Domtar 2016 Sustainability Update

Sustainability at Domtar is our endeavor to take a longer-term view of creating and preserving shareholder value. We accomplish this by considering how we respond to and contribute to emerging opportunities and risks in the world around us. Our 2016 Sustainability Update provides insight into our priorities on the journey towards becoming a more sustainable business. Click here to read the full update, and view updated performance metrics here.

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Domtar Shows Status on Sustainability Goals
Sustainability at Domtar is our endeavor to take a longer-term view of creating and preserving shareholder value. We accomplish this by considering how we respond to and contribute to emerging opportunities and risks in the world around us. Our 2016 Sustainability Update provides insight into our priorities on the journey towards becoming a more sustainable business. Click here to read the full update, and view updated performance metrics here.

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Community Investments Bring Domtar Out of the Mill and into Local Communities
It’s important to know where your paper comes from, and we urge customers to understand how their choices benefit not just our company, but entire communities.

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For Every 100 Mill Jobs, Domtar Creates 325 Jobs Outside the Mill
Domtar has been a centerpiece in some of our communities for more than a century. We depend on them, and they depend on us.

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Domtar Making Strides in Making Facilities Cleaner, Safer and Quieter in 2016
We've made our manufacturing facilities cleaner, quieter and safer. Domtar's recordable incident rate has been lowered by 50 percent since 2008, thanks to investments in safety systems, heightened attention to work procedures and improvements to personal protective equipment.

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Domtar’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Less than Half the Average Producer in Asia

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Domtar Sees 24% Reduction in Waste to Landfill Since 2013
Our progress in diverting materials from landfills has accelerated dramatically since 2013. In fact, waste sent to landfills from pulp and paper mills was reduced 24 percent, as we coordinated a more consistent, disciplined, company-wide approach to defining, measuring and reporting byproduct streams.

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Domtar is Proud of its Sustainable Forestry Progress in 2016
At Domtar, we aim to increase our supply of certified fiber by remaining committed to implementing and maintaining Chain-of-Custody certification to recognized third-party standards, namely the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®), and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification™ (PEFC™).

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Domtar Uses a Balance of Energy Sources for its Pulp and Paper Mills

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Domtar Self-Generates More Energy and Uses More Renewable Energy Than the Industry Average
In 2015, 73 percent of Domtar's electrical power requirements were met through cogeneration or on-site hydropower generation, providing environmental, cost and reliability benefits.

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Domtar Releases 2016 Sustainability Update
At Domtar, acting on the insights we gain begins with recognizing that each of our facilities has a unique operational context. That’s why we take an analytical approach to develop a systemic, holistic understanding of risks and opportunities at a facility level.

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