MONTREAL — IBM and Polytechnique Montréal today announced a new collaboration through the IBM Impact Accelerator, IBM’s pro bono social innovation program… Following a multi-criteria review, Polytechnique Montréal, a leading Canadian engineering university whose research group focuses on AI and data-driven tools for sustainable industrial transformation, was selected to participate in this new cohort of IBM Impact Accelerator projects. Canada’s forest sector is a cornerstone of its economy and environment… Yet it faces mounting challenges from climate change, supply chain disruptions, and the need for sustainable transformation. This initiative brings advanced AI- and quantum-enabled technologies to one of Canada’s most vital sectors, helping build smarter, more resilient forest systems for future generations. The project integrates operational data and machine learning, and explores digital twins and multi-objective optimization, to improve harvest planning, yield forecasting and supply chain decisions while balancing cost, energy use, and emissions.