Outokumpu featured in Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for the third consecutive year

OUTOKUMPU OYJ
PRESS RELEASE
22 October 2012 at 10.00 am EET


Outokumpu’s approach to climate change disclosure is again recognised by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Outokumpu is included in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for the third consecutive year. The CDP represents 655 institutional investors with $78 trillion in assets under management and the index provides an evaluation tool for institutional investors.

The Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, a key component of CDP’s annual Nordic 260 Climate Change Report, highlights the constituent companies within the Nordic stock exchanges which have displayed the most professional approach to corporate governance in respect of climate change disclosure practices.

Companies are scored on their climate change disclosure and high scores indicate good internal data management and understanding of climate change related issues affecting the company.

“Sustainability is integral part of our production process and business conduct”, says Tuomas Haikka, Vice President of Sustainability at Outokumpu. “We set ambitious targets to improve our environmental performance and as a proof of that we have, for example, managed to decrease our carbon footprint by 40% from the 1990’s. Our target now is to achieve a further 20% reduction by 2020. The development is based on improvements in energy efficiency, the use of low-carbon energy sources and continuous process improvements in production”.

Altogether 26 companies of the 260 Nordic stock exchange listed companies participating in the review were included in the 2012 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. The report is based on the analysis of the responses to CDP’s questionnaire which focused on greenhouse gas emissions, emissions reduction targets and risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

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Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel with the vision to be the undisputed number one. Customers in a wide range of industries use our stainless steel and services worldwide. Being fully recyclable, maintenance-free, as well as very strong and durable material, stainless steel is one of the key building blocks for sustainable future. Outokumpu employs some 8 000 people in more than 30 countries. The Group’s head office is located in Espoo, Finland. Outokumpu is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.outokumpu.com