Environment
Environment performance assessment includes three themes: sustainable nonwovens, low impact manufacturing and environmental management.
| Environment | Suominen result (points) |
Max score (points) |
Share from max score |
Weight | TOTAL SCORES TO ESG METER |
| Sustainable nonwovens | 15 | 15 | 100% | 15 | 15 |
| Low impact manufacturing | 41 | 61 | 67% | 15 | 10 |
| Environmental management | 6 | 6 | 100% | 10 | 10 |
| Total performance - Environment | 40 | 35 |
Sustainable nonwovens
| Sustainable Nonwovens | Performance | Reference | Score from maximum |
Scoring principles | ||
| TOTAL | 15 | / | 15 | |||
| Sustainable products - increase the share of sales | 87% | 3 | / | 3 | Overall target is to reach 50% increase in sales of sustainable products by 2025, compared to the base year 2019. If performance is 40% or over - 3 points If performance is between 30-40% - 2 points If performance is between 20-30% - 1 point If performance is between 0-20% - 0 points |
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| Number of sustainable product launches | 11 | 3 | / | 3 | Overall target is to reach over 10 sustainable product launches annually. If performance is over 10 - 3 points If performance is between 8-10 - 2 points If performance is between 4-8 - 1 point If performance is between 0-4 - 0 points |
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| Products made from renewable raw materials available | YES | AR p. 91 | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
| Products made from certified raw material sources available | YES | AR p. 91 | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
| Products made from recycled raw materials available | YES | AR p. 91 | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
Low impact manufacturing
| Low impact manufacturing | Performance | Reference | Score from maximum | Scoring principles | ||
| TOTAL | 41 | / | 61 | Includes score from sections climate change, energy, landfill waste and water | ||
| Climate change | 16 | / | 22 | |||
| Level of reporting | Scopes 1, 2 & 3 | AR p. 81 | 3 | / | 3 | If all scopes 1, 2 & 3 reported - 3 points If scopes 1 & 2 reported - 2 points If scope 1 reported - 1 point If no reporting - 0 points |
| Publicly stated GHG reduction target | YES | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
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| Level of GHG emission reduction target* | Target in line with the Paris Agreement | AR p. 79 | 1 | / | 4 | If company targets are approved by SBTi - 4 If transition plan is ready - 3 If company has committed to SBTi - 2 If company has targets in line with the Paris Agreement - 1 If no action taken - 0 |
| Performance towards GHG reduction target | 24% | 3 | / | 3 | Overall target is to reach 20% reduction per ton of product by 2025, compared to the base year 2019. If performance is 18% or over - 3 points If performance is between 14-17% - 2 points If performance is between 8-13% - 1 point If performance is between 0-8% - 0 points |
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| Values verified externally in CSRD reporting | YES | AR p. 206-208 | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
| Resilience analysis with a climate risk assessment conducted** | NO | AR p. 67 | 0 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
| Respondent to CDP's Climate Change Questionnaire | Response through customer request | Website | 3 | / | 3 | If respondent through investor request or own initiative - 3 points If respondent through customer request - 2 points If not reponded - 0 points |
| Energy | 10 | / | 18 | |||
| Share of fossil-free electricity reported | YES | AR p. 80 | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
| Use of fossil-free electricity at sites | 4,5 (All our European sites have shifted entirely to fossil-free electricity since 2021. Our Paulínia site in Brazil shifted to fossil-free electricity in 2023 and our Bethune site in the United States partially in 2024.) |
AR p. 78 | 1 | / | 3 | All sites use fossil-free electricity - 3 6/7 sites use fossil-free electricity - 2 4/7 use fossil-free electricity - 1 3 sites or less use fossil-free electricity - 0 |
| Share of fossil-free energy | 22% | AR p. 80 | 0 | / | 3 | 90–100 % of total energy is fossil-free - 3 70–89 % of total energy is fossil-free - 2 30–69 % of total energy is fossil-free - 1 Less than 30% of total energy is fossil-free - 0 |
| Publicly stated energy reduction target | YES | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
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| Performance towards energy reduction target | No progress made in 2024 | 0 | / | 3 | Overall target is to reach 20% reduction per ton of product by 2025, compared to the base year 2019. If performance is 18% or over - 3 points If performance is between 14-17% - 2 points If performance is between 8-13% - 1 point If performance is between 0-8% - 0 points |
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| Values verified externally in CSRD reporting | YES | AR p. 206-208 | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
| Landfill waste | 6 | / | 9 | |||
| Publicly stated landfill waste reduction target | YES | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
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| Performance towards landfill waste reduction target | No progress made in 2024 | 0 | / | 3 | Overall target is to reach 20% reduction per ton of product by 2025, compared to the base year 2019. If performance is 18% or over - 3 points If performance is between 14-17% - 2 points If performance is between 8-13% - 1 point If performance is between 0-8% - 0 points |
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| Values verified externally in CSRD reporting | YES | AR p. 206-208 | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
| Water | 9 | / | 12 | |||
| Publicly stated water consumption reduction target | YES | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
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| Performance towards water reduction target | No progress made in 2024 | 0 | / | 3 | Overall target is to reach 20% reduction per ton of product by 2025, compared to the base year 2019. If performance is 18% or over - 3 points If performance is between 14-17% - 2 points If performance is between 8-13% - 1 point If performance is between 0-8% - 0 points |
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| Values verified externally in CSRD reporting | YES | AR p. 206-208 | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
| Water scarcity evaluated at sites | YES | AR p. 86 | 3 | / | 3 | If answer is YES - 3 points If answer is NO - 0 points |
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Environmental management
| Environmental management | Performance | Reference | Score from maximum | Scoring principles | ||
| TOTAL | 6 | / | 6 | |||
| Local environmental policies in place (coverage %) | 100%, local environmental policies in all plants | AR p. 78 | 3 | / | 3 | 100% coverage of our plants - 3 points 80-99% coverage of our plants - 2 points 70-79% coverage of our plants - 1 point <70% coverage of our plants - 0 points |
| Certified environmental management system ISO 14001 (coverage %) | 100% | AR p. 78 | 3 | / | 3 | 100% sites certified - 3 points 80-99% sites certified - 2 points 70-79% sites certified - 1 point <70% sites certified - 0 points |