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    SustainabilityGRI

Global Reporting Initiative
   

The Sustainability 2004 report follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as far as it is appropriate and applicable to Stora Enso. The index below shows how and where Stora Enso addresses GRI indicators in the Group’s web annual report for 2004. In addition, the level of reporting (fully reported, partially reported or not reported) is indicated by coloured circles.

Vision and strategy
Profile
Governance structure
Economic performance indicators
Environmental performance indicators
Social performance indicators



 

GRI Report Content
Location in Stora Enso Reports 2004
Comments
1. Vision and strategy      
1.1 Vision and strategy regarding Stora Enso's contribution to sustainable development. Mission, vision, values  
  Welcome from Deputy CEO    
  Value Chain    
1.2 CEO Statement Welcome from Deputy CEO  
2. Profile      
Organisational profile      
2.1 Name of reporting organisation Profile and scope  
2.2 Products and services Product areas in brief  
2.3 Operational structure of the organisation Organisation chart  
2.4 Divisions Paper product area  
  Packaging Boards product area    
  Forest Products product area    
2.5 Locations Mill Map The Mill map shows the location of Stora Enso's production facilities. The list of sales companies can be found from Contacts.
2.6 Nature of ownership; legal form. Share and shareholders  
2.7 Nature of markets served. Product areas in brief  
2.8 Scale of the reporting organisation. Profile and scope  
2.9 Stakeholders Stakeholder engagement  
  CSR Principles    
Report scope      
2.10 Contacts Contacts Environmental contacts can be found for mills, divisions and geographic regions. Sustainability communications and CSR contacts can be found under Corporate contacts.
2.11 Reporting period Profile and scope The reporting period is the calendar year 2004.
2.12 Previous reports Profile and scope The last report was published in March 2004.
2.13 Boundaries of report Profile and scope  
  Accounting principles    
2.14 Significant changes Profile and scope  
  Board Report    
2.15 Reporting principles Profile and scope  
2.16 Re-statements of information Restatement  
Report profile      
2.17 Application of GRI principles and protocols Profile and scope Energy protocol: Indirect energy consumption related to e.g. fuels for generation of purchased electricity and transport operated by suppliers are not included in the Group's figures.
2.18 Accounting criteria for costs and benefits. Profile and scope Environmental and social performance data is reported according to internal Group guidelines. The guidelines for reporting environmental liabilities, capital expenditures and operating expenses are based on IFRS and EU recommendation on the recognition, measurement and disclosure of environmental issues in the annual accounts and annual reports of companies.
  Accounting principles    
2.19 Changes in measurement methods Profile and scope Due to improvements in data management, some figures do not correspond exactly to those reported on pages 46-49 of the Sustainability 2003 Report.
2.20 Internal quality assurance Profile and scope  
2.21 Independent assurance   The printed report has been verified by an independent third party. The assurance statement can be found on page 60 of the Sustainability Report.
2.22 Additional information Profile and scope  
3. Governance structure and management systems      
Structure and governance      
3.1 Corporate governance Governance  
3.2 Board of directors Board of Directors Nine of the eleven (82%) directors of the Board of Directors are independent.
3.3 Board-level processes for expertise needs Board of Directors The background and experience of all board members are reported.
3.4 Board-level processes for management of economic, environmental, and social risks and opportunities. Governance The head of the Sustainability Committee, the Deputy CEO, is a board member.
3.5 Executive compensation Staff costs  
  Employee bonus programmes    
3.6 Organisational structure and responsible persons Governance  
3.7 Mission and values statements Mission, vision and values  
  Environmental and social responsbility policy    
  CSR Principles    
3.8 Shareholders' rights Share and shareholders  
Stakeholder engagement      
3.9 Selection of major stakeholders. Stakeholder engagement  
3.10 Stakeholder consultation Stakeholder engagement Stora Enso is currently developing a more systematic approach in stakeholder engagement.
3.11 Information generated Stakeholder engagement Stora Enso is currently developing a more systematic approach in stakeholder engagement.
3.12 Use of information Stakeholder engagement Stora Enso is currently developing a more systematic approach in stakeholder engagement.
Overarching policies and management systems      
3.13 Precautionary principle Environmental and social responsbility policy From the Environmental and Social Responsibility Policy, Stora Enso has derived its GMO Principle. The Group will refrain from any commercial use of controversial genetic engineering techniques on trees or any other organisms.
  Environmental management systems   Environmental management systems ensure a systematic and pro-active assessment of environmental risks.
