Louisiana-Pacific.
LPX.US | Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products. The company's offerings include oriented strand board (OSB), engineered wood products like laminated strand lumber (LSL) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL), and various siding soluti...Show More
Better Health for All
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LP's core business is manufacturing building products, which are not primarily health-related. However, specific products offer health benefits: LP WeatherLogic Air & Water Barrier can reduce air leakage by up to 87%, and LP TechShield Radiant Barrier can reduce attic temperatures by up to 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The company has incurred $206,582 in environment-related penalties across 9 records since 2000, including air, water, and hazardous waste violations.
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However, LP has reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity by approximately 50% since 2019, and approximately 77% of its global energy use in 2024 came from renewable sources.
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Additionally, 91% of 2024 North American net sales were from independently verified carbon-negative products, and herbicide use was eliminated at one mill in 2024.
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For mental health, LP offers free, unlimited virtual mental health visits to all U.S. team members, regardless of medical plan enrollment, and provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to counseling and other mental health services.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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LPX.US is a manufacturer of building products, not a financial institution. The provided articles focus on the company's business expansion, workforce development programs, and philanthropic activities, such as the LP Foundation donating over $1.3 million in 2024 to nonprofits and public schools.
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None of the articles contain specific, concrete data points or information relevant to the company's performance in lending, financial product pricing, customer debt, financial literacy, or other financial services metrics outlined in the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value. Therefore, all KPIs for this value are omitted due to a lack of applicable evidence.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No specific, quantitative data points were found in the provided articles to assess LPX.US against any of the Fair Pay & Worker Respect KPIs. Information regarding living wage coverage, CEO to median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, worker engagement score, turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage is not present. Article 1 provides average and median salaries
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, and employee rankings for compensation and perks
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, but these do not directly map to the defined KPIs' quantitative thresholds.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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LP requires all its suppliers to adhere to its Supplier Code of Conduct, which covers ethics, labor, safety, environment, quality, and management systems
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. This implies that 100% of supplier contracts include these enforceable ethical-sourcing clauses
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. LP also aims to thoroughly vet suppliers for potential violations of this Code before engaging with them
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Honest & Fair Business
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In the past three years (2023-2025), Louisiana-Pacific incurred a total of $112,812 in regulatory fines.
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These included $16,000 in 2023 for storm water and wetland violations from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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, $41,740 in 2023 for workplace safety violations from OSHA
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, $39,297 in 2024 for OSHA workplace safety violations
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, and $15,775 in 2025 for a water pollution violation from MN-ENV.
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LP has a confidential reporting service, LP Confidential, available 24/7/365 via phone and online, which allows anonymous reporting with two-way communication.
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This service is posted in all company facilities and offers translation services.
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LP strictly prohibits retaliation for good faith reports and investigates any instances of possible retaliation, taking appropriate disciplinary action.
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LP's comprehensive Anti-Corruption Policy, revised July 8, 2021, applies globally to all entities, workers, and third parties.
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It commits to complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the UK Bribery Act of 2010, and other anti-corruption laws.
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The policy explicitly prohibits bribes, kickbacks, facilitation payments, and certain cash payments.
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It requires due diligence on third parties, and third-party contracts must include audit rights and FCPA compliance certifications.
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Compliance is monitored by the LP Internal Audit department, and annual employee training on the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is required, with salaried employees completing an annual Business Ethics Questionnaire.
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Kind to Animals
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LP has invested over $20 million in environmental nonprofits, which represents approximately 0.43% of its 2021 net sales.
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The company has a landmark 10-year conservation agreement with Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) to positively impact over 6.2 million acres of Manitoba’s boreal forest, focusing on waterfowl habitats.
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Approximately 3 million hectares within LP's long-term forest management license areas in Canada have protected conservation status.
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LP was named the Forest Conservationist of the Year by the Tennessee Wildlife Federation in 2022.
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The company conducts biodiversity assessments, prioritizes avoiding areas of high biodiversity value (G1/G2 species), and implements practices such as creating wildlife corridors, managing wetlands and riparian zones, and installing bat boxes.
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These efforts include projects focused on caribou nutritional needs and fish passage improvements.
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No War, No Weapons
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The company has a formal policy committed to avoiding the use of conflict minerals (gold, tin, tantalum, and tungsten) in its products
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that contribute to violent conflict, human rights violations, and environmental devastation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries
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. Furthermore, LP does not directly purchase conflict minerals from the DRC or adjoining countries
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Planet-Friendly Business
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LP Building Solutions sources 100% of its wood fiber in adherence with stringent forest certification standards.
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The company has published 9 environmental product declarations (EPDs), representing 91% of its 2024 North American net sales, which are independently verified as carbon negative.
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Approximately 77% of LP's global energy use in 2024 came from renewable sources.
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In 2023, the company incurred one water pollution violation, resulting in a $15,775 fine in 2025 for stormwater and wetland violations, including a sludge spill.
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LP released its first Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) index in May 2022, detailing how it evaluates and manages climate change risks and opportunities using its enterprise risk management framework across short, medium, and long terms.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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LP has no reported cultural appropriation incidents.
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The company provides a company-wide confidential reporting service, LP Confidential, for stakeholders to report ethical concerns, covering 100% of operational sites.
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LP actively protects cultural sites, collaborating with Indigenous Nations to identify and safeguard areas of spiritual and traditional significance, conducting site walks, and donating $10,000 for the upkeep of the Tse’k’wa archeological site.
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The company has at least 7 formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups, including the First Nations Forestry Council, Mikisiw, 4 Evergreen Resources LP, Six Nations Venture, and three indigenous-owned core contractors at its Swan Valley mill.
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LP engages at least 6 indigenous or minority-owned suppliers.
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LP's cultural preservation investments, including a $10,000 annual scholarship for Indigenous students and a $10,000 donation to Tse’k’wa, represent approximately 3.6% of its annual charitable giving.
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The company is committed to adequately responding to allegations of wrongdoing and has a cultural and heritage resources management plan for identification, mitigation, and monitoring.
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However, its donation to cultural heritage organizations, at 0.000217% of 2021 revenue, is negligible.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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LP Building Solutions provides users with standard controls over their personal data, including rights to access, correct, delete, and restrict processing.
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Users can also opt-out of tracking technologies via a dedicated "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Info" link.
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The company states it processes personal information to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
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Furthermore, LP supports the advertising industry’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The company has consistently reported no waste disposal violations or citations across multiple sustainability summaries and reports, including those published in 2024 and 2025.
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This indicates no waste disposal violations in the past three years.
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