Sustainability targets and key performance indicators
| Sustainability topic | Key performance indicator (KPI) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Reduction of production units’ absolute fossil CO2e emissions (Scope 1 and 2) | -61% | -53% | -43% | −50% by the end of 2030 from the 2019 base year |
| Reduction of absolute fossil CO2e emissions in supply chain, transportation, and customer operations (Scope 3) | -38% | -39% | -35% | −50% by the end of 2030 from the 2019 baseline | |
| Circularity | Material circularity (new target as of 2026) | 79 % | - | - | 90% material circularity within our direct operational control by 2030 |
| Biodiversity | Average of 6 biodiversity impact indicators (The indicators are; high stumps, deadwood, soil and water, habitats, buffer zones and tree retention) | 91% | 89% | 90% | 100% performance for each biodiversity impact indicator by 2030 |
| Forest certification | % of the owned and leased lands in wood production and harvesting covered by forest certification schemes | 99% | 99% | 99% | Maintain at least the coverage level of 96% |
| Energy | Projected energy savings, % (MWh saved/ MWh total energy used, electricity, heat and fuels) | -2.1% | -1.6% | -0.7% | -1.5% annual energy saving until 2030 |
| Water | Process water discharge per saleable tonne of board, pulp, and paper (m3/t) | 32 | 34 | 35 | Reduce specific process water discharges by 17% by 2030 from the 2019 baseline year (36 m3/t) |
| Total water withdrawal per saleable tonne of board, pulp, and paper (m3/t) | 56 | 60 | 61 | Decreasing trend from the 2016 baseline (60m3) | |
| Environmental incidents | Number of significant non-compliance events | 8 | 24 | 15 | Zero non-compliance events |
| Employees | Diversity and inclusion: % of female managers among all managers | 24% | 24% | 24% | 25% |
| Safety | Total Recordable Incident (TRI) rate rate (own and joint operations’ employees, contractors working at the Group’s premises) (New target as of 2025) | 4.5 | 4.6 | - | Milestone of 4.3 by the end of 2025 |
| Business ethics | Ethics and Compliance Index | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | Positive trend |
| Sustainable sourcing | % of supplier spend covered by our Supplier Code of Conduct | 94% | 95% | 95% | Maintain a minimum coverage level of 95% |
Stora Enso's Sustainability Statement, prepared in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), provides a comprehensive overview of the Group's key sustainability impacts, risks, and opportunities, as well as the performance. Accounting principles are provided under each ESRS standard. The Sustainability Statement is published as part of the Report of the Board of Directors in the Annual Report.
