STORA ENSO’S FACT SHEET FOR STAKEHOLDERS
June 2015
Mitigating climate change with renewable wood-based
materials
Wood from sustainably managed forests is
the main raw material for Stora Enso’s
products. Growing trees absorb carbon from
the atmosphere. This carbon is then stored in
wood-based products.
At Stora Enso, we are committed to reducing
fossil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
throughout our value chain.
 Wood and fibre are renewable
materials that store carbon.
 At the end of their life cycle, these
materials can be used to generate
bioenergy.
 Favouring wood-based materials
reduces fossil CO2 emissions.
 Reducing fossil CO2 emissions from
production processes is a vital part of
fighting climate change.
The carbon cycle – from trees to products to bioenergy
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Trees use solar energy to absorb carbon from
atmospheric CO2. When trees are logged, the carbon
remains in products made from the wood until they
decompose or are burned. This means that wood-based
products are carbon stocks.
In sustainably managed forests, the new generations of
trees that are grown after logging will again absorb and
store carbon from the atmosphere.
Wood products and fibre-based materials such as paper
and packaging board are highly recyclable. At the end of
their lifecycle they can be used to generate bioenergy,
without releasing fossil CO2.
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Non-fossil or “biogenic” CO2 is released when biomass
decays or is burned. As it is reabsorbed by growing trees,
it is part of a continuous carbon cycle.
Fossil CO2 is released when vehicles or machines are run
on non-renewable fossil fuels such as coal, oil, or gas.
Reserves of fossil carbon are finite and take millions of
years to accumulate.
At Stora Enso, we are committed to reducing our fossil
CO2 emissions by enhancing our operational energy
efficiency and extensively using bioenergy and biofuels.
As wood and fibre-based products are carbon stocks,
favouring them over non-renewable materials such as
steel, plastic, or concrete, is better for the climate.
Glossary
Carbon neutrality can be
achieved when new growth
of forest biomass
completely offsets the
releases of carbon that
occur when wood is
harvested.
Carbon stocks are
reservoirs or “pools” of
stored carbon. Natural
terrestrial carbon stocks
include living biomass, soils,
and dead organic matter.
Biomass most often refers
to plant-based and other
organic materials. Wood is
a significant source of
biomass and bioenergy.
Biogenic carbon is carbon
that is stored in or originates
from biomass.
Biogenic CO2 is released
when biomass decomposes
or is burned.
STORA ENSO’S FACT SHEET FOR STAKEHOLDERS
June 2015
Stora Enso’s commitments
Working towards carbon neutrality
The wood for our products comes from sustainably managed forests. New generations of trees absorb the majority of the
biogenic and fossil CO2 that our operations generate, and store it as carbon. We are also actively and ambitiously reducing
CO2 emissions across all our operations. In addition, our wood products are carbon stocks, making them significantly more
climate-friendly than competing, fossil-fuel based materials. Once fibre-based products reach the end of their lifecycle, they
can be used to generate bioenergy. In 2014, 60% of our energy consumption was internally produced. Of this, 77% was
bioenergy.
Reducing CO2 emissions
We have reduced the fossil CO2 intensity (CO2 emissions per saleable tonne) of our mills by 26% compared to our benchmark
year of 2006. This means we prevented a total of 20.6 million tonnes of fossil CO2 emissions from being released into the
atmosphere between 2006 and 2014. We have achieved this through investments in biomass boilers that have reduced our
use of fossil fuels, and by increasing our internal production of power and heat. We have also improved our productivity,
installed more efficient equipment, and streamlined our processes. In addition, Stora Enso runs an energy efficiency fund to
finance projects that will further improve fossil CO2 efficiency. Our goal is to reduce our fossil CO2 intensity by 35% by 2025
compared to 2006.We report on our progress towards this goal on our website.
How our products are making a difference
Low-carbon packaging for foods
CO2-neutral house frames
Paper with near-zero fossil CO2
Throughout its life-cycle, carton
packaging for long-life foods such as
tomato products consumes 60% less
fossil fuels than glass jars, and results
in CO2 emissions 54% lower than those
of metal cans.
The frame for Bridgeport House in
London, which was made with Stora
Enso’s Cross Laminated Timber
(CLT), is storing 1 200 tonnes of
carbon. An additional 900 tonnes of
CO2 emissions was saved from entering
the atmosphere by not using a
conventional concrete frame.
Production of pulp and paper at our
Nymölla Mill for MultiCopy Original
emits almost zero fossil CO2. There are
many reasons for this, the most
important being that over 90% of
Nymölla Mill’s internal energy
production is bioenergy.
Read more
 Global Responsibility at Stora Enso
 Stora Enso Global Responsibility Performance 2014
 Consumer Board and Packaging Solutions Divisions
 Wood Products Division
 Paper Division
Contact information
Noel Morrin, EVP Global Responsibility: tel. +46 73 076 88 98
Johan Holm, Head of Environmental Policies and Programs, Global Responsibility: tel. +46 70 567 10 33