Everything we do involves sustainability – from the products all the way to the forest. All of our products are safe and recyclable. Our main raw material is renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. We always use the best available technology in our production, ensure the safety and well-being of our employees and create well-being, locally and internationally.

Our sustainability work is divided into four themes that cover all of our operations. Read more about our themes, targets and achievements on these pages and in our Sustainability Report 2017.

The four themes of our sustainability work are:

• We bring the forest to you – Raw materials and supply chain
• We offer sustainable choices –  Products and services
• We work for a better climate and the environment – Resource efficiency and environmental impacts
• We create well-being – Stakeholders and social impacts

We manufacture tissue and cooking papers, fresh forest fibre paperboards, pulp and wood products. Our recyclable products are an excellent alternative to products made from non-renewable natural resources. We invest in research and develop new, wood-based bioproducts.

We offer wood supply and sustainable forest management services and solutions for our customers' needs.

The wood we use comes from densely forested areas in northern Europe and Russia, where forest growth outpaces use. We always know the origin of the wood we use.

Third-party forest certification signifies legal and sustainable forest use for us and our customers.
Enhancing sustainability throughout the entire value chain is important to us. We collaborate closely with suppliers of goods and services and our customers. Our network of more than 1,000 suppliers allows for efficient, reliable logistics.

Everything we do involves sustainability. Our sustainability targets, principles and Code of Conduct support responsible leadership at Metsä Group. The Sustainability Principles and eight concrete targets guide Metsä Group’s operations and support leadership.

We have determined ways of working and prepared instructions for environmental management, personnel policies, equality and purchasing. Our Supplier Code of Conduct serves to ensure ethically sound operations even in earlier stages of the supply chain, and audits serve to further develop ways of working.

Metsä Group is committed to the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative and its principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. We also acknowledge the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and work to develop our operations in close link to them.