Domtar’s Sustainability Strategy: Ambitious, Rigorous and Transparent

“Each of our legacy companies brought a great deal to the table in terms of sustainability-related mindsets, achievements and best practices,” says Domtar Chief Sustainability Officer Sabrina de Branco. Her team has led the development of Domtar’s Sustainability Strategy in close collaboration with subject matter experts from across Domtar’s business units.

The nearly two-year exercise involved careful assessment of sustainability risks and opportunities that matter most to our company’s resilience and success. It involved extensive outreach to learn the sustainability-related priorities of our employees, customers, operating communities and many other stakeholders, along with the unique perspectives of Indigenous peoples.

Domtar’s Sustainability Strategy is founded on the three pillars – Environmental Stewardship, Our People and Communities and Responsible Business – defined in our Sustainability Policy, with a guiding principle for each.  

• Steward the planet’s resources responsibly by striving to reduce the environmental footprint of our everyday operations and setting actionable objectives that positively impact nature and the environment.
• Contribute to the prosperity and quality of life in our operating communities through trusted partnerships, thoughtful engagement and support for the wellbeing and development of our employees in a safe and inclusive workplace.
• Uphold ethical and sustainable business practices and engage with our customers, business partners and stakeholders honestly and transparently.

Building upon the pillars, we selected 12 objectives. Each objective is linked to performance indicators and to one or more targets for the years 2026 and 2030.

Environmental Stewardship

Domtar is committed to stewarding the planet’s resources responsibly. The objectives and 2030 targets under this pillar include:

• Advance our commitment to sustainable forest management by increasing landowner engagement and establishing Domtar as a recognized collaborative partner in advancing the status of critical habitat for threatened species.
• Positively impact biodiversity by ensuring 100% of operations with risks in high-value areas have biodiversity action plans in place.
• Decarbonize our operations, products and value chain by being on track to meet the science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction target we plan to set by 2026.
• Improve the water resiliency of our manufacturing operations by ensuring 100% of our facilities have water-related risk mitigation plans in place.

Our People and Communities

Domtar supports our operating communities and employees. The objectives and 2030 targets under this pillar include: 

• Enforce a proactive safety program and culture, aiming to achieve zero safety injuries.
• Foster relationships with Indigenous communities as a preferred partner through the implementation of our Indigenous partnership policy and internal engagement strategies.
• Enhance our community engagement program, including employee volunteerism, by achieving $20 million in community investments over five years and tracking and reporting volunteerism milestones.
• Strengthen the employee experience by establishing employee satisfaction milestones determined through engagement surveys as well as growth and development targets for 85% of potential successors and critical roles.

Responsible Business

Domtar upholds ethical and sustainable business practices and engages with our customers, business partners and stakeholders honestly and transparently. The objectives and 2030 targets under this pillar include: 

• Ensure ethical and sustainable leadership practice by upholding our Global Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Sustainability Policy and internationally recognized reporting standards.
• Drive sustainability through product, process and value chain innovation, ensuring a significant share of innovation-related investments support sustainability objectives compared to 2025.
• Safeguard the people in our value chain by conducting human rights assessments according to a global human rights policy aligned with international standards.
• Advance shared goals, enhance resilience and build mutual trust by increasing stakeholder trust levels compared to 2025 and meeting our 2030 sustainability targets.

Visit Domtar.com for a full overview of Domtar’s sustainability strategy and recent sustainability report, including objectives and performance targets that define the roadmap for our company’s efforts in the years ahead.

Domtar is of the “Private 25 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World” named by Corporate Knights in 2025.