• The rate of lost-time accidents in each Stora Enso unit should be in the top 25% within the forest industry in the particular country. Where units have already achieved this, their target is to achieve rates in the top 25% within the forest industry world-wide. An accident rate of zero remains the ultimate goal.
• Absenteeism rates in each Stora Enso unit should be lower than the national forest industry average.
• More detailed targets have also been set for accident rates and absenteeism in certain countries, divisions and units.
• At the end of 2004, a Group-wide target was set that by the end of 2007 every production unit should establish a certified OHS management system such as OHSAS 18001.
• Targets have been set for the indexes calculated from Stora Enso’s Employee Satisfaction Surveys. After a unit has run its first employee satisfaction survey, subsequent index targets are set higher to help promote improvements on the initial results.

From policy into practice

• Stora Enso’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy is the basis for health and safety activities throughout the Group’s operations.
• The strategic targets within OHS are that the Stora Enso employees are healthy and have good working ability, and that Stora Enso workplaces are free from accidents and work-related illnesses.
• Country-specific, division-specific and unit-specific OHS policies are derived from this corporate policy.
• The main responsibility for implementing these policies lies with the business units, who are supported at corporate level and by national or regional OHS co-ordinators and networks.
• The corporate OHS function is represented in the Corporate Social Responsibility Team.