General Standard Disclosures 

G4-1

Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization.

SR: CEO Message

G4-2

Provide a description of key impacts, risks and opportunities.

Canfor AR: Overview of 2017 (page 7); Risks and Uncertainties (page 37)

Canfor Pulp AR: Overview of 2017 (page 5); Risks and Uncertainties (page 27)

G4-3

Name of the organization.

SR: Canfor Corporation 

G4-4

Primary brands, products and services.

SR: Canfor Corporation 

Canfor AR: Company Overview (page 5)

Canfor Pulp AR: Company Overview (page 4)

G4-5

Location of the organization’s headquarters.

Canfor AIF: Incorporation (Page 2)

Canfor Pulp AIF Incorporation (Page 2)

G4-6

Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries where either the organization has significant operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability topics covered in the report.

SR: Canfor Corporation 

Canfor AR: Company Overview (page 5)

Canfor Pulp AR: Company Overview (page 4)

G4-7

Nature of ownership and legal form.

Canfor AIF: Incorporation (Page 2)

Canfor Pulp AIF: Incorporation (Page 2)

G4-8

Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers and beneficiaries).

SR: Markets and Market Development

Canfor AR: Markets and Pricing (page 7)

Canfor AIF: Lumber Markets and Distribution (Page 14)

Canfor Pulp AIF: CPPI Markets and Distribution (Page 8)

G4-9

Scale of reporting organization.

SR: Canfor Corporation, Key Statistics

Canfor AR: Company Overview (Page 5)

Canfor Pulp AR: Company overview (Page 4)

G4-10

Total employees by employment type, employment contract and gender.

SR: Workforce

G4-11

Percentages of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.

SR: Collective Agreements

G4-12

Description of organization’s supply chain.

SR: Legal Source of Fibre

SR: Independent Forest Certification

SR: Product Certification

Canfor AIF: Wood Fibre Supply (page 12); CPPI Production Facilities (page 14)

G4-13

Any significant changes during the reporting period regarding the organization’s size, structure, ownership or supply chain.

SR: Canfor Company Changes

SR: Canfor Pulp Company Changes

Canfor AIF: Other Significant Events  (page 4)

G4-14

Report whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization.

SR: Legal Source of Fibre

SR: Independent Forest Certification

SR: Conserving Biodiversity

SR: Protecting Habitat

SR: Responding to Climate Change

Canfor AIF: Environment (page 16)

Canfor Pulp AIF: Environment (page 9)

G4-15

Externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or which it endorses.

SR: Independent Forest Certification

SR: Product Certification

SR: Conserving Biodiversity

SR: Protecting Habitat

Canfor AIF: Research & Development(page 18)

G4-16

Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and national or international advocacy organizations.

SR: Trade Association and Other Memberships

G4-17

All entities included in the organization’s consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents.

Canfor AR:: Overview of Consolidated Results- 2017 Compared to 2016 (page 13)

G4-18

Process for defining the report content and aspect boundaries.

SR: Report Introduction

G4-19

All material aspects identified in the process for defining report content.

SR: Report Introduction

SR: Identifying Stakeholders and Key Indicators

G4-20

For each material aspect, report whether it is material within the organization or any specific limitations.

SR: Report Introduction

SR: Identifying Stakeholders and Key Indicators

G4-21

For each material aspect, report whether it is material outside the organization or any specific limitations.

SR: Report Introduction

SR: Identifying Stakeholders and Key Indicators

SR: Throughout reported indicators

G4-22

Effect of restatements of information in previous reports, and reasons for such restatements.

SR: Report Introduction

SR: Canfor Company Changes

SR: Canfor Pulp Company Changes

G4-23

Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope and aspect boundaries.

SR: Report Introduction

SR: CEO Message

G4-24

List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization.

SR: Identifying Stakeholders and Key Indicators

G4-25

Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage.

SR: Identifying Stakeholders and Key Indicators

SR: Engaging Stakeholders

G4-26

Organization’s approach to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group.

SR:  Identifying Stakeholders and Key Indicators

SR: Engaging Stakeholders

G4-27

Key topics and concerns raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded.

SR: Identifying Stakeholders and Key Indicators

SR: Engaging Stakeholders

SFM Plans track responses to specific stakeholder interests and concerns

G4-28

Reporting period (such as fiscal or calendar year) for information provide.

SR: Report Introduction

G4-29

Date of most recent previous report (if any).

SR: Report Introduction

G4-30

Reporting cycle (such as annual, biennial).

SR: Report Introduction

G4-31

Contact point for questions regarding the report or its content.

Canfor Communications

G4-32

GRI Content Index for the “in accordance” option the organization has chosen.

GRI Content Index (this list)

G4-33

The organization’s policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for this report.

External assurance has not been sought for this report.

G4-34

Governance structure of the organization, including committees of the highest governance body responsible for decision-making on economic, environmental and social impacts.

Canfor AIF:  Directors and Officers (page 19)

Canfor Pulp AIF: Directors and Officers (page 10)

SR: Environment and Forestry Commitments

TOR

G4-35

Process for delegating authority for economic, environmental and social topics from highest governance body to senior executives and other employees.

TOR

G4-38

Composition of highest governance body and its committees.

Canfor AIF: Directors and Officers (page 19)

G4-39

Indicate whether Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer.

Canfor AIF: Directors and Officers (page 19)

G4-40

Nomination and selection processes for highest governance body and its committees, and criteria used for nominating and selecting members.

TOR

G4-41

Processes for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided and managed.

TOR

G4-42

Highest governance body’s and senior executives’ roles in development, approval, and updating of the organization’s purpose, value or mission statements, strategies, policies, and goals related to economic, environmental and social impacts.

TOR (page 4)

G4-43

Measures taken to develop and enhance the highest governance body’s collective knowledge of economic, environmental and social topics.

TOR Orientation/Education (page 5)

G4-44

Processes for evaluation of the highest governance body’s performance with respect to governance of economic, environmental and social topics, whether it is independent, and actions taken in response to the evaluation.

TOR Board Performance (page 5)

G4-46

Highest governance body’s role in reviewing the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management processes for economic, environmental and social topics.

TOR Risk Management (page 5)

G4-49

Report the process for communicating critical concerns to the highest governance body.

TOR

SR: Environment and Forestry Commitments

G4-56

Describe the organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of behavior such as codes of conduct and codes of ethics.

Governance Manual: Code of Conduct (page 37)

G4-DMA

Report why the Aspect is material and impacts that make it material, and how the organization manages and evaluates the material Aspect or its impacts.

SR: Report Introduction

SR: Identifying Stakeholders and Key Indicators

SR: Throughout reported indicators