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Deltic Timber Corporation.

DEL.US | Silviculture and other forestry activities

Deltic Timber Corporation is a real estate and natural resources company. It operates through three segments: Manufacturing, Real Estate, and Timber. The Manufacturing segment produces lumber products. The Real Estate segment focuses on the sale of rural real estate, primarily timberland. The Timber...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Deltic Timber Corporation presents a mixed ethical profile. While the company reports safety incident rates below industry averages and integrates supply chain human rights into risk management, critics point to the CEO's compensation, which is 78 times the median employee pay. On the environmental front, Deltic aims for net-zero GHG emissions by 2050, targeting a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 25% reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030, and has planted nearly 29 million seedlings. However, PotlatchDeltic Land & Lumber, LLC, was penalized $225,000 in 2017 for Clean Water Act violations. The company also states 100% of its wood product facilities are certified for responsible sourcing.

Value Scores

Better Health for All-10
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect10
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business-20
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities10
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

-10

The company's core products and services, such as timber and lumber, have no significant direct positive or negative health impact. Similarly, the company generates no revenue from products with direct negative health outcomes. However, the company has incurred over $1.5 million in penalties for 13 environment-related offenses since 2000

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, including water and air pollution violations
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. Recent penalties in 2024 include $598,000 for an environmental violation
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and $225,000 for a water pollution violation
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, indicating major health-harming externalities with inadequate remediation. The company's operations do not involve health-related products or services that would require considerations for price accessibility, vulnerable reach, risk transparency, pharmaceutical patent flexibility, nutrition and food safety, addiction mitigation, or clinical trial ethics.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

The company, DEL.US (Deltic Timber Corporation), is primarily a real estate and natural resources company focused on forestry and timber production.

1
The ethical value 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' assesses activities related to lending, insuring, moving, or storing money, focusing on financial inclusion and fair financial services. The provided articles do not contain any specific, concrete data points or information regarding DEL.US's involvement in financial services, consumer lending, financial products, customer debt, financial literacy initiatives, or any other activities relevant to the KPIs under this value. Therefore, all KPIs are omitted due to a lack of applicable evidence, as the company's core business lies outside the scope of financial services.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

10

In 2024, the company's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 78:1.

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This was calculated based on the CEO's compensation of $6,304,045
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and the median employee compensation of $81,125.
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No other quantitative data regarding living wage coverage, collective bargaining, safety incident rates, pay equity, worker engagement, turnover, labor violations, insecure contracts, or health insurance coverage was provided.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No specific quantitative data is provided in the articles for any of the fair trade and ethical sourcing metrics, including fair trade certification share of spend, audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage in supplier contracts, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend.

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Honest & Fair Business

0

No evidence available to assess Deltic Timber Corporation on Honest & Fair Business.

Kind to Animals

0

No evidence available to assess Deltic Timber Corporation on Kind to Animals.

No War, No Weapons

0

Deltic Timber Corporation's core business is timber and forestry, including owning timberlands, operating sawmills, and real estate development.

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The provided articles explicitly state that the company is not involved in defense, arms manufacturing, dual-use technology, or any activities related to military contracts, conflict zones, or weapons.
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Therefore, all relevant KPIs are assessed as 'Not Applicable' (N/A) as there is no defense or arms-related business to evaluate.
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Planet-Friendly Business

-20

The company has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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It has also committed to submitting a commitment letter to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) for validation in 2023
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, with 2030 targets for a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 25% reduction in Scope 3 value chain emissions from a 2021 baseline
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, which are stated to be aligned with a 1.5°C pathway.
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In its forestry operations, the company manages 2.1 million acres
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, with 100% of its forest management certified.
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It planted nearly 29 million seedlings
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and protected 7,880 miles of rivers and streams.
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Additionally, 100% of fiber consumption at its wood product facilities is certified for responsible sourcing.
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However, in March 2017, PotlatchDeltic Land & Lumber, LLC, was penalized $225,000 for Clean Water Act violations, including stormwater issues and inadequate pollution prevention plan controls.
10

Respect for Cultures & Communities

10

The company helped preserve a 200-year-old tribal trading post

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, and no incidents disrupting cultural or heritage sites were reported. There were no reported cultural appropriation incidents. The company's charitable giving, which was over $455,000 in 2023
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, represents approximately 0.011% of its $4 billion revenue
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.

Safe & Smart Tech

0

No specific, concrete data points or outcomes were provided in the articles to assess Deltic Timber Corporation against any of the 'Safe & Smart Tech' KPIs. The available information mentions general security practices like incident response plans

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, vulnerability assessments
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, penetration testing
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, third-party reviews
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, and employee training
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, but lacks the quantitative details (e.g., percentages, timeframes, number of incidents, investment figures, or certification specifics) required by the rubric for scoring.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No evidence available to assess Deltic Timber Corporation on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.

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