Sustainable forestry community
WILL’s Sustainable Community offers a unique opportunity to accelerate your emissions reductions, generate green revenue, and enhance the value of your low-carbon ecological projects.
Sustainable forestry plays a crucial role in the fight against climate change. For example, reforestation and forest management in the United States have the potential to sequester up to 1.2 billion tons of CO₂ annually, representing approximately 10% of the country’s annual carbon emissions (2023 data).
Investing in a sustainable forestry future
Decarbonizing the forestry industry relies on adopting sustainable practices. Protecting natural resources is key to ensuring long-term benefits for both the industry and the environment.
Eco-responsible commitment: An essential component
Numerous decarbonization opportunities exist within the sustainable forestry sector, spanning the entire value chain, from forest exploitation to the production of materials (collection, transportation, warehousing, processing, and wood recycling). These initiatives also help preserve vital habitats that support biodiversity.
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Stanislas Saralta
Business Development Manager Quebec
Optimize your forestry practices, reduce emissions, and generate carbon revenue
By integrating innovative and responsible solutions, you can transform your forestry practices while actively contributing to the fight against climate change. For instance, protecting water sources near forestry operations ensures sustainable land use and reduces environmental impact.
Forestry sector and decarbonization: How to turn your ecological practices into sustainable revenue with WILL
Here are some examples of ecological projects specific to this industry. Some of these actions are eligible for WILL carbon credits and carbon revenue:
- Eco-efficient machinery: reduction of emissions during operations (eligible for WILL carbon finance);
- Heat recovery: using waste heat from an industrial process for other energy needs, such as office heating (eligible for WILL);
- Energy conversion: producing renewable energy instead of using fossil fuels (eligible for WILL);
- Wood residue recovery (example): transforming forest waste into biofuels, renewable energy, or raw materials (eligible for WILL). Examples include:
- sawing or splitting wood to create pellets or wood panels;
- recycling Christmas trees into wood chips;
- burning dead wood for heating;
- promoting sustainable resource financing with suppliers or clients;
- Biomass residue recovery: diverting waste from landfills for renewable product or energy production, like with our partner Produits Forestiers Petit Paris (eligible for WILL);
- Transport optimization: improving transport routes or vehicle capacity (soon eligible for WILL);
- Selective harvesting: protecting biodiversity by selectively cutting specific trees;
- Reforestation: planting trees after harvesting;
- Protecting soils and forests: safeguarding sensitive areas to foster natural regeneration.
Economic benefit
Adopting sustainable forestry management practices helps preserve ecosystems and generates economic benefits. With WILL, you can optimize your resources while respecting the environment, thereby improving your competitiveness.
Enhancing competitiveness
This can notably be achieved through reducing energy costs, attracting new market segments sensitive to environmental issues, improving brand image with stakeholders, offering eco-designed products and services, and fostering a sense of belonging and engagement among employees.
Increasing long-term profitability
Sustainable practices, such as reforestation and responsible forest management, ensure renewable resources. This guarantees continuous production and prevents soil depletion, providing stable profitability for future generations. These practices also align with climate benefits by promoting carbon sequestration.
Reducing long-term financial risks
Sustainable forestry management reduces risks associated with deforestation and fires. For example, wildfires in California in 2020 caused $12 billion in losses.
Protect yourself from these risks by anticipating future regulations and decarbonizing proactively. Preserving natural resources plays a key role in minimizing these risks.
Sustainable forestry management reduces risks associated with deforestation and fires. For example, wildfires in California in 2020 caused $12 billion in losses.
Protect yourself from these risks by anticipating future regulations and decarbonizing proactively. Preserving natural resources plays a key role in minimizing these risks.
Generating carbon credits and green revenue
WILL’s sustainable forestry allows companies to generate carbon credits while funding ecological projects. This revenue directly impacts the emissions reductions achieved, creating a virtuous cycle that strengthens economic growth through the ecological transition and boosts long-term profitability. This approach supports global carbon initiative goals.
Meeting market demand
The demand for sustainably sourced wood products is growing rapidly. For example, IKEA has committed to sourcing 100% of its wood from responsible sources by 2030. Additionally, in 2021, sales of FSC-certified wood increased by 11% compared to the previous year.
Access to certifications
FSC or PEFC certifications give companies access to products in demand by global markets that require certified goods.
Accelerate your transition to exemplary practices
Adopting community forestry practices today positions your company as a leader in the ecological transition. By reducing your environmental impact, you meet the growing expectations of consumers for responsible products.
Success story: Groupe Crête, a member of the Sustainable Community
Groupe Crête is an SME specializing in wood processing in Quebec and a family-owned business since 1949. The company’s mission is to develop the region by adding value to wood while respecting the environment.
Sébastien Crête
President of Groupe Crête
tons of GHGs reduced since 2010
in annual revenue (for the year 2023 only)
“The Sustainable Community has allowed us to take concrete action and position ourselves as a green leader. The WILL team supported us throughout the process and helped us achieve our goals quickly.” — Sébastien Crête, President of Groupe Crête
Join the WILL Sustainable Community
Thanks to the WILL Sustainable Community, Canadian forestry SMEs can generate carbon credits and green revenue, which are essential to achieving emissions reductions. This virtuous cycle funds ecological projects, optimizes long-term profitability, and strengthens corporate resilience against future challenges.
Choose sustainability and join the WILL Sustainable Community today to transform your ecological practices into competitive and financial advantages.