Climate Change

Climate Change

Responsibility - Making a positive change 2021 Content Why responsibility matters? Our response • Compliance • Responsible operationsv and value chain • Sustainable and safe products • Value based leadership Our commitment to mitigate climate change 2 | © UPM Why responsibility matters? 3 | © UPM Global megatrends drive demand GLOBAL MEGATRENDS GROWING RESOURCE CLIMATE MIDDLE CLASS SCARITY CHANGE DRIVERS FOR DEMAND CHANGING HIGHER LIVING DIGITAILISATION & URBANISATION THITENING CONSUMER STANDARDS E-COMMERCE &^MOBILITY REGULATION BEHAVIOR OUR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS RENEWABLE RAW CLEANER TRAFFIC LOW CARBON CLIAMTE-POSITIVE CIRCULARITY MATERIALS FUELS ENERGY FORESTY 4 | © UPM The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an urgent call for action by all countries to promote sustainability in a global partnership. 5 | © UPM Larry Fink, Black Rock 2021 letter to CEOs The world is moving to net zero, and BlackRock believes that our clients are best served by being at the forefront of that transition. No company can easily plan over thirty years, but we believe all companies – including BlackRock – must begin to address the transition to net zero today. The more your company can show its purpose in delivering value to its customers, its employees, and its communities, the better able you will be to compete and deliver long-term, durable profits for shareholders. Read more: https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/investor-relations/larry-fink-ceo-letter 6 | © UPM Our response 7 | © UPM OUR RESPONSIBLE WAY OF OPERATING Our aspiration is high when we look at the opportunities to respond to the global climate challenge. We drive towards a future beyond fossils. 8 | © UPM Biofore strategy A FUTURE drives our BEYOND FOSSILS transformation GROWTH • We respond to megatrends and meet customers’ changing needs as the • Creating new markets and enabling sustainable choices frontrunner of PERFORMANCE INNOVATION RESPONSIBILITY bioeconomy • Continuous improvement • Creating new business and • Renewable & sustainable solutions • Agile operating model competitive advantage • Responsible operations • Replacing fossils with biomaterials and value chain GROWTH • Effective capital allocation • Investing in businesses with strong long-term fundamentals for growth and high barriers to entry VALUES Trust and be trusted Achieve together Renew with courage 9 | © UPM Biofore strategy guides us in achieving our responsibility targets for 2030 • Focus areas: economic, social and environmental with respective targets and key perfomance indicators reviewed annually based on a materiality analysis. • Our responsibility targets contribute positively to implemetnation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. • We put strong focus on contributing to climate change mitigation through remarkable CO2 emission reductions in our own operations and in our supply chain, and through climate-positive land use and sustainable product portfolio that contributes to SDG’s. 10 | © UPM Our responsibility agenda is guided by the Biofore strategy and contributes to UN’s SDGs Goals where we can have the biggest positive impact through our operation, products and solutions, or where we aim to minimise our negative impact. A GE S 11 | © UPM Our responsible business practices Responsible operations Compliance Sustainable products Value-based leadership and value chain • Responsible business • Circular economy and • Renewable and • Safe and healthy working practises resource efficiency biodegradable raw materials environment and wellbeing • Our values and UPM Code • Climate solutions and recyclable products of employees of Conduct • Responsible water use • Product stewardship • Value-based and inspiring • Sustainable forestry and • Open and transparent leadership • Reliable, credible and land use product communications • Diversity and inclusion transparent reporting • Respecting human rights • High performance and continuous professional development • Local commitment 12 | © UPM Compliance 13 | © UPM Respecting international agreements • Responsible business practises throughout our value chain and compliance in all activities – Global Compact Ten Principles (United Nations) – UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (UN) – The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work – OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises A GE S 14 | © UPM UPM Code of Conduct Making the right choices 99% of employees have completed the UPM Code of Conduct training A GE S 15 | © UPM Responsible business conduct is a basis for everything we do • Our Code of Conduct and Supplier and Third-Party Code provide a foundation for responsible business conduct and continuous improvement • Corporate responsibility is managed by the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Team, as well as by businesses and functions • Our sites and also our wood-sourcing operations are covered by environmental, quality and occupational health and safety systems certified in accordance with the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001/ISO45001 standards. A GE S 16 | © UPM Our focus is on transparency and efficiency We provide comprehensive, third party-assured environmental information on all aspects of our business from corporate level down to individual mills and products. Our stakeholders have access to reliable information through our eco-labelled products, product declarations and certified operations. 