The report provides information on the company's environmental management systems, voluntary and compliance measures, and overall responsiveness to its environmental impacts. Although time frames and measurable targets are not always outlined, a clear sense of the company's environmental profile is provided. Environmental performance information is well balanced between quantitative and qualitative analysis. Each area of Noranda Forest's operations is covered in this report, as well as each region in which the company operates. Quantitative data are presented in a way that aids comparisons across a five-year period and across regions.
Data are comprehensive and cover practices as well as emissions and inputs.
Good integration of sustainable development concerns and financial costs with environmental information. Little is said about future environmental liabilities. Noranda Forest's report provides the reader with and excellent perspective on the company's environmental activities. Utilizing concise yet informative narrative, the report highlights activities to improve environmental performance. A comprehensive series of graphs supplies the reader with key performance measurements.