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Sustainability

Read our 2023 Sustainability Report.

Committed to Everyday Responsibility

We have a strong legacy of creating meaningful social impact and fulfilling our role as environmental stewards. This positive impact is possible with the commitment of our employees, who continue to take our company to new levels of sustainability performance.

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CEO Message

From our President and Chief Executive Officer

2022 was a year of significant progress for Clearwater Paper in sustainability. We established and validated specific greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, commercialized new sustainability focused products, reduced safety risks and made strides in fostering an inclusive environment to support our people. We are committed to making continued progress in each of these areas to ensure that Clearwater Paper remains a company of which we can all be proud.

In this year’s report, we are pleased to share some of these milestones, including our new strategic sustainability framework which reflects our unwavering commitment to Everyday Responsibility. It centers our sustainability work and initiatives on three distinct yet equally important pillars: Resource Stewardship, Trusted Products, and Thriving People and Communities. This forward-looking strategy aligns with our core values, sustainability goals and business objectives.

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Our 2022 highlights include:

  • Strengthening our commitment to greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions by validating our Scope 1 & 2 and Scope 3 emissions targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
  • Successfully commercializing NuVo® with BioPBS™, a revolutionary cupstock that combines a compostable barrier with a high-definition print surface.
  • Making strides in fostering inclusivity, diversity and collaboration among our people, including increasing underrepresented groups in our workforce, enhancing policies and benefits, and supporting employee well-being and engagement.
  • Reducing safety risk by 26% by implementing proactive safety controls and maintaining a safety-first culture through more robust training and a new strategic partnership to ensure rigorous contractor prequalification processes.
  • Conducting a new materiality assessment that provides valuable insights to pave the way for future priorities, goals and initiatives.

None of these achievements would have been possible without our people — the core of everything we do. With support from our Board of Directors, Clearwater Paper remains steadfast in its commitment to sustainability. Looking forward, we will continue to focus on new innovations and opportunities in our operating performance, particularly in manufacturing and supply chain areas.

Together, we can continue to create a company that customers are excited to partner with, our employees are proud to work for and that our communities can count on.

Sincerely,
Arsen S. Kitch
President & Chief Executive Office

Our Sustainability Approach

At Clearwater Paper we are driven to create indispensable products that people use every day. With this comes a responsibility to ensure high quality and a commitment to being stewards of our natural resources. This is our Everyday Responsibility.

For us, it is about making responsible sourcing choices across our supply chain, operating ethically, safely and sustainably, and empowering the people behind our products. Everyday Responsibility is our sustainability framework that guides us to make products consumers can feel good about, while striving to be a company that customers are excited to partner with, our employees are proud to work for and that our communities can count on.

Our Approach Framework

Our Focus Areas

Clearwater Paper centers our sustainability work and initiatives on three distinct yet equally important pillars.