Sustainability
Sustainable Practices
The Teal-Jones Group is committed to the ongoing health and sustainability of our forests, our environment, and our industry’s future.
Teal-Jones’ forestry operations voluntarily meet Canada’s leading national standard for sustainable forest management.
For the purposes of the 2025 Sustainable Management Plan, Teal has voluntarily committed to conduct operations consistent with the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) – PEFC CAN ST 1001:2025 Sustainable Forest Management Standard..
The system is based on the on-going adaptive management process of management commitment; planning; implementation and operation; checking and management review.
Teal-Jones’ wood products are certified under the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification Chain of Custody System.
These standards provide for independent third-party verification, assuring the public of sustainable forest management planning and practices based upon benchmarks derived from internationally-recognized, ongoing and long term, intergovernmental processes and guidelines.
Social Sustainability
In alignment with British Columbia’s Pay Transparency Act, this report provides the required information of our pay data. While differences in average hourly pay reflect the lower representation of women in frontline operations, skilled trades, and leadership roles, they are not the result of unequal pay for equivalent positions.
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Sustainable Fiber Sources
As part of the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification, Teal-Jones maintains a Risk Assessment for all wood based materials for avoidance of raw material from controversial sources.
About Teal Jones
As the largest privately owned timber harvesting and primary lumber product manufacturing company in British Columbia, we go above and beyond provincial and federal sustainability regulations and plant over one million seedlings each year.
Our Certifications
The Teal-Jones Group is committed to sustainable management of the resources under their stewardship in a scientifically credible and environmentally, economically, and socially responsible manner.