Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, has published its Sustainability Review 2025, summarising the company’s key sustainability priorities and progress toward its 2030 targets in a concise, informative format.
Designed to support customer relevance, the Sustainability Review outlines how environmental and social considerations are reflected in Metsä Board’s operations and value creation, and highlights actions and outcomes relevant to customers’ sustainability work.
Metsä Board’s sustainability focus areas include climate action, the environmental impacts of products, biodiversity enhancement, and promoting safety across its own operations and the value chain.
“Over the past years, we have made significant investments in our mills to improve product quality, resource efficiency and reduce emissions. With a 79% reduction in fossil‑based Scope 1 and 2 CO₂ emissions from 2018 to 2025, we have already surpassed the Paris‑aligned 1.5°C ambition level for 2030. Today, 93% of the energy used in our production is fossil‑free. Combined with the lightweight design of our paperboards, this creates opportunities to reduce packaging carbon footprints and support customers in meeting their sustainability targets”, says Esa Kaikkonen, CEO at Metsä Board.
The Sustainability Review complements the Sustainability Statement published as part of Metsä Board’s Annual Review 2025 in February. The Sustainability Statement provides detailed disclosures in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
Metsä Board has also published its Green Debt Report 2025. The report describes the allocation of the proceeds and the impacts achieved by the green bond issued in 2025. The entire issued amount of EUR 200 million was allocated to refinance renewal investments at the Husum pulp mill in Sweden, supporting Metsä Group’s Green Finance Framework categories: renewable or fossil-free energy; waste and side stream management and pollution control. KPMG Oy Ab has carried out a post-issuance review of the Green Debt issued in 2025. The allocation of proceeds and the impact indicators have been subject to limited assurance.
Both reports are available on Metsä Board's website.
Sustainability Review 2025: https://www.metsagroup.com/metsaboard/investors/reports-and-presentations/annual-reporting/
Green Debt Report 2025: https://www.metsagroup.com/metsaboard/investors/financial-information/sustainable-financing/