Metsä Board achieves Leadership in CDP Forest Programme 2015
Metsä Board Press Release 16 December 2015
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has achieved leadership status in the materials sector of the CDP’s 2015 Forest programme. One hundred and eighty companies globally responded to CDP’s forests information request, out of which nine were awarded a leadership status. This follows swiftly on the news that Metsä Board has also been recognised for its management in water security and climate change by the CDP.
CDP launched its 2015 Global Forest Report at the Global Landscapes Forum in Paris, coinciding with UN’s Climate Change Conference, December 2015.
About CDP
CDP, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project, is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information. CDP works with market forces, including 822 institutional investors with assets of USD 95 trillion, to motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and natural resources and take action to reduce them. More than 5,500 companies disclosed environmental information through CDP in 2015. CDP now holds the largest collection globally of primary climate change, water and forest risk commodities information and puts these insights at the heart of strategic business, investment and policy decisions. Please visit www.cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.
METSÄ BOARD CORPORATION
For further information, please contact Metsä Board:
Minna Kantsila, Product Manager, mobile: +358 (0)50 3373043, e-mail: minna.kantsila(at)metsagroup.com
CDP’s 2015 Global Forests Report
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www.metsaboard.com
Metsä Board is a leading European producer of folding boxboards and white linerboards made from fresh forest fibres, and a market pulp supplier. Its lightweight paperboards are developed as the perfect fit for consumer goods, retail-ready and food service packaging. The pure fresh forest fibres Metsä Board uses are a renewable resource, traceable to origin in northern forests and recyclable after use.
The global sales network of Metsä Board supports customers worldwide, including brand owners, converters and merchants. In 2014, the company’s sales totalled EUR 2.0 billion, and it has approximately 2,600 employees. Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.