period of December 5 to December 7, 2017 underwent a surveillance audit to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI ) Forest Management (FM) Standard and the SFI Fiber Sourcing (FS) Standard which does not include the review of Appendi 1 Rules for Use of SFI Certified Sourcing Label. The registration cycle is over three years with surveillance audits conducted annually. The audit assessed active and/or completed harvest operations through interviews with the company staff and contractors. The audit also assessed the SFI documentation and records at the company s office including stakeholder and First Nations communication. The SFI program third-party audit was undertaken by SAI Global. SAI Global is an independent third party registrar that is accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) Standard ensuring the integrity and credibility of the audit process. THE AUDIT TEAM The SAI Global audit team who performed the audit consisted of Hervé Bescond, audit team leader, and Dominic Lessard, audit team member. The auditors are Professional Foresters and certified auditors. REGISTRATION TYPE Certificate Type SFI Forest Management Standard SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard Single site D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 1 Page 1 of 12

2 SFI Forest Management Standard FOREST LAND AND MANGEMENT PLAN INCLUDED IN THE AUDIT SCOPE The forest lands included in the audit scope are the Nepisiguit Miramichi License 3 and the company Freehold. The Fornebu Lumber Company Inc and the licence 3 managed lands are located in northeastern New Brunswick, around the communities of Miramichi and Bathurst. The licence 3 managed lands comprise a total area of 943,562 ha, of which, 869,895 ha is forested land. SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION The scope of certification has changed since the last public summary report. The changes are: Forest Management Activities : Brunswick Crown Land (License 3) Planning, Harvesting, Transportation and Silviculture on New and Company Freehold. Fiber sold under this certificate counts as 100% SFI and 100% PEFC certified forest content. AUDIT PROCESS During this audit, the audit team evaluated the company against the objectives listed in Table 1. The evidence of compliance observed is listed in Table 2. Both tables are found in the section Evidence of conformity to the SFI Forest management standard. A sample of field review sites were chosen from a list of active sites and sites where forest management activities occurred since the last audit. The site choice also considered activity type, and risk factors, related to the audit objectives selected for review, as well as the opportunity to verify implementation of corrective actions for previous non-conformities. SUBSTITUTE INDICATORS No substitute indictors were evaluated during this audit. COMPLAINTS No complaints have been received; therefore the complaint handling process could not be verified. D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 2 Page 2 of 12

3 SITES INSPECTED AND ASSESSMENT TIME Audit Activity Onsite Sites Duration in days 3,5 Number inspected Roads Harvesting Blocks Silviculture Sites Operations visited: Nepisiguit Miramichi License 3, Fornebu Lumber Freehold SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Areas of non-conformance Not applicable. Opportunities for improvement OFI : Consider reinforcing the Work Alone Policy to ensure staffs regularly with only one person throughout the day. are communicating OFI : Consider reviewing the Operation Certification Checklist to include non-conformance as a choice. In addition, consider developing a tool that would allow the supervisor to formally (in writing) issue a non-conformance to the contractor, including timeline for correction and follow up. Good practices Not applicable. Status of previous audit non-compliances No non-conformities were raised during the previous audit. D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 3 Page 3 of 12

4 CERTIFICATION DECISION SFI FOREST MANAGEMENT STANDARD Surveillance Audit Based on the results of this surveillance audit it has been determined that the management system is effectively implemented and meets the requirements relative to the scope of registration and audit criteria, therefore, a recommendation to maintain the registration is made to SAI Global. EVIDENCE OF CONFORMITY TO THE SFI FOREST MANAGEMENT STANDARD Table 1 Objectives Audited Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Objective 4 Objective 5 Objective 6 Objective 7 Objective 8 Objective 9 Objective 10 Objective 11 Objective 12 Objective 13 Objective 14 Objective 15 Forest Management Planning Forest Health and Productivity Protection and Maintenance of Water Resources Conservation of Biological Diversity Management of Visual and Recreational Benefits Protection of Special Sites Efficient Use of Forest Resources Recognize and Respect Indigenous Peoples Rights Legal and Regulatory Compliance Forestry Research, Science and Technology Training and Education Community Involvement and Landowner Outreach Public Land Management Responsibilities Communications and Public Reporting Management Review and Continual Improvement D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 4 Page 4 of 12

