Welcome to Daishowa-Marubeni Peace River Pulp Division
Life begins in the forest and that's why DMI manages this precious resource with responsible practices. DMI is committed to the responsible stewardship of the forest resources entrusted in our care. In keeping with this commitment, DMI has implemented a very deliberate and comprehensive certification strategy for its Forest Resources Operations positioning the organization as a world leader. In 1995 Peace River Pulp Division(PRPD) developed an Environmental Management System (EMS) that was specific to its Forest Resources operations in 2005 and subsequently third party certified by KPMG Performance Registrar Inc. to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 14001) standard. The ISO 14001 standard details the requirements for an EMS, enables PRPD to develop and implement an environmental policy and objectives that take into account legal and other requirements, as well as establish significant environmental aspects. The standard applies to those environmental aspects of PRPD’s operations that we have control or influence over. Some of the key components of DMI’s EMS are: an environmental policy; standard operating procedures for harvesting, road building, silviculture, fuel storage and handling; a comprehensive spill prevention and response plan; and annual third party verification for compliance to the EMS.
Complimentary to our ISO 14001 certification is PRPD's commitment to Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). A Sustainable Forest Management Plan (SFMP) is a forest-level plan that identifies locally important environmental, social, and economic values. The SFMP lays the foundation for achieving a sustainable flow of these values to meet the needs of present and future generations by setting objectives, indicators, and targets for a defined forest area. PRPD's Defined Forest Area encompasses the areas in which PRPD conducts it's forestry operations. There is no legislated need for a SFMP and no government approval process. The SFMP follows a set of resource values detailed in a standard developed by the Canadian Standards Association (CAN) - CSA-Z809-02. In September 2008, PRPD's Forest Resources operations relevant to the SFM Plan were third party certified by KPMG Performance Registrar Inc. to the (CAN) CSA Z809-02 standard.
Supplementary to the CSA certification is the establishment of a “Chain of Custody” (COC) system. This COC system is used to track the delivery of certified fibre delivered to PRPD’s mill, through to the sale of certified pulp to the end customer. In November 2006, PRPD’s COC were third party qualified by KPMG Performance Registrar Inc to the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Annex 4 – Chain of Custody of Forest Based Products.
Some of the benefits PRPD has experienced from forest certification are; certainty that PRPD’s Forest Resources activities are conducted in an environmentally responsible manner; confidence in knowing that fibre delivered from PRPD’s defined forest area originate from sustainable managed forests; the establishment of a forum by which members of the community can provide input into local forest management; and offer assurance to our customers that forest products from PRPD’s facility are compliant with international forest management standards.
