Targeting to zero tonnes of fossil Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon dioxide emissions by 2030
Metsä Group set its strategic 2030 sustainability targets for the first time in 2018. Many of them are related to climate change mitigation. For example, one of the targets is to have fossil-free mills by 2030. This means that that Metsä Group’s mils won’t utilize fossil energy nor fossil raw materials or packaging materials and that the Scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions are zero*. In 2024, 91.3% of the energy and 99.2% of the raw materials utilized in our own mills were fossil-free. The sum of the Scope 1 and 2 emissions has reduced 46% since 2018.
* The target only includes fossil-based carbon dioxide emissions, not other greenhouse gases. The emissions calculation has been carried out in accordance with the GHG protocol. Wood-based energy generates small amounts of biogenic methane and nitrous oxide, which are included in Scope 1 and 2 emissions with fossil-based greenhouse gases. Fossil-based CO2 accounts for approximately 90% of Metsä Group’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
Reducing Scope 3 emissions
Metsä Group is targeting to 30 %/tkm reduction by 2030 in greenhouse gas emissions from logistics purchased by the Group (Scope 3, category 4; emissions calculated per tonne-kilometre). The target is in force from 2025 onwards and the baseline year is 2022.
Versatile climate work
In addition to Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets Metsä Group has in place other climate-related targets for forest management, resource-efficient production, and the raw materials and carbon storage of products.
Our main raw material is northern wood and we have invested in resource-efficient production. In many applications, products made of wood can replace non-renewable materials such as plastic, steel and concrete. Climate benefits are verified with life-cycle calculations, and climate benefits are an integral part of the value proposition of many of our products.
Renewable raw materials play a special role in developing a more circular economy, as they can be produced regeneratively – for example, wood as part of regenerative forestry. In forestry, we must find a balance between profitable commercial forest use, climate change mitigation actions and measures promoting biodiversity. Strengthening biodiversity has many positive impacts on forest health, including a greater ability to adapt to climate change. Metsä Group committed to the principles of regenerative forestry in spring 2023.
In February 2025, we published a climate transition plan that presents a holistic view of our climate targets and work, including both strategic and operational aspects.
