SCA is Europe’s largest private owner of forestland and the Group’s own forests have been certified in accordance with the FSC, Forest Stewardship Council, since 1999.
SCA also purchases large quantities of fresh-fibre raw materials from external suppliers. SCA’s goal is that no wood fibre used in production derives from controversial sources.
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SCA will employ methods that ensure that no wood fibre or fresh fibre-based material comes from controversial sources. The target also includes purchased fibre in the form of pulp and containerboard.
Target achievement 2010
- All deliveries of pulp to SCA’s facilities comply with the Group target.
- All of SCA’s wood-consuming units are reviewed by independent auditors and meet the requirements of the Group target.
- SCA Packaging Europe has control of the origin of 85% of the fresh fibre used by the business group. The ambition is to fully comply with the Group target regarding the control and use of fresh-fibre raw materials by 2011.
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Activities in 2010
- In 2010, SCA developed a new global supplier standard, which includes pulp suppliers, for the hygiene operations.
- The FSC audit of SCA’s forestry activities was successfully completed. All deviations reported in the 2009 audit have been corrected.
- SCA Tissue Europe has reviewed its pulp suppliers, resulting in a 55% reduction in the number of suppliers between 2007 and 2010.
- During the year, the Group FSC Chain of Custody certified eleven plants in Poland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and New Zealand.
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Driving forces
- Forests cover about one-third of the earth’s land surface. Each year, about seven million hectares of land are deforested, corresponding to 0.2% of all forested areas.
- Illegal logging and timber from controversial sources are threats to the world’s forests and to biodiversity.
- Forests managed in a sustainable manner are vital from a number of perspectives: they enable efficient production of the forest stand, create job opportunities and contribute positively to climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide.
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