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2020 CATCHMARK ESG REPORT
OUR ESG MISSION
CatchMark is committed
to incorporating sustainable practices into our operations, seeking to produce beneficial results for all stakeholders - shareholders, customers, suppliers, contractors, employees and neighbors. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives are integrated into every aspect of our business.
2020 CATCHMARK ESG REPORT
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | ||
About CatchMark | 1 | Overview | 23 |
Message From Our CEO | 3 | Human Capital Management | 23 |
Commitment to ESG Best Practices | 6 | Diversity and Inclusion | 24 |
2021/2022 ESG Ambitions | 7 | Safe and Healthy Workplace | 25 |
Public Access | 26 | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP | Indigenous Peoples | 26 | |
Overview | 8 | ||
Certifications | 10 | GOVERNANCE BEST PRACTICES | |
Wildlife - Animals, Plants and Biodiversity | 10 | Overview | 27 |
Conservation Areas | 11 | Board of Directors | 28 |
Soil | 12 | Corporate Governance Guidelines and Policies | 29 |
Water | 12 | Risk Management | 31 |
Fire | 13 | ||
Chemical Use | 13 | APPENDIX | |
Contractor Training and Certification | 14 | SASB Disclosure Table | 32 |
Value Chain | 14 | TCFD Disclosure Table | 34 |
Climate Risks and Opportunities | 15 | Key Terms/End Notes | 35 |
2020 Carbon Report | 17 | Forward Looking Statements | 36 |
2020 CATCHMARK ESG REPORT
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
About CatchMark
CatchMark (NYSE: CTT) seeks to deliver consistent and growing per share cash flow from disciplined acquisitions and superior management of prime timberlands located in high-demand U.S. mill markets. Concentrating on maximizing cash flows throughout business cycles, the company strategically harvests its high-quality timberlands to produce durable revenue growth and capitalizes on proximate mill markets, which provide a reliable outlet for merchantable inventory. Headquartered in Atlanta and focused exclusively on timberland ownership and management, CatchMark began operations in 2007. As of December 31, 2020, CatchMark wholly-owned 390,100 acres of timberlands in the U.S. South, 18,100 acres in Oregon and held interests in another 1.1 million acres through joint ventures.
PRIME QUALITY | HIGH-DEMAND | SUPERIOR |
TIMBERLANDS | MILL MARKETS | MANAGEMENT |
Acquiring and owning | Expanding acquisition | Optimizing results through |
prime timberlands through | activity and harvest | superior management, which |
prudent and disciplined | operations in leading mill | historically has produced |
allocation of capital | markets in the U.S. South, | industry-leading productivity |
the nation's premier | on a per-acre basis, and | |
timber basket | the value realization of | |
environmental initiatives |
STRATEGIC FOCUS DRIVES STABLE AND PREDICTABLE CASH FLOW
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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW | 2020 CATCHMARK ESG REPORT
OUR TIMBERLANDS
Acreage as of December 31, 2020
Wholly-Owned U.S. South
Alabama | 69,200 | |||||||
Florida | 500 | |||||||
Georgia | 250,700 | |||||||
South Carolina | 69,700 | |||||||
Wholly-Owned U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) | ||||||||
Oregon | 18,100 | |||||||
Total Wholly-Owned | 408,200 | |||||||
2019 | 2020 | |||||||
U.S. South | U.S. PNW | Overall | U.S. South | U.S. PNW | Overall | |||
Acres Owned | 392,100 | 18,100 | 410,200 | 368,400 | 18,100 | 386,500 | ||
Acres Leased | 25,300 | - | 25,300 | 21,700 | - | 21,700 | ||
Total Acres1 | 417,400 | 18,100 | 435,500 | 390,100 | 18,100 | 408,200 | ||
Seedlings Planted | 11,064,394 | 88,630 | 11,153,024 | 8,989,266 | 165,760 | 9,155,026 | ||
Harvested Volume (tons) | 2,174,677 | 68,396 | 2,243,073 | 2,198,421 | 122,942 | 2,321,363 | ||
Harvested Acres | 18,392 | 296 | 18,688 | 21,342 | 660 | 22,002 | ||
Acres Certified by SFI (%)2 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
Merchantable Timber (tons) | 17,888,981 | 688,489 | 18,577,470 | 16,022,615 | 600,712 | 16,623,327 | ||
Acres with Protective Conservation Status | 13,485 | - | 13,485 | 13,485 | - | 13,485 | ||
Acres of Potential Endangered Species Habitat | 101 | 93 | 194 | 101 | 93 | 194 | ||
Miles of Protected Streams | - | 36.38 | 36.38 | - | 36.38 | 36.38 | ||
Acres Leased for Recreation Purpose (%) | 100% | 35% | 97% | 100% | 22% | 97% | ||
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