Case Study: Cascades Inc. cuts reporting time and costs by one-third with Workiva's Wdesk

Cascades improves effectiveness with Wdesk

Cascades Inc., a Quebec-based maker of packaging and tissue products from recycled fiber, faced a complex reporting challenge: producing multiple financial filings in both English and French for two regulators (the SEC and SEDAR). Their old process relied on word processing and spreadsheets, which created version-control problems, slow reviews, costly external formatting, and increased risk of errors.

Cascades implemented Wdesk to centralize linked data, automate language-specific formatting, and enable simultaneous editing and streamlined review workflows. The result: about a one-third reduction in report development time, lower annual reporting costs, improved accuracy and collaboration, fewer printed documents in line with the company’s green goals, and bilingual customer support to ease adoption.

Cascade Corporation

Jean-Francois Carle

Reporting Financial Analyst