SUSTAINABILITY STORA ENSO 2006 Feedback on Sustainability 2006 Report
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STORA ENSO 2006 SUSTAINABILITY Feedback on Sustainability 2006 report Please, fi ll in the feedback form and give your comments about the Sustainability 2006 report. Alternatively, you can fi ll in the form online at www.storaenso.com/sustainability/feedback 1. In your opinion, how well does the report address the following issues? Stora Enso’s approach to sustainability Stakeholder engagement Stora Enso’s sustainability targets and performance Issues regarding raw material sourcing Sustainability aspects in wood procurement Climate change Economic aspects of sustainability Occupational health and safety Employee well-being Product and customer-related sustainability issues Scale: 5 = Extensively 4 = Well 3 = Adequately 2 = Poorly 1 = Don’t know Stora Enso Oyj 2. Please, rate how strongly you agree with the following P.O. Box 309 statements: FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland Visiting address: Kanavaranta 1 The structure of the report is clear. Tel. +358 2046 131 The content covers the most relevant Fax +358 2046 21471 sustainability issues to Stora Enso. Sustainability The content is well balanced between Stora Enso AB different sections. P.O. Box 70395 The content is credible. SE-107 24 Stockholm, Sweden Visiting address: World Trade Center, The content is understandable. Klarabergsviadukten 70 Scale: 5 = Strongly agree 4 = Agree 3 = Neutral 2 = Disagree 1 = Strongly disagree Tel. +46 1046 46000 Fax +46 8 10 60 20 3. After reading the report, how has your opinion of Stora Enso changed? Stora Enso International Offi ce 9 South Street Positively London W1K 2XA, UK No change Tel. +44 20 7016 3100 Negatively Fax +44 20 7016 3200 www.storaenso.com 4. How would you wish to see future reports developed? [email protected] 5. Which stakeholder group do you belong to? Stora Enso employee or contractor Customer Shareholder Analyst or investor Member of a Governmental Body NGO representative Sustainability professional Media Academia Graphic design: Incognito Other, please specify: Photos: Lasse Arvidson, Taisto Saari, Stora Enso image archive and UNICEF/ HQ06-1473/Giacomo Pirozzi Printing: Libris Oy Cover stock: Ensocoat 230 g/m2, Stora Enso, Imatra Mills (ISO 14001 -certifi ed and EMAS-registered FIN-000009) Text stock: MultiFine 115 g/m2, Stora Enso, Nymölla Mill (ISO 14001 -certifi ed and EMAS-registered S-000090) WorldReginfo - f2065a8d-58e7-4232-81e9-0811925266a9 Stora Enso’s Annual Report 2006 comprises three separate booklets NE PAS REQUIRED NO STAMP AFFRANCHIR Stora Enso’s Sustainability Policy Stora Enso Oyj Corporate Communications Sustainability O. BOX 309 P. FI–00101 HELSINKI FINLAND Stora Enso is committed to managing and developing its business in a sustainable manner. Balancing our / RÉPONSE PAYÉE PAID REPLY FINLAND / FINLANDE economic, environmental and social responsibilities is necessary for sustainable business and benefi cial to our Letter to shareholders Financial statements and notes Sustainability governance, stakeholder stakeholders. Strategy and actions in 2006 Report on operations engagement, targets and performance Divisional presentations Risk management Sustainability in the value chain We strive to continually improve our sustainability performance. We are transparent in our communication and Board of Directors and management Capital markets raw materials and suppliers engage our stakeholders in active and constructive dialogue. We measure and publicly report our sustainability the Group performance. markets As a global company we operate according to our values, policies and principles everywhere; we respect different cultures, customs and values of the societies where we operate. We comply with and when necessary Printed copies of the report may be ordered through our website at www.storaenso.com/order go beyond the requirements of national legislation and regulations. or by contacting any of the corporate offi ces (see back cover). We address sustainability throughout our value chain, and we expect our suppliers and partners to comply with Stora Enso’s policies and principles related to sustainability. PRIORITY/PRIORITAIRE AVION BY AIRMAIL/PAR IBRS/CCRI Code 5015291 Fold here and staple CONTACTS Economic responsibility We must be a profi table business and an attractive and trustworthy investment, employer, supplier and business Kari Vainio Eija Pitkänen partner. We strive to contribute to the economic well-being of the societies in which we operate. Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications Vice President, Sustainability Communications and CSR Tel. +44 20 7016 3140 Tel. +358 2046 21348 Environmental responsibility Fax +44 20 7016 3208 Fax +358 2046 21267 To minimise our impact on the environment, we consider a life cycle approach and use applicable control Stora Enso International Offi ce, Stora Enso Oyj, P.O. Box 309 technologies. We use raw materials, energy and other resources effi ciently. Our products are mainly produced 9 South Street, London W1K 2XA, UK FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland from renewable raw materials, are recyclable and safe to use. We verify the origin of wood and fi bre, only procure [email protected] [email protected] them from legal and acceptable sources and promote sustainable forestry. James D. Weinbauer www.storaenso.com/contacts Social responsibility Senior Vice President, Stora Enso Environment Tel. +1 715 422 3693 We adhere to ethical business practices in all our activities. We honour and support globally accepted human Fax +1 715 422 3625 and labour rights, and we create a healthy and safe workplace for all of our employees. We are a responsible Stora Enso, P.O. Box 8050 neighbour, and we do our part in supporting social development. Wisconsin Rapids WI 54495-8050, USA Management or Sustainability is part of Stora Enso’s corporate governance, and responsibilities are assigned throughout the Tel. +46 1046 46000 organisation. We expect all of our employees to observe these commitments and responsibilities in their every Fax +46 8 10 60 20 Stora Enso AB day work. P.O. Box 70395 SE-107 24 Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical facts, including, without limitation those regarding expectations for market growth and developments; expectations for growth and profi tability; and statements preceded by “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “foresees”, or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Since these statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, they involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to materially differ from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (1) operating factors such as continued success of manufacturing activities and the achievement of effi ciencies therein, continued success of product development, acceptance of new products or services by the Group’s targeted customers, success of the existing and future collaboration arrangements, changes in business strategy or development plans or targets, changes in the degree of protection created by the Group’s patents and other intellectual property rights, the availability of capital on acceptable terms; (2) industry conditions, such as strength of product demand, intensity of competition, prevailing and future global market prices for the Group’s products and the pricing pressures thereto, price fl uctuations in raw materials, fi nancial condition of the customers and the competitors of the Group, the potential introduction of competing products and technologies by competitors; and (3) general economic conditions, such as rates of economic growth in the Group’s principal geographic markets or fl uctuations in exchange and interest rates. WorldReginfo - f2065a8d-58e7-4232-81e9-0811925266a9 SCOPE AND PROFILE Scope and profile of this report n this report Stora Enso follows the • Human Resources (HR) data derived house gas emissions are consistent with new guidelines from the Global from fi nancial accounting (average the World Resource Institute/World Busi- IReporting Initiative (GRI) as far as number of employees and employee ness Council for Sustainable Develop- they are applicable. The GRI content distribution by country) covers all ment Greenhouse Gas Protocol. index, presented on pp. 48–50, contains employees on the payroll during the Stora Enso’s sustainability reporting information on how Stora Enso has year. HR data derived from separately also addresses the main sustainability reported the various information and collected HR statistics covers perma- concerns raised by the Group’s stake- indicators specifi ed in the GRI guide- nent employees as at 31 December holders (see pp. 8–9). lines, also stating where in the annual 2006. report this information can be found. Internal and external assurance Stora Enso supports the ten princi- Due to the fact that the joint venture at The environmental and HR performance ples of the UN Global Compact. For Veracel in Brazil, of which Stora Enso data is checked internally before data information about how Stora Enso has owns 50%, has attracted attention consolidation. All performance data and addressed these principles in 2006, see among stakeholders, Stora Enso also related texts in this sustainability report pp. 48–50. reports here on the most signifi cant have been subjected to an external assur- stakeholder issues with relation to Vera- ance process by an independent