Sustainability Report 2018
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Strategy Annual Report 2018 Sustainability Our sustainability work covers Part of Stora Enso’s Annual Report 2018 social, environmental, and economic responsibility throughout our operations, with human rights integrated Sustainability into everything we do. Financials Governance Contents Strategy Annual Report 2018 We are creating a renewable future Governance ......................................... 4 Strategy, governance, in the bioeconomy. and stakeholders .................................. 5 Our targets ............................................ 9 Adopting the SDGs ..............................10 Sustainability Human rights .......................................12 Economic agenda ............................ 55 Customers .......................................... 56 Suppliers ............................................. 60 Investors ............................................. 64 External recognition ........................... 66 Financials Social agenda ....................................16 Environmental agenda .................... 31 Data and assurance ......................... 67 Employees and wider workforce.........17 Materials, water, and energy .............. 32 Reporting scope ................................. 68 Community ......................................... 22 Carbon dioxide ................................... 42 Data by production unit ...................... 69 Business ethics .................................. 27 Forests, plantations, and land use ..... 49 Auditor’s assurance report ................. 72 The report contents have been assured by an independent third-party assurance provider with a level of Limited Assurance. A level of Reasonable Assurance has been provided for Governance our direct and indirect fossil CO2e emissions. The GRI index is available at storaenso.com/gri2018 2 Stora Enso 2018: Sustainability Strategy Annual Report 2018 Our year 2018 – Our year 2018 Sustainability Governance Strategy, governance, and stakeholders Our targets Sustainability Adopting the SDGs Minimising waste Combatting Enhancing safety The utilisation rate for global warming performance Human rights our process residuals Our CO2e emissions Compared to 2017, and waste was 98%. were 18% lower than a 18% reduction was the 2010 base-year level. achieved on our TRI rate. Social agenda Employees and wider workforce Community Business ethics @storaenso October 11 @storaenso December 18 Environmental agenda Stora Enso has been top-ranked Stora Enso recognises the urgency to for gender balance and gender #StepUpNow and supports ambitious Materials, water, and energy #equality by @equileap, ranking at #EU2050 targets to combat global warming. Carbon dioxide 12 out of 200 top companies globally. #COP24 http://stepupnow.eu/ Financials Forests, plantations, and land use @StepUpNowEU Economic agenda Customers Suppliers Investors Data and assurance Reporting scope Data by production unit A single set of values Sustainable forestry Responsible sourcing Our code of conduct was 96% of the lands we We began using Auditor’s assurance report Governance renewed and rebranded own or manage were sustainability criteria in as the Stora Enso Code. covered by forest the tender phase of each GRI Index certification schemes. sourcing process. 3 Stora Enso 2018: Sustainability Strategy Annual Report 2018 Human rights In 2018, we defined our eight highest priority human rights. – Our year 2018 Sustainability Governance @storaenso December 4 @storaensoworld January 15 Strategy, governance, and stakeholders Here’s our secret revealed: Improving energy efficiency can mean Our targets Stora Enso and startup Sulapac have either process changes or developing the Sustainability Adopting the SDGs joined forces to develop renewable systems for better monitor and control. and biodegradable straws. These are some essential tools for that work. Human rights Read more: http://fal.cn/Sepa #storaensoworld #storaenso#papermaking #energyefficiency Social agenda Employees and wider workforce Community Business ethics Environmental agenda Materials, water, and energy New products to replace External recognition Leadership Carbon dioxide fossil-based plastic We received several performance Financials Forests, plantations, and land use Our innovative products, recognitions including The Leadership Index, such as the DuraSenseTM top-ranking in greenhouse measuring our employees’ and LineoTM by Stora Enso gas management and perceptions of their Economic agenda are a step towards replacing performance by the Transition managers, improved to Customers fossil-based products. Pathway Initiative (TPI). 