Weyerhaeuser Solutions to Help Develop, Manage, Commercialize Forest Assets

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WSI is a business composed of consulting experts with Weyerhaeuser operating experience and expertise. According to WSI, these experts can work with companies in industries such as energy, mining, forestry, and manufacturing that are interested in reducing their carbon footprint, sourcing bio-energy feedstocks, and managing landscapes for water supply and quality.

Ray Risco serves as president of the new subsidiary, reporting to Tom Gideon, EVP–Timberlands. Risco has more than two decades of experience operating international businesses in executive, general management, and financial roles. He has been a key player in Weyerhaeuser's international strategic development, mergers and acquisitions, partnership management, and operational leadership.

"With the ability to serve customers around the world, we can design, manage, and commercialize forest-based solutions to mitigate risk, diversify investment, and expand economic opportunity," Risco said. "We do this by taking a holistic approach to helping clients expand their portfolios to include renewable forest-based assets, and providing customized, innovative solutions, on a global scale, that enhance supply security and provide economic alternatives. Our experts can help customers to make informed choices, which we then help implement."

Services WSI provides include:

• Natural Resource Management. Site evaluation, land appraisal, financial analysis, active forest management, watershed and water-use strategies, and supply chain services for sustainable forest products
• Climate Change Strategy. Innovative carbon sequestration solutions
• Renewable Resources for Energy. Ecosystem services to remediate current operations and assistance in transitioning to renewable energy supplies.