Objectives for partnership 

Achieve measurable improvements in the education of children Increase awareness and support for UNICEF’s work in basic education Build awareness and understanding of Stora Enso’s commitment to sustainable development Provide tangible evidence of Stora Ensos’s commitment to its Mission and Values Demonstrate to other major companies the value of global co-operation with UNICEF

How the partnership works
The partnership is designed to work in two ways. At a global level, Stora Enso donates $250,000 per year from corporate funds to UNICEF to support its worldwide work in basic education.  For the first two years of the co-operation, the corporate donation supported UNICEF’s initiatives to advance girls’ education. In 2006, Stora Enso contributed to UNICEF’s work to improve education through the expansion of Child Friendly Schools to benefit children in countries throughout the developing world.

In 2007 the corporate donation is being shared among basic education projects in Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Russia and Tanzania.

Stora Enso also aims to double the corporate contribution to UNICEF’s basic education work through national and local co-operation between Stora  Enso business units and employee groups and their local counterparts in UNICEF.