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Sustainability data

We monitor the development of sustainability from an environmental, social and financial perspective, both in-house and in our supply chain.

We continuously develop our reporting. Annual information is compiled in our Annual and Sustainability Report, which includes also a breakdown of the key figures on a mill-by-mill basis as well as reporting in line with the requirements of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and the EU taxonomy.

We are committed to process personal data in accordance with the EU GDPR, which forbids the processing of special categories of data such as personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin. We do not collect such data on our employees anywhere where we operate, even if the local legislation would permit, and are committed to treat people equally regardless of the characteristics they represent.

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Environment

       
Energy 2022 2021 2020
Total energy consumption, GWh (as primary energy) (1) 11,965 11,860 11,844
Total energy consumption, GWh (according to GRI)  8,561 8,428 8,355
Share of fossil free energy of total primary energy consumption, %  87 85 83
Emissions to air 2022 2021 2020
Direct fossil-based CO2 emissions (Scope 1), t 236,037 255,467 240,036
Indirect fossil-based CO2 emissions (Scope 2, market-based), t 147,061 184,028 282,236
Indirect fossil-based CO2 emissions (Scope 2, location-based), t 291,482 313,030 383,937
Indirect fossil-based CO2 emissions in the value chain (Scope 3), t (2) 1,816,979 1,854,840 1,847,773
Biogenic CO2 emissions, t 1,950,901 1,712,639 1,812,952
Sulphur as SO2, including TRS, t  418 295 356
Total reduced sulfur TRS, t 60 60 79
Nitrogen oxides as NO2, t 1,226 1,180 1,170
Particles, t 285 228 309
Water use and discharges to water 2022 2021 2020
Water withdrawal, 1,000 m³ 109,967 115,095 113,633
Of water withdrawal used as process water, 1,000 m³ 60,186 59,551 62,037
Of water withdrawal used as cooling water, 1,000 m³ 54,291 57,486  54,690
Wastewater discharges generated from process water, 1,000 m³ 58,740 58,738 60,119
AOX, t 50 47 52
COD, t 10,368 10,448 11,022
BOD, t  647 758 718
Total Phosphorus, t 23 29 22
Total Nitrogen, t 172 268 199
Total suspended solids, t 1,517 1,544 1,309
By-products and waste 2022 2021 2020
Utilised for by-products, t 36,063 49,603 69,913
Utilised waste, total, t 133,464 106,673 104,045
- Of which utilised waste for material use, t 59,541 46,250 37,141
- Of which utilised waste for energy generation, t 73,923 60,423 66,904
Landfill waste, t 163 337 1,124
Hazardous waste, t 960 1,558 685

 

Social responsibility

       
Personnel  2022 2021 2020
Number of employees, FTE (3, 4) 2,248 2,389 2,370
Share of permanent employees, % 91.8 91.9 94.0
Share of temporary employees, % 8.2 8.1 6.0
Share of full-time employees, % 96.6 96.6 96.4
Share of part-time employees, % 3.4 3.4 3.6
Average age, years 45.8 46.1 46.4
Average years in service, years 17.0 17.8 18.6
Employee turnover rate, % (5) 7.8 5.2 4.5
Average training hours per employee (4) 15.0 11.0 11.8
Average training hours per employee (blue-collars) (4) 15.0 9.5 8.8
Average training hours per employee (white-collars) (4) 15.1 13.7 16.0
Share of employees having received training over the year under review, % 88.6 89.8 85.0
Code of Conduct e-learning completion rate, % (4, 6) 100 99 99
Employees covered by collective agreements, %(4) 75.4 72.2 78.0
Diversity 2022 2021 2020
Share of women within all employees, % 21.9 21.9 21.3
Share of women in all manager positions, % 21.3 22.8 23.0
Share of women in executive positions, VP, SVP or CEO, % 25.0 19.2 23.1
Share of women in the Corporate Management Team, %  14.3 14.3 33.3
Share of women in the Board of Directors, % 33.3 33.3 22.2
Occupational health and safety 2022 2021 2020
Sickness absences, %  of theoretical working hours (4) 4.9 4.1 3.9
Total Recordable Injury Frequency (TRIF ) per million hours worked (4) 6.7 9.8 8.4
Lost-time accident frequency (LTA1F) per million hours worked (4) 5.4 7.0 5.7
Number of lost-time accidents (LTA1), external partners (4, 7)  6 5 7
Accident severity rate (4) 15.0 12.3 9.2
Accident severity rate, external partners (4, 7) 22.3 18.2 12.1
Number of fatal occupational accidents, own personnel and external partners (4) 0 0 0

