Pulling in the same direction to promote sustainable forestry in Latvia, at a summer event organised by Wood Supply Baltic in July 2004.

Stora Enso’s operations have many wide-ranging effects on local communities and even whole societies, as well as employees, investors, customers and suppliers. It is vital to maintain regular contacts with all these stakeholder groups in order to learn about their needs, hopes and concerns.

Stora Enso has resolved to further improve dialogues with stakeholders in order to obtain a fuller understanding of their different perspectives on critical sustainability issues. Stora Enso aims to pro-actively and consistently address these sustainability issues throughout the Group’s business operations and decision-making.

Stakeholder engagement is vital for accountable business operations, instrumental in risk management, and also helps to identify opportunities for value creation.