Resolute Forest Products

On April 15, 2019, two Resolute mills – Thunder Bay and Saint-Félicien – took top honors in Pulp & Paper Canada’s 2018 Safest Mills in Canada contest for their outstanding safety record. Our Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill placed first in category B (50,000 to 80,000 worker hours per month), and our Saint-Félicien (Quebec) pulp mill placed first in category C (less than 50,000 worker hours per month).

On April 15, 2019, Resolute won three Astrid Awards for our 2017 Annual and Sustainability Report, including a silver in the Specialized Annual Reports category. We were also given Honors in the Online PDF category and in the Corporate – Traditional category for the Americas. The Astrids – sponsored by MerComm, a global independent awards organization dedicated to defining the standards of excellence in corporate communications – were established to celebrate the best in international design communications.

On March 12, 2019, Pulp and Paper International (PPI) honored Resolute with a 2019 Safety Leadership Award for our commitment to fostering a “Total Safety Organization” based on 2017 performance. The award recognizes our strong commitment to workplace safety, our  world-class safety performance, and the leadership we have demonstrated in our field. Resolute’s new safety audit process contributed to our improved performance by reinforcing the need for individual accountability. Fastmarkets RISI’s PPI Awards celebrate leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the global pulp and paper industry.

In February 2019, Resolute’s 2017 Annual and Sustainability Report won gold, silver and bronze in the international Mercury Excellence Awards competition, which honor outstanding achievement in professional communications. Our Letter from the Chairman and the President and Chief Executive Officer won gold in the Chairman’s Letter category for its clarity, creativity and impact. Resolute also took silver for the Annual Report’s written content and bronze for interior design in a traditional format. For over 30 years, the Mercury Awards competition has been recognizing the best in public relations, public affairs and corporate communications.

On November 28, 2018, Best in Biz Awards (North America) honored Resolute with four distinctions, most notably a gold award for the Most Environmentally Responsible Company of the Year for successfully reducing our environmental and carbon footprint. The company also won silver in the Environmental Program of the Year category for our Green Heritage^® 100% recycled tissue products, as well as in the Annual Report of the Year category for our 2017 Annual and Sustainability Report. With these multiple wins, Resolute also received special recognition as one of the five most awarded companies of the 2018 competition, which fielded nearly 700 entries.