April 21, 2023
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Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, including Metsä Greaseproof Papers business, have received the highest Platinum rating in EcoVadis sustainability and social responsibility evaluation. The company is among the top one per cent of all the companies rated by EcoVadis. Metsä Tissue once again scored highly in each of the four themes assessed, performing best in the environment section with a score of 90/100. Metsä Tissue has received the highest Platinum-level every year since 2020. “We’re pleased and proud to have received a Platinum rating again this year. Despite many new questions, we managed to exceed the requirements of a Platinum rating and improved our results from last year. We’ve again demonstrated that we have an advanced sustainability management system that covers all the four themes addressed by EcoVadis and thus provides us an excellent foundation for further development of our sustainability work. I wish to express my warmest thanks to our Metsä Tissue team and all our stakeholders, who have contributed to the achievement of this excellent result,” says Esa Kaikkonen, Metsä Tissue’s CEO. Metsä Tissue stands out on the market with its unique value chain, stretching all the way from sustainably managed forests to the responsible production and distribution of renewable products. Our aim is to help our customers in developing sustainable business and making sustainable choices. Our sustainability objectives encourage us to pursue continuous improvement. We aim for fossil free mills and products by 2030. In addition, our objectives include ambitious measures to ensure that our operations are ethical and that our workplace is safe. Our well-known brands are Lambi, Serla, Tento, Mola, Katrin and SAGA. EcoVadis provides international corporate sustainability ratings and has developed a platform that enables companies to assess their suppliers’ performance in environmental and social responsibility worldwide. The assessments are based on four themes: environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. For further information, please contact: Johanna Kesti, SVP, Marketing, Communications and Sustainability, tel. +358 40 417 5660, or Joanna Linnermo-Kumpuoja, Communications Manager, tel. +358 40 555 5868, joanna.linnermo-kumpuoja@metsagroup.com Metsä Tissue Metsä Tissue creates a cleaner everyday life. We are one of the leading tissue paper suppliers in Europe to households and professionals and one of the leading greaseproof paper suppliers globally. Our brands are Lambi, Serla, Mola, Tento, Katrin and SAGA. With production units in five countries, we employ around 2,450 people. In 2022, our sales totalled EUR 1.2 billion. Metsä Tissue is part of Metsä Group. Follow Metsä Tissue: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram
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