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By the end of 2002, 95% of the Group's pulp, paper and board production capacity was managed under third-party-verified ISO 14001 and/or EMAS environmental management systems. The increase from 87% in 2001 was achieved through the adoption of ISO 14001 environmental management systems at six of the nine former Consolidated Paper mills in the US. The remaining three mills also implemented ISO 14001 environmental management systems in December 2002, with formal certification scheduled for January 2003. This will accomplish Stora Enso's goal of ensuring that the Group's entire pulp, paper and board production is covered by third-party-verified environmental management systems.
All Stora Enso Timber's Nordic sawmills also comply with the ISO 14001 and EMAS standards. The next goal is to implement environmental management systems in all the Group's Central European sawmills during 2003, with a view to eventual EMAS registration.
Formal management systems now also cover most of the Group's major wood procurement organisations (see table). Stora Enso North America was granted ISO 14001 certification for its wood procurement operations in the US in 2002.
Implementation of non-verified environmental management systems has continued in sales and service units. One example is Stora Enso Nederland, the Group's sales office in Amsterdam, where a new environmental programme has been based on a detailed assessment of the environmental aspects of the unit's work. The programme aims to further improve the status of the unit by updating existing environmental procedures.
Communication – Depth and transparency in reporting
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