Stora Enso selected for new UN Global Compact Stock Index

Stora Enso has been selected for inclusion in the United Nations Global Compact 100, a new global stock index that combines corporate sustainability and financial performance.

“Our company has been committed to the Global Compact’s ten principles for more than ten years now, and we are delighted to be included in the new GC 100 index,” says Lauri Peltola, Stora Enso EVP Global Identity. “UN Global Compact provides an important global platform for companies committed to corporate sustainability and the GC 100 index is a welcome addition.”

Developed and released by the UN Global Compact in partnership with research firm Sustainalytics, the GC 100 is composed of a representative group of Global Compact companies selected on the basis of their adherence to the Global Compact’s ten principles as well as evidence of executive leadership commitment and consistent baseline profitability.

The GC 100 tracked the stock market performance of these companies during the past three years, comparing the results against a broad market benchmark, the FTSE All World Index.

For more information on the UN Global Compact 100 Stock Index, including a list of the constituent companies, please see: http://unglobalcompact.org/news/421-09-18-2013.


For further information, please contact:
Lauri Peltola, EVP Global Identity, tel. +358 2046 21380 

www.storaenso.com
www.storaenso.com/globalresponsibility

Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the paper, biomaterials, wood products and packaging industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer our customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. Stora Enso employs some 28 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2012 amounted to EUR 10.8 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY) in the International OTCQX over-the-counter market.

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