OUR COMMITMENT. OUR PRACTICES. OUR IMPACT.
As the nation’s leading manufacturer and distributor of wood products, UFP Industries has a vested interest in
nurturing a healthy environment in which trees can grow and thrive. Our future – as people and as a company
– depends on it. Throughout our history, we’ve worked to protect and safeguard our natural resources as best
as we can.
We make and sell many types of materials, but sawdust is in our blood, and we’re proud of that – because
wood is renewable, sustainable, recyclable, durable and biodegradable. It also typically requires less energy to work
with than most other raw materials.
We source lumber from around the world and review vendors’ operations through regular dialogue and on-site visits.
Our mill vendors have a practice of planting more trees each year than they harvest, which is important to us and drives
our sourcing decisions. Our expectations of suppliers extend to their practices in waste management, health and safety,
labor rights, conflict minerals, and human rights. We operate with the highest standards of integrity and sustainability
and expect our suppliers to do the same. We have certified chain-of-custody credentials for Forest Stewardship
Council® (FSC)*.
In our wood-plastic composite decking operations 100% of the wood component is post-industrial recycled material and 50%
of the plastic comes from post-consumer and post-industrial recycled sources.
We prevent waste through our unique sourcing model, which promotes the use of as much of a canted log as possible in our
products. Our wide range of products and end markets allows us to do this. Parts are utilized by one or more of our
three business segments, depending on the appearance, the engineering characteristics, and the utility for particular
applications. What can’t be used in our products is converted to material that is recycled or upcycled by other
industries. For example, our wood dust is recycled in quantities exceeding 25,000 tons per year.
As the largest lumber pressure-treater in the world we help extend the life of wood products by shielding them from
decay and termite infestation, using environmentally safe protective solutions. In fact, the process we use to treat our
ProWood® line of MCA-treated lumber is the first to receive Environmentally Preferable Product
certification by Scientific Certification Systems.
Our treating facilities are environmentally protective, closed-loop systems that are operated and monitored by a staff
of scientists as well as production and regulatory specialists. Fully committed to reducing our impact, we recycle the
solution used to treat lumber and ensure that our treating plants have zero wastewater discharge.
*FSC-C004179 Chain of Custody Certification SCS-COC-001831
