LP is a trademark of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation LP’s EMS Story October 3, 2003

2 Established January 5, 1973 Based in Portland, Oregon One of the largest building products producers in North America Operates manufacturing facilities in: –United States –5 Canadian Provinces –Chile Manage nearly 10 million acres of timberland 2002 net sales: $2 billion About LP...

3 Pre-1993: “The Environmental Dark Ages” Strong “production” orientation Described ourselves as environmental leaders –no systematic approach –no clearly articulated vision Government actions –Clean Air Act Consent Decree (16 Facilities) –Suspension and Debarment Compliance Agreement –District of Colorado Plea Agreement Significant fines and pollution control requirements

4 Post-1993: “The Age of Enlightenment” LP leadership overhaul Environmental improvement - a management priority Formation of Corporate Environmental Department (1993) Development of Policy on Protection of the Environment (1994) Changing culture and expectations EMS implementation and integration Environmental awareness Enforcing high standards EMS teams and involvement of all employees

5 Building LP’s EMS Through Training Commitment to an enriched business environment –Change Process and Communication (13,000+ trained) –Business Process Improvement (3,000+ trained) –Supervisory Training (1700+ trained) Basic environmental awareness and proficiencies –Compliance - A Personal Commitment (15,000+ trained) –Managing for Compliance Performance for Supervisors and Managers (650+ trained) –Environmental Training Completed in 2002 (20,314 person hours of training) Development of EMS proficiency –Policy on Protection of the Environment (15,000+ trained) –EMS Rollout Training (all employees in most facilities)

6 Examples of Tools Used to Facilitate EMS Success Environmental Handbook for Employees Manager’s Environmental Handbook EMS Rollout Manual EMS Implementation Team Training Materials Facility and Corporate SOPs LP On-Target Assessment Program EMS Assessment Checklist On-line Environmental Databases Environmental Metrics and Goals

7 Examples of Long-term Benefits & Results End of Corporate-Wide Penalty Programs - Clean Air Act Consent Decree - Ended November Suspension and Debarment Compliance Agreement - Ended in June 2002 (ten months early) - District of Colorado Plea Agreement/Probation - Ended in January 2003 (four months early) First Green Permit in the US EPA’s Performance Track Clean Texas Program EPA ClimateWise Achievement Award EPA Energy Star Award California Waste Reduction Award EPA WasteWise Program Champion for 2002

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9 MOVING FORWARD – THE GLOBAL EMS INITIATIVE Deep integration of EMS into the organization’s bottom-line financials Collection and transfer of good EMS resources and knowledge Contributors, interested parties, partners How organizations can become involved