5 Table 2 Evidence Observed Environmental management system (EMS) Manual Written policies Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for best management practices EMS and SFI field handbook Training records (staff and contractors) SFI/EMS training agenda Health and safety manual and/or employee policy manual Timber supply review Maps (pre-harvest, harvest, post-harvest, and silviculture) Timber development standards Non-timber values impact assessments (riparian, visual, recreation, biodiversity, cultural Records of public inquiries and complaints heritage, other: ) GIS inventories (soils, forest, land classification, non-timber values) Long term management plans and sustainable harvest level calculation Cutting/harvesting permits Operational plans (annual, cut block level) Logging agreements and/or contracts Wet/adverse weather plans or guidelines Wood producer training programs Reforestation plans Pest management plan Fire preparedness plan Spill prevention and response plan Silviculture surveys and reports Standards for seed use Cut block size calculations Employee observation forms invasive plants, other values) Pre-work discussions/meeting records Monitoring records for non-timber values Utilization records Laws, legislation, regulations records Annual management review records Internal audit records Corrective action logs Education/community involvement records Stakeholder communications records Agreements and communications Indigenous communities Multi-licensee and/or government minutes Wood producer information package SFI Annual Report SFI and company websites SFI brochure SFI Implementation (participation/support) Climate change information minutes (species at risk, with meeting committee and/or meeting D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 5 Page 5 of 12

6 Chemical use/spray records and applicator certification Research and discussion papers Tree improvement reports Support for research and science Green-up records Eternal audit field inspectionss Free to grow records Eternal audit interviews (office and field) Planting program records Pre-harvest inspection records Harvest inspection records Post-harvest inspection records Road and bridge inspection records Government compliance records D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 6 Page 6 of 12

7 SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard* *This report does not include the review of Appendi 1 Rules for Use of SFI Certified Sourcing Label PROGRAM PARTICIPANT S FIBER PROCUREMENT AND/OR MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS The sawmill division owns and operates a specialized framing lumber sawmill in Bathurst, New Brunswick. The Fornebu Lumber Company Inc fiber procurement is obtained from Crown and private suppliers in New Brunswick. SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION There has been no modification to the scope since the last public summary report. AUDIT PROCESS During this audit, the audit team evaluated the company against the objectives listed in Table 1. The evidence of compliance observed is listed in Table 2. Both tables are found in the section Evidence of conformity to the SFI Fiber Sourcing standard. A sample of field review sites weree chosen from a list of active sites and sites where activities were completed since the last audit. The site choice also considered activity type, and risk factors, related to the audit objectives selected for review, as well as the opportunity to verify implementation of corrective actions for previous non-conformities.. SUBSTITUTE INDICATORS No substitute indictors were evaluated during this audit. COMPLAINTS No complaints have been received; therefore the complaint handling process could not be verified. MANUFACTURING UNITS SUPPLIED AND ASSESSMENT TIME Audit Activity Duration in days D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 7 Page 7 of 12

8 Off-site preparation and on-site office review: 2 Field review: Sites Number inspected Roads Harvesting Blocks Silviculture Sites Manufacturing units supplied from the sites visited: PID# , PID# , PID# SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Definitions for findings can be found in Appendi 1. Areas of non-conformance Not applicable. Opportunities for improvement Not applicable. Good practices Not applicable. Status of previous audit non-compliances No non-conformities were raised during the previous audit. CERTIFICATION DECISION SFI FIBER SOURCING STANDARD Based on the results of this surveillance audit it has been determined that the management system is effectively implemented and meets the requirements relative to the scope of registration and audit criteria, therefore, a recommendation to maintain the registration is made to SAI Global. D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 8 Page 8 of 12

