“It’s not a coincidence that as I step out as Transcontinental’s Chief Executive Officer for the first time, it’s on the subject of the environment. Transcontinental’s future will be ‘green’ or it won’t have a future.”

— François Olivier

Transcontinental has always had an excellent reputation for protecting the environment. In 2007, we renewed our commitment in our own way, that is, by mobilizing our employees and encouraging them to take concrete action at every level of the company.

Challenge issued, challenge taken up
This online document describes key initiatives. Management set the example by adopting a leading paper purchasing policy aimed at protecting the environment. We are supporting the implementation of this policy through clear incentives and measure our progress quarterly. As we intended, most of the initiatives come from our people on the shop floor or our business groups. In other words, our environmental action plan is powered by our people and their enthusiastic commitment to practical action. They are proud of their achievements and we are proud of them!

The Initiatives document gives us a picture of the results of our plan and in so doing becomes part of our corporate heritage: may these initiatives live long, multiply and be copied. The legacy we leave will be a team effort.

Some initiatives required coordination with our customers and suppliers. In the spirit of our business culture, we worked with them as partners. This helps make our initiatives both realistic and forward-looking.

Obviously, Initiatives cannot reflect the hundreds of small environmentally aware actions that our employees engage in every day — often unremarked by others — and which form the basis of our commitment and actions. Let us continue together to work on this important mandate for the future.

François Olivier
President and Chief Executive Officer