3.14 External charters Welcome from Deputy CEO Stora Enso has signed the ICC Business Charter for Sustainable Development. Stora Enso supports the United Nation's Global Compact and its ten initiatives.
3.15 Memberships in industry and business associations Activities in international forums Stora Enso is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), RespecTable, BLICC (Business Leaders in Climate Change), CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), Finnish Business and Society, Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry), Swedish Forest Industries Federation (Skogsindustrierna) and German Paper and Pulp Association (VDP)
3.16 Management of upstream and downstream impacts Value Chain Stora Enso’s Principles on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) apply to all suppliers. In wood procurement, internal and external audits are done to verify and improve suppliers’ environmental and social performance. Field audits are done in co-operation with the suppliers and they cover e.g. health and safety issues. Stora Enso has also defined a preliminary set of environmental and social requirements for other material and service suppliers.
  Chemical suppliers    
  Wood procurement    
  Economic impacts    
  Transport    
3.17 Management of indirect impacts Value Chain  
  Indirect economic impacts    
  Transport    
3.18 Changes in locations and operations Acquisitions and disposals  
  Workforce reductions    
3.19 Performance programmes Value Chain The printed report has been verified by an independent third party. The assurance statement can be found on page 60 of the Sustainability Report.
  Environmental targets    
  CSR targets    
  OHS targets    
  Business Excellence Guide    
3.20 Certified management systems Certified mills  
5. Performance indicators      
Economic      
Direct economic impacts      
Customers      
EC1. Net sales Direct economic impacts  
EC2. Geographic breakdown of markets Direct economic impacts  
  Segment information    
Suppliers      
EC3. Cost of all goods, materials, and services purchased Economic impacts  
  Consolidated Income Statement    
EC4. Contracts that were paid in accordance with agreed terms   Not available
EC11. Supplier breakdown Direct economic impacts Suppliers are broken down on a regional level.
Employees      
EC5. Payroll and benefits Direct economic impacts  
  Staff costs    
  Post-employment benefits    
  Employee bonus programmes    
Providers of capital      
EC6. Interest on debt, and dividends Economic impacts  
  Net financial items    
  Borrowings    
EC7. Retained earnings Economic impacts  
Public sector      
EC8. Taxes Direct economic impacts  
  Income taxes    
EC9. Subsidies received Direct economic impacts  
  Other operating income: subsidies    
EC10. Donations Direct economic impacts  
EC12. Non-core business infrastructure development   No Group-wide data available.
Indirect economic impacts      
EC13. Indirect economic impacts Indirect economic impacts Stora Enso has taken steps to systematically analyse the Group's indirect economic impacts.
Environmental      
Materials      
EN1. Materials use Material Flows More information about material flows in available in Stora Enso's EMAS reports at www.storaenso.com/emas
EN2. Recycled materials use Material Flows  
Energy      
EN3. Direct energy use Material Flows More information is available in mill-specific EMAS reports and in the Stora Enso booklet entitled Energy which can be found on www.storaenso.com/sustainability > publications
  Energy and climate    
EN4. Indirect energy use   Indirect energy consumption related to e.g. fuels for generation of purchased electricity and transport operated by suppliers are not included.
EN17. Renewable energy and energy efficiency Environmental targets More information is available in the mill specific EMAS reports and in the Stora Enso booklet entitled Energy which can be found on www.storaenso.com/sustainability > publications
  Energy and climate    
EN18. Energy consumption of products   Not available
EN19. Other indirect energy use   Not available
Water      
EN5. Total water use Material Flows  
  Water    
EN20. Water sources affected   More information is available in the mill-specific EMAS reports and in the Stora Enso booklet entitled Water which can be found on www.storaenso.com/sustainability > publications
EN21. Ground and surface water Water More information is available in the mill-specific EMAS reports and in the Stora Enso booklet entitled Water which can be found on www.storaenso.com/sustainability > publications
EN22. Total recycling and reuse of water   Information is available in the mill-specific EMAS reports and in the Stora Enso booklet entitled Water which can be found on www.storaenso.com/sustainability > publications
Biodiversity      
EN6. Location and size of land in biodiversity-rich habitats   Stora Enso has divested forests in Finland and the USA in 2002, in Sweden and Canada in early 2004 as well as plantations in Indonesia in November 2004.
EN7. Impacts on biodiversity   More information about biodiversity impacts can be found from Stora Enso's EMAS reports.