9 EVIDENCE OF CONFORMITY TO SFI FIBER SOURCING STANDARD Table 1 Objectives Audited Fiber Sourcing Within the United States and Canada Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Objective 4 Objective 5 Objective 6 Objective 7 Objective 8 Objective 9 Objective 10 Biodiversity in Fiber Sourcing Adherence to Best Management Practices Use of Qualified Resource and Qualified Logging Professionals Legal and Regulatory Compliance Forestry Research, Science, and Technology Training and Education Community Involvement and Landowner Outreach Public Land Management Responsibilities Communications and Public Reporting Management Review and Continual Improvement Fiber Sourcing Outside the United States and Canada Objective 11 Promote Conservation of Biological Diversity, Biodiversity High-Biodiversity Wilderness Areas Hotspots and N/A Objective 12 Avoidance of Controversial Sources including Illegal Logging N/A Objective 13 Avoidance of Controversial Sources including Fiber Sourced from Areas without Effective Social Laws N/A D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 9 Page 9 of 12

10 Table 2 Evidence Observed Environmental management system (EMS) Manual Written policies Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for best management practices EMS and SFI field handbook Training records (staff and contractors) SFI/EMS training agenda Cutting/harvesting permits Operational plans (annual, cutblock level) Records of public inquiries and complaints Wet/adverse weather plans or guidelines Stakeholder communications records Reforestation plans Best management practices monitoring records Wood producer training programs Evaluation of best management practices Wood producer information package Government compliance records Pre-work discussions/meeting records Monitoring records for non-timber values Utilization records Laws, legislation, regulations records Corrective action logs Support for research and science SFI Annual Report SFI and company websites SFI brochure SFI Implementation (participation/support) Eternal audit field inspectionss Eternal audit interviews (office and field) Education/community involvement records Logging agreements and/or contracts Policies provided to wood producers Education and outreach to forest landowners List of qualified logging professional/certified logging professional Agreements for purchased stumpage Program to assess and address risk of Illegal logging Research and discussion papers Climate change information minutes committee and/or meeting Page 10 of 12 D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 10

11 DEFINITIONS Major Non-Conformances Pervasive or critical to the achievement of the SFI objectives All major non-conformances requiree an action plan to be implemented by the auditee within 90 days of an initial audit or registration cannot be achieved. Subsequently for surveillance audits, an action plan shall be implemented by the auditeee within 60 days for the registration to be maintained. Minor Non-Conformances Isolated incidents that are non-critical but must be addressed before the net surveillance audit to maintain compliance to the SFI standard. Non resolved minor non-conformance will be escalated to a major non-conformance. Opportunity for Improvement Are not non-conformances but are comments on specific areas where improvements can be made. Good practices Areas that are deemed to be mentioned MULTI-SITE / GROUP SAMPLING APPROACH This multi-site / group organization maintains an internal audit program determinedd to be reliable, in this case SAI Global sampling approach is as follow where n = number of sites: i. (n) for initial certification audits ii. 0.6 (n) for surveillance audits iii. 0.8 (n) for re-registration audits The central office function is auditedd annually. OR This multi-site / group organization did not maintain its internal audit program. SAI Global applies the following sampling where n = number of sites: (n) The central office function is auditedd annually. Page 11 of 12 D: AIbal Limited Copyright Page 11

12 Johson brook Bridge SAI Global forestry specialist group registers/certifies forest companies to ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, CSA Z809 and CSA Z804 SFM, SFI Forest Management, SFI CoC CoC,, SFI Fiber Sourcing, SFI Certified Sourcing Label, PEFC CoC, FSC Forest Management, FSC CoC. The group, led by Sylvain Frappier, Technical Manager - Forestry, consists of a highly qualified team of professional foresters, technical and industry eperts. Contact certification.americas@saiglobal.com for more information. Company Contact: Fornebu Lumber Company Inc. 626 Newcastle Blvd. Miramichi, N.B. E1V 2L3 Canada (506) This report may only be reproduced by the intended client, with the epress consent of SAI Global. Information in this issue is of a general nature with respect to audit findings and is not intended to be acted upon without appropriate professional ssional advice. ID: 6214 Issue Date: May 2015 SAI Global Limited Copyright ABN Page 12 Page 12 of 12