Sustainability | Sylvamo

We are committed to the long-term health of our entire ecosystem, including the forests we love, the communities where we live, and those who rely on our paper. We know the well-being of each depends on the well-being of all.

2024 Sustainability Highlights

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“Sustainability plays an important role in the pursuit of our vision to be the employer, supplier and investment of choice.”

Jean-Michel Ribiéras

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sylvamo

Environment

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> 41,000

acres of forestland conserved, enhanced or restored in all Sylvamo regions

100 %

of fiber sourced globally complied with the Forest Stewardship Council^® Controlled Wood standard,* mitigating risk of using fiber from unacceptable sources

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86 %

of mill energy generated from renewable, carbon neutral biomass residuals rather than fossil fuels

Received ‘A-' Forests score from CDP and ranked top 11% in environmental performance and sustainabile procurement with EcoVadis

People

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$ 5 M

invested with strategic partners to support environmental and social initiatives

26 %

total women in leadership roles globally

> 95 %

of employees completed safety leadership training

9,500

children supported through Global Day of Service projects

Our 2030 Goals

We measure and report on three voluntary goals and seven targets aimed at improving our impact on people and the planet.

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Sustainability in Action

Sustainability

From the CSO: How We're Navigating Evolving Reporting Landscapes

July 30, 2025

Sustainability

From the CSO: How We're Navigating Evolving Reporting Landscapes

In our 2024 Sustainability Performance Review, Sylvamo Chief Sustainability Officer James McDonald addressed the company's sustainability performance and offered his perspective on our sustainability journey so far. Read his letter below.

To our stakeholders:

In 2024, we witnessed a global push from voluntary to mandatory environmental, social and governance reporting.

Reporting regulations were proposed, approved and implemented in almost all the regions where Sylvamo operates—Europe, Latin America and North America. This proliferation of rules required that we adopt a comprehensive strategy to ensure compliance while maximizing the value of our reporting efforts for key stakeholders.

In Europe, we focused on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities. We also began to determine the steps required to comply with the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

In Latin America, we tracked Brazil’s efforts to create a new framework for carbon capture and storage.

In North America, we followed the creation, stay and suspension of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate-related disclosure requirements, and aligned with global standards such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Task Force on Naturerelated Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

To navigate the diverse regulatory landscapes, we established a cross-functional governance team that provided training and fostered internal expertise essential to stay ahead of these regulatory changes. Based on the complexity of the data, we dedicated considerable time and resources to implementing a streamlined data collection, analysis and reporting system intended to ensure timely and accurate disclosures.

When it comes time to report, we have a robust governance structure that oversees our initiatives and disclosures through internal controls, preparing us for third-party audits and independent data assurance required by various regulatory bodies.

Thankfully, our strategy to ensure that Sylvamo remains a sustainable company—generating profits for our shareowners, protecting the environment and improving the lives of the people we interact with—provides a solid foundation to navigate evolving reporting landscapes, to assure our goals and targets remain relevant for Sylvamo, and to deliver the results our stakeholders expect.

I invite you to read our sustainability performance review to learn about how we implemented this strategy in 2024. As always, we invite you to share your feedback. Please send any questions to [email protected].

For more information about Sylvamo, our sustainability efforts, progress on goals and environmental performance, please visit our Why We Care section.