Promoting certification of forests wherever we operate 

Forest certification is a method that forest owners, the forest industry and the entire production chain for products made from wood can use to show consumers that products are made of wood from well managed forests. A well managed forest is one in which forestry is ecologically, socially and economically sustainable.

Forest certification labels
Many forest industry products carry a label stating that they are produced using wood from certified forests. Independent nonprofit organisations develop and manage such forest certification schemes in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, of which Stora Enso is one.

Committed to forest certification
Today close to 70% of Stora Enso’s wood comes from certified forests, and this figure is increasing all the time. Globally, however, less than 10% of the world's forests are certified.

Supporting certification schemes
There are two major forest certification schemes, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC).
Stora Enso is committed to both FSC and PEFC and sees there is a need for both systems. Stora Enso helps increase forest certification by working with both certification systems and stakeholders.