Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has been awarded a gold medal in recognition of CSR achievement. EcoVadis Gold rating was given to Metsä Fibre for the work company has done related to environment, labor & human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. In the overall score, Metsä Fibre is in the top 3% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard industry.
“At Metsä Fibre, responsibility and sustainability are an integral part of everything we do, and strategically a key area for us. One concrete example of our resource efficiency agenda is our unique bioproduct mill concept where we aim to utilize 100% of wood raw material, and continuously convert side streams from pulp production into bioproducts that offer higher added value than before,” says Ismo Nousiainen, CEO, Metsä Fibre. “We are all happy for receiving the EcoVadis Gold rating. This was our first round with EcoVadis, and we will utilize the feedback as one tool to further improve our operations.”
EcoVadis assessments focus on 21 recognized CSI criteria which are grouped into 4 themes: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement.