UPM Timber
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2024)
Reporting Period: 2024
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:34,1 kg CO₂/m³ (Scope 1&2)
Renewable Energy Share:100%
Waste Generated:0%
ESG Focus Areas
- Biodiversity
- Forest Management
- Low emissions
Environmental Achievements
- UPM Timber’s production runs entirely without fossil energy.
- In 2023, a new heat pump technology enhancing energy efficiency was introduced at Korkeakoski sawmill to reduce CO₂ emissions by feeding residual heat back to the drying process.
- In 2023, Seikku sawmill in Pori started transporting sawn timber to the port of Rauma using trucks powered by renewable diesel.
- In 2020, Kaukas sawmill in Lappeenranta switched to using longer and larger HCT special trucks to transport containers from the sawmill to the port of export.
- UPM Timber’s products are transported by sea using four new LNG carriers.
- UPM Timber increased the proportion of recycled plastics in wrapping up to 75%.
- The sawmill production generates no landfill waste.
- Increased the number of broadleaved trees in its forests in Finland.
- Significantly increased the protected area of the company’s forests.
- Committed to increasing continuous cover forestry in spruce dominated, nutrient rich drained peatlands.
- Left living retention trees in forests for future decay.
- Restored a minimum of 3000 hectares of peatland habitats and carried out a management plan in at least 100 other sites in 2024.
- Planted endangered decay fungi in the company’s own forest deadwood concentrations in 2019 and 2020.
Social Achievements
- Linked stand-by credit margin and staff incentive bonuses to biodiversity performance.
- Developed numerous cooperation, research and development projects to enhance biodiversity.
- Works in cooperation with many parties to monitor and identify the positive impacts of nature management methods in UPM forests.
Governance Achievements
- 100% of the wood used comes through a certified chain of custody system.
- All UPM owned forests are certified or in the process to be certified with FSC™ (Forest Stewardship Council™, FSC N003385) and/or PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, PEFC/02-44-41).
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Net positive impact (NPI) on biodiversity by 2030.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- 100% of the wood used by UPM Timber is supplied from responsibly managed forests.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: FSC™ (Forest Stewardship Council™), PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification)