The EVP Wood Products is responsible for sustainability and chairing the Sustainability Action Team (SAT), which prepares sustainability information and decisions for the GET. The SAT members are appointed by the CEO.
The GET is responsible for the following sustainability tasks: formulating corporate policy and strategy in environmental and corporate social responsibility matters, ensuring that these policies and strategies are well established and respected throughout the Group, co-ordinating and following up relations and communication with stakeholders such as governmental and non-governmental organisations, taking initiatives for the development of relevant management procedures and producing the annual Sustainability Report.
The SAT meets quarterly to review sustainability issues and performance.
In 2007
The major sustainability items on the Group agenda during 2007 included a new Sustainability Policy, a new target for reducing process water discharges, a new corporate stakeholder engagement process and a decision to define Stora Enso’s carbon footprint and develop benchmark information.