 

Procurement and supply chain

       
Sourcing of raw materials 2022 2021 2020
Wood used for self-produced pulp, Mm3  5.4 5.2 5.3
Wood used for purchased pulp, Mm3  2.9 3.1 2.8
Purchased pulp, t 557,607 570,494 559,992
Coatings, binders and pigments, dry tonnes 314,809 314,727 306,329
Process chemicals, dry tonnes 10,974 8,646 8,806
Packaging materials, dry tonnes 29,558 35,738 30,059
Supply chain  2022 2021 2020
Number of suppliers 3,640 3,741 3,975
Share of fossil free raw materials and packaging materials, % of dry tonnes 99.3 99.2 99.3
Traceability of raw materials, % of total purchases 97 98 97
Suppliers' commitment to Supplier Code of Conduct, % of total purchases 99 98 96
Supplier background check passed, % of total purchases   96 92 84
Supplier sustainability assessment passed, % of total purchases 63 54 53
Number of supplier audits by Metsä Group 2 0 12
Number of supplier audits by external party 14 17 9

 

Financial figures

       
Selected financial figures 2022 2021 2020
Sales, EUR million 2,479 2,084 1,890
Production of paperboard, 1,000 t 1,890 1,918 1,857
Production of pulp and BCTMP, 1,000 t 1,409 1,362 1,372
Employee costs, EUR million 217.4 216.0 196.9
R&D expenditure, EUR million 6.1 6.0 8.6
Taxes to be paid in Finland, EUR million (8) 39.8 59.4 -
Taxes to be paid in Sweden, EUR million (8) 47.5 40.2 -
Taxes to be paid in other countries, EUR million (8) 8.7 9.2 -
Dividend and equity distribution, EUR million (9) 205.6 145.8 92.4
 
References:
(1) Primary energy consumption includes the energy consumed in end use and the amount of energy used to produce energy. For purchased electricity, primary energy is calculated by dividing the amount of purchased electricity by the assumed efficiency of energy production: traditional fuels 0.4, nuclear power 0.33, hydro, wind and solar power 1. The total energy of purchased heat is calculated based on the actual fuel consumption of nearby power plants.
(2) Scope 3 emissions consist of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalents. The increase in Scope 3 emissions after 2019 is explained by changes in calculation methodology: two new categories (Processing of sold products and End of life treatment of sold products) were added in the calculations in 2020. Calculation methodology related to purchased chemicals was also updated.
(3) Full-time equivalent FTE on 31 Dec
(4) The former subsidiary company Hangö Stevedoring is included in the figures pertainaing personnel until the end of 2021 and the figures pertaining occupational health and safety until the end of February 2022.
(5) The figure includes also redundancies caused by restructuring of business.
(6) By the end of 2022, 70% of our employees had completed the Code of Conduct e-learning course launched in November 2022. 100% had completed the previous version of the course.
(7) Our external partners working in a mill area, excluding major investment projects (e.g. the Husum recovery boiler and turbine, board machine investments and the Kemi board mill investment).
(8) Tax reporting was renewed in 2022. Comparable figures were calculated for 2021 only.
(9) The Board of Directors has proposed that a dividend of EUR 0.58 per share be distributed for the 2022 financial year. Dividend yield for 2022 has been calculated including the proposed equity distribution and using the B share closing price as of 31 December 2022.
Some of the figures have been updated due to additional data.