Stora Enso has a strong record in using environmental management systems designed to help units to address the most critical environmental aspects of their operations.

During 2003 and 2004 all Stora Enso’s pulp, paper and board production units were covered by ISO 14001 certification and/or EMAS registration. So far only Stora Enso's European production units have been registered to EMAS. In December 2004, however, Stora Enso acquired Polish packaging producer Intercell S.A., which currently does not have a certified environmental management system in place.

Stora Enso strives to ensure that all acquired production units adopt environmental management systems according to ISO 14001 and/or EMAS. It has been decided that third-party-verified environmental management systems should also be adopted by all sawmills and wood supply units. Most of the uncertified sawmills have already set certification objectives for 2005. Imavere Sawmill in Estonia, for instance, has already certified its operations according to ISO 14001.

Bad St. Leonhard Sawmill served as a certification pilot for sawmills in Continental Europe, and became Stora Enso’s first sawmill in Central Europe to be certified to ISO 14001 and registered with EMAS.