ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES
Supplementary to the CSA certification is the establishment of a “Chain Of Custody” (COC) system. This COC system is used to track the delivery of certified logs delivered to Apollo’s mill, through to the sale of certified products (lumber, chips, etc) to the end customer. The COC currently tracks the amount of CSA certified chips Apollo sells for use in the production of pulp and paper products. On January 31, 2006, Apollo’s COC were third party qualified by QMI to the CSA Chain of Custody Standard (PEFC Annex 4).
To access information relating to the Fort St. James SFM Public Advisory Group, go to the Prince George SFM TSA web site www.sfmpgtsa.com The PDF documents below reflect Apollo’s commitment to responsible and sustainable forest management. Fort
St. James Sustainable Forest Management Plan – version 3.5 Apollo’s Environmental Policy – Updated
January 2006 |
In 2001 Apollo developed an Environmental Management System (EMS) that was specific to its woodlands operations in Fort St. James. A year later, Apollo's EMS was third party certified by QMI to the 
Complimentary
to our ISO 14001 certification is Apollo's commitment to Sustainable
Forest Management (SFM). A Sustainable Forest Management Plan (SFMP)
is a forest-level plan that identifies locally important environmental,
social, and economic values. The SFMP lays the foundation for achieving
a sustainable flow of these values to meet the needs of present and future
generations by setting objectives, indicators, and targets for a defined
forest area. 
Some of the benefits Apollo has experienced from forest certification
are; certainty that Apollo’s woodlands activities are conducted
in an environmentally responsible manner; confidence in knowing that
logs delivered from Apollo’s defined forest area originate from
sustainable managed forests; the establishment of a forum by which members
of the community can provide input into local forest management; and
offer assurance to our customers that forest products from Apollo’s
facility are compliant with international forest management standards.
