March 25, 2021

A sincere love for the woods

Stora Enso has a new forest sustainability strategy

Sustainability is in everything we do at Stora Enso. A healthy forest is crucial in leading the way towards a more sustainable future where materials are renewable by default. Recently, Stora Enso presented a new forest sustainability strategy and Johan Lindman, Senior VP, Global Forestry and Sustainability shares his thoughts and reflections in an interview.

 

Four main focus areas

Since sustainability has always been on the agenda, the new strategy is a logical next step, says Lindman. Four main areas were chosen, based on Stora Enso’s goals and vision. The possibilities to make the largest impact in forests and develop the best competitive advantages for both the company and the environment as the main criteria.

• Carbon: growing forests sequester a lot of carbon, producing renewable materials to replace fossil ones, constantly working to reduce emissions
  
  
• Biodiversity: aiming to be industry leaders, managing forests in ways that stimulate biodiversity, collaborating with science and academia
  
  
• New values: identifying new values for humans besides the actual trees, forests are important, recreation and hunting etc.
  
  
• Rural development: a living countryside to access skilled workers and infrastructure, positive impact, adapting to local need and interests.

The focus areas help Stora Enso pool resources and make work more efficient. The aim is increasing both forest growth and biodiversity at the same time and not seeing those two aspects as a trade-off. Read the full article here, New standards for forest biodiversity – striking for a good balance

 

“The forest is a fantastic production system – a natural, solar-powered production unit that creates raw materials that can replace fossil products, and lead to a sustainable world – now that’s impressive and inspiring!” Johan Lindman