Natural Resources Magazine Names Jim Irving Industry Person of The Year

Natural Resources Magazine’s third annual Industry Excellence Awards has named Jim Irving the Industry Person of the Year.

“Mr. Irving was named Natural Resources Magazine’s Industry Person of the Year in recognition of his ongoing commitment to, and investment in, sustainable forestry, local employment, innovation and industry leadership,” said Dawn Chafe, Executive Editor. ” In the opinion of our judging panel, which was comprised of editorial staff and external industry experts, Mr. Irving’s win is not a recognition of a particular accomplishment in a singular year. Rather, it celebrates a lifetime of industry leadership and innovation including an unprecedented commitment to reforestation and environmental protection, to the extraordinarily long-term vision encapsulated in 80+-year plans that are evident throughout the operation, to a continuous investment in staff and community. Jim Irving and the JDI team are industry leaders on a global scale,” says Chafe.
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