Integrating Sustainability
Into Our Business

We understand that commitment to sustainability requires more than just words. We must be able to demonstrate that we consider sustainability not only when developing our long-term strategy, but also when conducting our day-to-day operations. For us to achieve our sustainability goals, we must fully integrate sustainable thinking into our business model.

In 2009, our company and individual businesses each demonstrated that sustainability considerations are integrated into planning and decision-making. for the purposes of our internal rating system, sustainability considerations include activities that:

Increase economic viability
Ensure an injury-free workplace
Promote the well-being of communities where we are located
Conserve natural resources and energy
Reduce environmental footprint
Promote responsible and transparent product stewardship

In 2009, we rated ourselves an “achieves” in this area, based on the following activities across the company:

Company	Took action to ensure the economic viability of key businesses and operations coming out of the economic downturn, including divesting nonperforming assets and announcing our intent to convert to a real estate investment trust Incorporated sustainability into the strategic vision for the company, developed by the senior management team and supported by the board of directors Adjusted our total pay and benefits program to ensure long-term affordability while continuing to deliver a competitive overall package that will attract and retain employees over the long term Improved overall safety performance across the company, with a recordable incident rate of less than one and more than two-thirds of our facilities operating injury-free Reaffirmed our commitment to communities where we operate by ensuring our Company Foundation strategy focuses on local giving.
Timberlands	Developed strategic plan for new business models that focus on expanding our capacity to offer sustainable solutions to new markets Made a commitment to quantify and evaluate sustainability and life-cycle impacts with respect to biomass and our work with Catchlight Energy Maintained commitment to third-party certified, sustainable forest management certification
iLevel (Wood Products)	Achieved green-building certification of iLevel products Deployed Next Phase software, a whole-house design approach that reduces waste in construction and improves energy efficiency Rolled out LEAN initiative in several locations, which reduces waste in production and sales Replaced old lighting fixtures with high-efficiency lighting in our lumber mills
Celulose Fibers	Made commitment to work with Lenzing to develop compostable and biomass-based wipes to replace petroleum-based products Announced plans to build a modified fiber mill in Gdansk, Poland, which will move the product manufacture closer to consumers Made a commitment to evaluate our ability to increase green energy production from pulp mills Continued progress towards our water use reduction goal
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company	Expanded our use of environmentally sensitive product components as standard features and available upgrades in our homes Enhanced consumer awareness about the benefits of sustainable construction methods and environmentally sensitive component products Pursued low-impact land development strategies to effectively manage storm water flows and promote water conservation
Research & Development	Aligned our R&D portfolio and resources to focus solely on producing products and materials from sustainable and renewable forest resources Focused R&D on initiatives that could result in displacing the use of fossil fuels used in transportation with cellulosic based fuels (Catchlight Energy) Focused R&D efforts on displacing asbestos used in cement products with sustainable biomass Made a commitment to better understand ecosystem impacts of commercial forestry including groundwater, wildlife, habitat, and biodiversity

Last updated June 17, 2010.

Integrating SustainabilityInto Our Business

Sustainability

Integrating Sustainability
Into Our Business