Certified Practices

ISO 14001:2015

The International Standards Organization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental organization that brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant international standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges. ISO14001 specifies requirements for an environmental management system (EMS) to which an organization subscribes to improve its environmental performance. EACOM maintains ISO 14001:2015 certified environmental management systems for its forest operations in Québec and Northeastern Ontario.

FSC^®

The Forest Stewardship Council® is an international, independent non-profit organization that sets global standards for responsible forestry. FSC® standards address important economic, social and environmental concerns in the forest products industry. The main tool for achieving this mission is a product-labelling system. In Québec, EACOM holds FSC®  forest management certification for Matagami (Management Units 086-63 and 86-64).

EACOM also holds FSC®  Chain of Custody certification for all sawmill facilities and secondary transformation mill in Québec and for all sawmills in Northeastern Ontario, making it possible to track products from forest to shop counter.

You can consult all documents pertaining to EACOM’s FSC® certification by clicking on http://info.fsc.org. 

FSC-C022781

SFI^®

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable management of North American forests and responsible global procurement practices based on 13 principles including maintaining forest productivity and health, protecting water quality, biological diversity and special sites as well as training and education, supporting research and broadening the practice of sustainable forestry.

In Ontario, EACOM holds SFI® forest management certification for the Pineland and Spanish forests, as well as SFI® Fiber Sourcing certification.

In Quebec, EACOM holds SFI Forest Management certification for Management Units 83-51, 86-63, and 86-64 and SFI Fiber Sourcing certification.

EACOM holds SFI Chain of Custody certification for its sawmills in Ontario and Quebec.

SFI Marks are registered marks owned by Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc.