Values & Value

Scotties^® facial tissue in the United States is proudly made in North America by Irving Consumer Products, Inc., a family-owned company committed to managing its operations in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner.

Irving Consumer Products, Inc. is part of the J.D. Irving Group of Companies, which are all family-owned companies. Irving Consumer Products, Inc. has grown to become one of North America's leading manufacturers of household paper products.

J.D. Irving is a group of family-owned businesses with operations in the USA and Canada. For over 140 years our focus has been on providing quality service and products to customers around the world. Our head offices are in Saint John and Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. The companies are internationally recognized for efforts in ecosystem research and habitat conservation. Operations within the J.D. Irving Group of Companies include:

Forestry & Forest Products
Transportation & Logistics
Shipbuilding & Industrial Fabrication
Retail & Distribution
Construction & Equipment
Consumer Products
Food Products
Agriculture
Staffing Solutions

J.D. Irving, Limited's forests are used to make various quality products. In addition to consumer tissue products (facial, bath, towel, napkin), J.D. Irving, Limited's forests are also used to make specialty wood products, corrugating medium, kraft pulp, specialty paper grades, premium kiln dried lumber (including hardwood, softwood (SPF), eastern white pine, and eastern white cedar).

Scotties^® products are made from new wood pulp fibres from J.D. Irving, Limited's forests. The wood pulp fibres come from hardwood and softwood trees.

Yes, our softest Scotties^® ever is still hypoallergenic and is made without the use of inks or dyes.

This means that J.D. Irving, Limited has developed and follows guidelines for sustainable forest management, including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk and forests with exceptional conservation value. In addition to these guidelines the company works with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C041515), and Canada’s Crown Land Management Program to ensure they meet or exceed these third-party standards. J.D. Irving, Limited has over 20% of its forests dedicated as conservation habitats. Today they manage over 1,450 specific sites including the famous La Dune de Bouctouche and the Irving Nature Park, both located in New Brunswick, Canada. To learn more visit jdirving.com.

J.D. Irving, Limited’s forestry specialists have planted over 960 million trees on owned and Crown land in North America — a national record. 2018 marks the planting of 1 billion trees by Irving Woodlands since 1957.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative is one of the largest and most widely accepted forest certifications in the world. It is an independent, 3rd party certification program with non-profit charitable status. It is a comprehensive science-based forest certification standard with one rigorous standard for all members no matter where they are located. It audits the health of forests according to 75 criteria that includes biodiversity, habitat protection, water quality, forest harvesting and forest management activities. It also audits the chain-of-custody delivery of sustainably managed wood to processing plants like tissue mills. To learn more visit sfiprogram.org.

Yes. Since 2001, 100% of the forests owned and/or managed by Irving Woodlands have been certified by The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (“SFI”). SFI’s forest certification standard is based on principles that promote sustainable forest management, including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk, and forests with exceptional conservation value. Irving Woodlands has been internationally honoured by SFI for its work in forest research and voluntary conservation. To learn more about SFI certification standards visit: sfiprogram.org.