Responsible Business

Uphold ethical and sustainable business practices and engage with our customers, business partners and stakeholders honestly and transparently.

$342 million

invested to keep our
facilities resilient

Recognized

as Top Sustainable Private Company by Corporate Knights

50 employees

trained on Canada’s Forced Labour in Canadian Supply Chains Act

Ethical and Sustainable Leadership

Objective: Ensure ethical and sustainable leadership practice by upholding our Global Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Sustainability Policy and internationally recognized reporting standards.
Targets:
- Fully comply with international reporting standards across Domtar and affiliated companies under Domtar’s control by 2030
- Complete CDP report covering all global operations under Domtar’s control by 2030

Innovation

Objective: Drive sustainability through product, process and value chain innovation, focusing on delivering measurable environmental and business value while advancing circular solutions.
Targets:
- Integrate sustainability as a formal criterion in R&D and capital investment decisions by 2026
- Ensure a significant and growing share of innovation‑related investments support sustainability objectives compared to 2025 by 2030

Human Rights

Objective: Safeguard the people in our value chain by ensuring the respect of human rights and labor standards, safe working conditions and no abuse of any type, including child and forced labor.
Targets:
- Establish a global human rights policy aligned with international standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by 2026
- Conduct comprehensive human rights risk assessments across our value chain, ensuring alignment with our global human rights policy and actionable measures to mitigate identified risks, by 2030

Partnerships and Accountability

Objective: Advance shared goals, enhance resilience and build mutual trust in collaboration with customers, academia, NGOs and other partners.
Targets:
- Increase stakeholder trust levels compared to 2025 by 2030
- Meet our 2030 sustainability targets by overcoming obstacles without diminishing our level of ambition

United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals

Responsible Business –
Our Practices

Innovation

We drive sustainability through product, process, and value chain innovation, investing in circular solutions that deliver both environmental impact and business value. With 2030 targets to increase sustainability‑related innovation investments beyond 2025 levels, Domtar provides substantial financial support to universities and colleges to help spark innovation in the forest products sector. From developing stretchable paper to advancing cellulose filament technologies, we align our innovation priorities with measurable outcomes to accelerate progress toward a low carbon, circular future.