83/100, surpassing our target. Suppliers @storaensoworld August 22 Investors Management commitment is essential in all safety work, and last week Marie Morin was appointed mill manager. The picture when she one early Data and assurance @storaenso May 22 winter morning stood at the gate discussing safety issues with contractors makes me happy, because cooperation and commitment from her is Reporting scope Beetles have an important role in the ecosystem as important to my daily work and to our aim towards a safer mill. As the first Data by production unit Community investments decomposers. Leaving behind enough decaying wood female mill manager in Skoghall I hope she will continue to motivate and 25% of our voluntary during harvesting is vital for forest biodiversity – and inspire just by being herself and sharing her drive and engagement with all Auditor’s assurance report Governance contribution to communities a top priority to Stora Enso. #BiologicalDiversityDay of us #storaensosverige #storaensoworld #skoghall #management #chef around our operations #Biodiversity https://goo.gl/8zfwsz #skoghallsbruk #safety #contractorsafety #hammarö #storaenso GRI Index support education. 4 Stora Enso 2018: Sustainability Strategy Annual Report 2018 Governance Our sustainability agenda covers social, Governance – Sustainability environmental, and economic responsibility. Governance Strategy, governance, and stakeholders 5 Strategy, governance, and stakeholders Our targets 9 Our targets Sustainability Adopting the SDGs Adopting the SDGs 10 Human rights Human rights 12 Social agenda Employees and wider workforce Community Business ethics Environmental agenda Materials, water, and energy Carbon dioxide Financials Forests, plantations, and land use Economic agenda Customers Suppliers Investors Data and assurance Reporting scope Data by production unit Auditor’s assurance report Governance GRI Index 5 Stora Enso 2018: Sustainability Strategy Stora Enso’s strategy for transformation is about sustainable Annual Report 2018 Strategy, governance, profitable growth based on customer insight and innovation, supported by structured processes and motivated employees. Inherent in our strategy, we work to support customers to meet and stakeholders consumers’ demand for sustainable products based on renewable materials. Our Sustainability Agenda encompasses the social, Global megatrends drive the world’s demand for renewable materials. We have environmental, and economic responsibility of our operations throughout the value chain. The agenda is based on the Triple an important role to play in the transition to a fossil-free, more sustainable world. Bottom Line framework widely used in corporate responsibility – Governance – Strategy, governance, and stakeholders Sustainability work. It addresses the ten sustainability topics identified as material to Stora Enso and our key stakeholders: Employees and wider workforce; Community; Business ethics; Materials, water, and energy; Governance Carbon dioxide; Forests, plantations, and land use; Customers; Strategy, governance, and stakeholders Suppliers; and Investors. Respect for human rights is considered to be so integral to our long-term success that it is an overarching theme of Sustainability Our targets our Sustainability Agenda. Adopting the SDGs In line with our Sustainability Agenda, we have set ambitious targets and defined key performance indicators (KPIs) for our Human rights sustainability work. Progress is regularly monitored at Group level and quarterly via division-level business reviews. Consolidated results on our sustainability performance are reported annually in Social agenda the Sustainability report. Selected sustainability indicators are also Employees and wider workforce reported quarterly in our Interim Reports. Stora Enso acknowledges the importance of the United Nations Community Sustainable Development Goals as part of a commonly agreed global Business ethics ambition to end poverty, protect our planet, and ensure prosperity for all. Read more about our approach to the SDGs on page 10–11. Environmental agenda Structured sustainability processes Our Sustainability Policy describes our overall approach to Materials, water, and energy sustainability. At the same time, our code of conduct – the Stora Enso Carbon dioxide Code – and other policies and guidelines on specific sustainability topics further elaborate our approach, while also guiding our Financials Forests, plantations, and land use employees in their everyday work. These documents are available at storaenso.com/sustainability. Following a comprehensive review of the company’s existing sustainability policies and guidelines in Economic agenda 2016, Stora Enso introduced a revised Sustainability Policy as well Customers as revised policies and guidelines steering our environmental work in 2017. In 2018, we published our Human Rights Policy, which replaced Suppliers