Stora Enso ranked best of industry by Sustainable Brand Index in Sweden

STORA ENSO OYJ PRESS RELEASE 30 November 2018 at 9.00 EET

Stora Enso has been awarded ‘Industry Leader 2018’ in the Sustainable Brand Index™ B2B, which is the largest brand study on sustainability in the Nordics. The study covers over one hundred business-to-business brands across more than 10 industries in Sweden.

Stora Enso is considered the most sustainable B2B brand of the industry, according to decision-makers in Sweden. The Sustainable Brand Index™ B2B study analyses how Swedish decision-makers view sustainability and how Sweden’s largest B2B brands are perceived from the perspective of sustainability. Stora Enso finished second in total among all the surveyed B2B companies. 

“As a sustainability driven company, we value this recognition highly. Our business is based on supporting our customers in meeting consumers’ demand for sustainable products. By replacing fossil-based materials with our renewable solutions, we will help drive the transition from a fossil fuel consuming world to a future based on a bioeconomy”, says Ulrika Lilja, EVP Communications.

“We are happy to see that the ambitious execution of our sustainability strategy is being recognised”, says Noel Morrin, EVP Sustainability. “It is a top priority for Stora Enso to ensure that our renewable solutions are produced sustainably. This requires continuous work as we move towards a low-carbon future.”

For further information, please contact:
Ulrika Lilja, EVP, Communications, tel. +46 72 221 9228

Part of the bioeconomy, Stora Enso is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper. We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Stora Enso has some 26 000 employees in over 30 countries. Our sales in 2017 were EUR 10 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY). storaenso.com 

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For further information, please contact:
Ulrika Lilja
EVP, Communications
tel. +46 72 221 9228