Agriculture • North America

West Fraser Timber

HEADQUARTERS: China Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1885

DESTRUCTION SCORE 88/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, West Fraser Timber maintains a complex global operation spanning North America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 154 Mt 99 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 67873 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1711 Incidents $2856.9M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $958.1M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 325 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near West Fraser Timber contract supply boundary in Canada.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

China consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 281 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to West Fraser Timber's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Linda Davis

Chief Executive

Michael Williams

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

West Fraser Timber Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics