BABINE WOODLANDS OPERATIONS

SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT POLICY

The Woodlands Operation of Babine Forest Products is committed to meeting the “Hampton Affiliates Environmental Policy”. To enable us to meet this policy, we are committed to:

• acting as responsible stewards in sustainable forest management, giving due consideration to all forest values and social values
  
• achieving and maintaining sustainable management of all forest resources within the bounds of our stewardship obligations, through the thoughtful application of Corporate, Governmental, and Divisional policies and procedures
  
• meeting or exceeding all applicable environmental legislation and regulations, policies, and other standards or guidelines to which Babine Forest Products subscribes

• respecting the rights of the First Nations community and actively soliciting their input to our proposed management activities with respect to their rights and interest in sustaining the forest

• continually soliciting and considering the concerns and values of the Public in our management plans and decisions

• applying prevention of pollution principles in our operational activities

• providing conditions and safeguards for the health and safety of employees, contractors and the Public

• encouraging research on the forest and on sustainable forest management

• monitoring improvements in science and technology, and incorporating them into sustainable forest management where applicable

• setting our sustainable forest and environmental goals and indicators with input from the Public and conducting a management review of these on an annual basis

• sharing the results of measurements of sustainable forest and environmental goals and indicators with the Public through local consultation processes

By acting on these commitments, we will manage the resources entrusted to us in a sustainable manner. We will demonstrate continual improvement of our Sustainable Forest Management System and its performance over time.