EN23. Land Wood procurement  
  China    
  Biological assets    
EN24. Impermeable surface   Not available
EN25. Impacts on protected and sensitive areas Veracel  
EN26. Changes to natural habitats resulting from activities and operations   See EMAS reports of wood supply units at www.storaenso.com/emas
EN27. Protecting and restoring degraded areas Veracel  
EN28. Species with extinction risk    
EN29. Operations in protected or sensitive areas    
Emissions, effluents and waste      
EN8. Greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental performance Only carbon dioxide is reported. Emission factors for reporting greenhouse gas emissions are coherent with WRI-WBCSD greenhouse gas protocol.
  Mill-specific data    
EN9. Use and emissions of ozone-depleting substances.   No significant ODP sources used in Stora Enso's operations
EN10. NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type. Environmental performance Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions are reported.
  Mill-specific data    
EN11. Total amount of waste by type and destination Environmental performance More information is available in the mill-specific EMAS reports and in the Stora Enso booklet entitled Recycling and residuals which can be found on www.storaenso.com/sustainability > publications
  Residuals and hazardous waste    
  Mill-specific data    
EN12. Discharges to water Environmental performance Effluent discharges are reported as COD, phosphorus, nitrogen and AOX.
  Mill-specific data    
EN13. Spills Non-compliances  
EN30. Indirect greenhouse gas emissions   Not available
EN31. Hazardous waste Environmental performance  
  Hazardous waste    
EN32. Impacts of water discharges Water More information about impacts of water discharges can be found in Stora Enso's EMAS reports
Suppliers      
EN33. Supplier environmental performance Value Chain More information can be found in Stora Enso's EMAS reports at www.storaenso.com/emas
  Chemical suppliers    
  Wood procurement    
Products and services      
EN14. Environmental impacts of products and services Timber products See http://www.paperprofile.com for further information about environmental impacts of paper products
EN15. Recycling and reuse Recovered fibre More information is available in the mill-specific EMAS reports and in the Stora Enso booklet entitled Recycling and residuals which can be found on www.storaenso.com/sustainability > publications
Compliance      
EN16. Non-compliance Non-compliances  
  Contingencies    
Transport      
EN34. Environmental impacts of transportation Transport  
Overall      
EN35. Environmental expenditures Investments and costs  
Social      
Labour practices and decent work      
Employment      
LA1. Breakdown of workforce Employee distribution by country  
LA2. Net employment creation and average turnover Employee distribution by country The Group's average turnover is reported.
LA12. Employee benefits   No Group-wide data available
Labour/management relations      
LA3. Independent trade unions and collective bargaining   The majority of production employees are members of labour unions with which either the Group or the forest industry customarily negotiate collective bargaining agreements in Europe. Salaries for management are negotiated individually.
LA4. Policy and procedures related to restructuring Stakeholder engagement  
  Workforce reductions    
LA13. Worker representation   No worker representative in Stora Enso's Board of Directors or Management Group
Health and safety      
LA5. Recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases Health and safety  
LA6. Health and safety committees OHS management  
LA7. Injuries, absences and fatalities OHS performance  
  Fatalities    
LA8. HIV/AIDS policies   No specific policy on HIV/AIDS
LA14. Compliance with ILO Guidelines OHS targets The Stora Enso Safety, Health and Security Management System is compatible with Stora Enso Excellence 2005 principles, international quality standards concerning safety, health, and security (e.g. OHSAS 18001, BS 8800, SCC), and ILO guidelines.
LA15. Agreements with trade unions covering health and safety at work   Health and safety at work is regulated by national legislation in most of the countries Stora Enso operates in. In addition, the Group follows industry-specific trade union contracts covering more detailed health and safety issues. Stora Enso has company- or unit-specific agreements with the trade unions or authorized representatives of the employees when the national legislation or industry-specific agreements do not ensure a mutually acceptable standard of health and safety at work. National legislation, trade union agreements, local agreements with authorized employee representatives or accepted local practices cover 100% of our workforce.
Training and education      
LA9. Training Direct economic impacts Average hours of training for the whole Group are reported.
  Human Resources key figures    
LA16. Programmes to support continued employability and manage career endings Human Resources management  
LA17. Programmes for skills management Human Resources management  
Diversity and opportunity      
LA10. Equal opportunity policies or programmes Diversity  
  CSR Principles    
LA11. Composition of senior management and corporate governance bodies Diversity indicators  
Human rights      
Strategy and management      
HR1. Human rights management CSR Principles Stora Enso supports the UN´s Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the core conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Stora Enso’s Principles on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are based on these key standards.
  Value Chain    
HR2. Human rights impacts of investment and procurement decisions Value Chain Human rights aspects are considered in due diligence processes for mergers and acquisitions.
  Social due diligence    
HR3. Human rights performance of supply chain and contractors CSR Principles Stora Enso supports the UN´s Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the core conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Stora Enso’s Principles on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are based on these key standards, and they apply to all suppliers.
  Value Chain    
HR8. Employee training on human rights   CSR issues, including human rights, are part of the management training and various other Group-level competence level programmes.
Non-discrimination      
HR4. Preventing discrimination in operations CSR Principles As Stora Enso’s Principles for Corporate Social Responsibility state, discrimination on any basis is strictly prohibited. In the last few years, Stora Enso has focused on gender in non-discrimination work.
  Value Chain    
  Women in Stora Enso (WISE)    
Freedom of association and collective bargaining      
HR5. Freedom of association CSR Principles A great part of Stora Enso’s operations are in countries with long traditions of freedom of association and strong unions. In addition, Stora Enso conducts country-risk assessments regarding CSR issues in emerging markets, such as Brazil and Russia. Freedom of association and collective bargaining are among the issues considered.
  Value Chain    
Child labour      
HR6. Excluding child labour CSR Principles The nature of work in Stora Enso’s operations is demanding and requires special, often technical or engineering skills. Therefore child labour is not a great risk with Stora Enso’s own operations.
  Value Chain    
Forced and compulsory labour      
HR7. Preventing forced and compulsory labour CSR Principles Stora Enso’s Principles on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) prohibit the use of forced and compulsory labour.
  Value Chain    
Disciplinary practices      
HR9. Appeal practices   No Group-wide appeal practice
HR10. Non-retaliation policy and employee grievance system   No specific policy on non-retaliation. No Group-wide grievance system.
Security practices      
HR11. Human rights training for security personnel   No Group-wide training programmes for security personnel
Indigenous rights      
HR12. Addressing needs of indigenous people   Stora Enso's Wood Procurement Principles state: "We promote wood procurement and forest management practices which leave room for traditional and multiple uses of forests, while also preserving each area’s natural, historical and cultural heritage."
HR13. Community grievance mechanisms   No Group-wide data available.
HR14. Revenues redistributed to local communities    
Society      
Community      
SO1. Managing impacts on communities Value Chain Impacts on communities have been studied on a case-by-case basis. For example, UNDP is conducting a socio-economic impact assessment on the Stora Enso and Aracruz joint venture Veracel in Brazil.
  Economic impacts    
  Emerging markets: Russia    
  Emerging markets: Brazil    
  Emerging markets: China    
SO4. Awards received Sustainability indexes  
  Transport environmental award    
Bribery and corruption      
SO2. Bribery and corruption prevention CSR Principles Specific guidelines have been developed for sales and marketing and purchasing personnel. Additionally the group has an Anti-fraud policy and a Competition Law Compliance Programme.
  Anti-corruption    
Political contributions      
SO3. Managing political lobbying and contributions   No specific policy on managing political lobbying and contributions.
SO5. Money paid to political parties   No Group-wide data available.
Competition and pricing      
SO6. Anti-trust and monopoly court cases Competition Law Compliance Programme  
  Board Report    
  Contingencies    
SO7. Preventing anti-competitive behaviour Competition Law Compliance Programme  
Product responsibility      
Customer health and safety      
PR1. Preserving customer health and safety during use of products Packaging products Generally, the health and safety aspects of paper products are well known. In some specific product areas such as the food packaging, these issues are examined in more detail.
PR4. Non-compliance with regulations concerning customer health and safety   No cases in 2004.
PR5. Complaints upheld by regulatory bodies   No cases in 2004.
PR6. Product environmental and social labels   All of Stora Enso's paper, pulp and packaging board production units are EMAS-registered. Stora Enso has also been involved in developing Paper Profile, a uniform declaration procedure for environmental product information.
Products and services      
PR2. Product information and labelling   All of Stora Enso's paper, pulp and packaging board production units are EMAS-registered. Stora Enso has also been involved in developing Paper Profile, a uniform declaration procedure for environmental product information.
PR7. Non-compliance with regulations concerning product information and labelling   No cases in 2004.
PR8. Customer satisfaction Value Chain  
  Stakeholder engagement    
  Customer focus    
Advertising      
PR9. Adherence to advertising standards and voluntary codes   No formal policy, however all of Stora Enso's advertising is done in line with the criteria established by the International Chamber of Commerce.
PR10. Breaches of advertising and marketing regulations   No cases in 2004.
Respect for privacy      
PR3. Consumer privacy management   Not applicable
PR11. Complaints regarding breaches of consumer privacy   Not applicable


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