17 | © UPM Reliable, credible and transparent reporting • We follow sustainability reporting standards published by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). • Our Annual Report integrates environmental and corporate responsibility. • All our pulp and paper mills in Europe, Uruguay and China are registered with the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), a voluntary environmental management system. The reports also include information about our societal impacts. • Carbon accounting on corporate, site and product level. • Product declarations and environmental data for most of our products. A GE S 18 | © UPM Responsible operations and value chain 19 | © UPM 5.9 BEUR spend from 21,000 b-to-b suppliers in ~80 countries 28% Fibre 32% Raw materials Indirect materials 13% and services 19% Logistics 8% Energy 20 | © UPM UPM’s Responsible Sourcing Principles UPM Code Systematic risk of Conduct assessment Continuous Transparent supplier supplier requirements development A GE S 21 | © UPM Supplier requirements • UPM Supplier and Third-Party Code and Practical Guide to support our suppliers in everyday decisions • Category specific requirements, e.g. for Wood, Pulp, Chemicals 84% 96% of total spend is of raw material qualified against the spend is qualified UPM Supplier and against the UPM Supplier Third Party Code and Third Party Code A GE S 22 | © UPM Supplier Sustainability Risk Assessment Counterparty risk screening High sustainability risk Detailed questionnaires supplier identification • 24/7 screening tool integrated • Together for Sustainability – to SAP, covers all suppliers • Identification of suppliers initiative provides access having high risk country to Ecovadis sustainability • Compliance risks and operations, delivering high assessments adverse media scanning risk commodity and/or having for environmental and • UPM’s own questionnaires a complex supply chain social issues for selected categories A GE S 23 | © UPM Supplier development – focus on audits • UPM’s own audits and audits through ogether for Sustainability -initiative • Criteria covers environmental issues, working conditions, health & safety and business ethics, scope of the audit is defined based on risk • In Uruguay systematic contractor reviews focusing on safety UPM Supplier Audit and working conditions Criteria and Instructions A GE S 24 | © UPM Results in 2020 ~290 ~117 ~350 83% Supplier Supplier audits Contractor of wood fibre from assessments via on-site by internal reviews PEFC/FSC Ecovadis platform * or external auditors in Uruguay certified forests * Approx. 700 Ecovadis asssessments completed A GE S 25 | © UPM Holistic approach to sustainable forestry everywhere we operate 100% traceability with 3rd party verification Target of 100% of FSC and PEFC certification – 83% already today 100% regeneration • 50 million new trees planted every year, 100 per minute No deforestation, ever. No use of rainforests. Sustainable harvesting practices Preservation of all forest ecosystem services A GE S 26 | © UPM Committed to net-positive biodiversity • Committed to net-positive biodiversity in our own forests in Finland. • Indicators and measures based on the comparison of natural and commercial forests and the gap analysis identifying the key differences between these two. • The status of forest nature monitored by using selected biodiversity indicators: Tree species, forest age, forest structure, protected areas, valuable habitats, habitat restoration, species and habitat projects and indicator development. A GE S 27 | © UPM Committed to net-positive biodiversity We are one of the first companies who has linked the pricing mechanism of a syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF) to both biodiversity and climate targets. A GE S 28 | © UPM Circular economy thinking in the core of everything • Innovating ways to reduce and recover waste and to use residues and sidestreams. • Making use of recovered materials. • Collaborating with industries, research institutes and universities. 26% 89% 0 of fibre raw material of our process solid waste we use in paper waste is recycled to landfill by production come from or recovered 2030 recycled sources A GE

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