Our sustainability targets 2030: Governance

We know where our raw materials come from and which actors we work with throughout the value chain. We collaborate and innovate with our key stakeholders, and create value for the society. Metsä Fibre’s production units have a strong local influence and our operations affect the entire country.

Target: Innovation and open-minded cooperation

One of Metsä Group’s sustainability targets for 2030 concerns open-minded cooperation with partners. In practice, this means agreeing shared sustainability targets with our key suppliers and the development of new wood-based products with partners.

Metsä Group level activities towards 2030

We agree common sustainability targets with our key suppliers. These include reducing Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions with Andritz, developing renewable products or raw materials with Kemira, halving emissions from transports with Finnish railroad company VR and reducing maritime emissions with Dutch shipping company Royal Wagenborg.

Developing new wood-based products with partners. Our Äänekoski bioproduct mill has fostered a value-creating network of partners who utilise the pulp and by-products of our pulp production. Examples of new innovations include wood-based textile fibre named Kuura and Muoto^™ fibre products.

Key Performance Indicators by 2030

Joint sustainability target with 100% of partner suppliers

100% implementation of ethics barometer measures

Two jackets made from Kuura textile fibre

Supporting UN sustainable development goals

SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth, SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production and SDG 13: Climate action

Target: The importance of a forest-based bioeconomy for society

We are an important part of society and create value locally, nationally and internationally. Our production units have a strong local impact, and our operations affect the whole of Finland.

Metsä Group level activities towards 2030

We use all the wood for the best suitable application and process wood raw material efficiently.	We source raw materials from sustainable sources and verify the origin, for example through supplier assessments.
By increasing the share of certified wood in our timber supply, we support, among other things, the working conditions of forest workers and ensure that the rights of indigenous peoples are not violated in our forest areas.	We will direct our purchases to suppliers whose responsibility has been verified and thus support overall social change towards more sustainable practices in the supply chain.

Key Performance Indicators by 2030

100% traceability of raw materials

>90% share of certified wood

Suppliers’ 100% commitment to Supplier Code of Conduct

100% supplier assessments and audits done for core suppliers

Supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth, SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production and SDG 15: Life on land