Resolute Forest Products announced Delta Management Group has named that Yves Laflamme, Resolute’s President and CEO, to Canada’s 2020 Clean50 and 2020 Clean16 for his contribution to sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada. The awards were announced on October 3rd during the Clean50 Summit 9.0 held in Toronto, Ontario, where over 125 past and new honorees gathered to discuss critical sustainability challenges facing Canada.
Laflamme was specifically recognized for advancing key carbon reduction and plastic pollution initiatives. When he took charge of Resolute in February 2018, the company had achieved a 76% reduction in absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to 2000 levels.
Laflamme initiated a $29 million project at Resolute's Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill, including $14.7 million to reduce the mill's annual GHG emissions by over 20%, as well as a $61 million strategic investment plan at the Saint-Félicien (Quebec) pulp mill, including $21.5 million to reduce GHG emissions by 20%.
Mr. Laflamme also led the modernization of the company's Coosa Pines (Alabama) pulp mill's cogeneration turbine, for a 65% reduction in scope 2 emissions.
These initiatives reduced Resolute's GHG emissions by nearly 180,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalents per year, contributing to a 15% reduction in overall absolute GHG emissions compared to 2017. Beyond that, single-use plastic bottles of water and rehydration drinks have been banned across all of Resolute's operations and offices, eliminating 1.7 million bottles from the waste stream.
Canada's Clean50 Awards annually recognize 50 individuals or teams from 16 different categories for their accomplishments delivered over the prior two years. As the leader in the Primary Resources category, Mr. Laflamme was also named to Canada's 2020 Clean16.
“The Clean16 Awards celebrate the leaders of the leaders in sustainability in Canada,” stated Gavin Pitchford, CEO of Delta Management Group and founder of the Clean50 awards program. “To be selected from among such a strong group of peers is a testament to the contribution Yves Laflamme has made to helping make Canada more sustainable for all Canadians.”
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