UPM Annual Report 2019

OUR BUSINESSES ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS In addition to the group- wide focus areas, our businesses had their additional focus areas in stakeholder dialogue in 2019. Customer collab­ oration is presented on pages 84–85, employee activities on pages 68–71.

GOVERNMENTS AND REGULATORS

BUSINESS

COMMUNITIES

SUPPLIERS

NGOs

MEDIA

Focus on the decision to invest in a new pulp mill in Uruguay and the impacts of the mill. Information meetings, mill tours and trips to explore sustainable forestry.

Safety training with contractors. Co-operation with machine suppliers and logistic service providers.

Discussions on the new pulp mill project in Uruguay. Socio-economic and environmental impacts of the current operations and the new mill project. Co-operation with Vida Silvestre, Aves Uruguay, BioUruguay and America Solidaria, Ceprodih, Desem and Jóvenes Fuertes.

Uruguay: co-operation with the government and authorities related to the current forestry and pulp operations and the new pulp mill project. Finland: discussions on infrastructure.

In Finland summer jobs and recruitment events for students, open door events at the mills. In Uruguay Information sharing meetings on the new pulp mill project, and UPM Foundation activities. In both countries mill tours and excursions to explore sustainable forestry. Training programmes, employee volunteering and other initiatives within the Biofore Share and Care programme. Co-operation with universities, schools, NGOs and research institutes. Co-operation with universities and research institutes, associations and certification bodies and auditors. Participation in seminars and conferences. Active participation in local events and projects. Co-operation with vocational colleges on apprenticeships and education. Forest owner visits at sawmills. Sponsorships of various energy-related student organisations. Partnership with the Packaging School at Clemson University in the USA. Local sponsorships, such as Icehearts in Finland and Scarborough Athletic FC in the UK. Volunteering work with Park Pals for Helsinki Gardens, Mummonkamari and local cleanup in Tampere, Mills River cleanup and Upward Elementary School cleanup in North Carolina. Environmental education and local Biofore Share and Care activities in Finland and China. In China, several projects to promote reading skills, such as “Green bookshelf” and “Mini Library”. In Finland, local youth sports initiatives. Inauguration of UPM Chudovo plywood mill extension in Russia. Open doors event at UPM Pellos in Finland. Apprenticeship and summer worker programmes at the mills. Local events on modern forestry methods and sustainable forestry. Dialogue on logging plans. Co-operation project with Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment to remove migration barriers of fish continued. 1200 forest trips for Finnish 6th grade students. Co-operation with universities and research institutes in Finland and Central Europe. Development cooperation with start-ups, technology suppliers and SMEs. Global co-operation with universities, pharma, hospitals and research institutes. Development co-operation with start-ups, technology suppliers and SMEs. Technology development co-operation with universities. Participation in housing fairs and exhibitions. Closed material circulation in production. Partnership with Stiftung Lesen continued. Community engagement at mill locations through micro-sponsorships. Recruitment activities focused on apprentices and students. Partnering with Plant-for-the-Planet. UPM Blandin carbon offset project continued.

UPM PULP

Safety training with contractors. Continuous dialogue and supplier audits.

Co-operation with the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and Zero Emission Resource Organisation (Norway).

Discussions with Finnish and EU politicians and authorities on future biofuel policies.

Visits to Lappeenranta Biorefinery, interviews and communications on mill events.

UPM BIOFUELS

Induction and training for maintenance and logistics companies.

Interviews. Communications on the environmental impact of sawmills and sawn timber. Apprenticeship programmes at the Kaukas sawmill. Mill events and visits. Promoting migrating fish programme and related projects. Engaging with key media regionally. Building global thought leadership in sustainability and innovations through blog posts, social media, events and exhibitions.

Co-operation and sawmill visits with local authorities on logistics, traffic and permits.

UPM TIMBER

Discussions with Finnish and EU politicians and authorities on energy policy development.

Collaboration related to maintenance of hydropower plants and facilities.

UPM ENERGY

Collaboration with Ellen MacArthur Foundation on CE100 circular economy programme and The New Plastics Economy initiatives. Participation in the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. Partnership with WWF Poland on “Rivers for Life” and circular economy projects.

Collaboration on the development of fossil-free labelling materials like Forest Film and fossil-free adhesive and labelling materials containing post- recycled content.

UPM RAFLATAC

2019 FSC ® Asia-Pacific Leadership Award. Promoting sustainable forest products with WWF and FSC. Tree planting day with China Green Foundation.

Supplier audits and training on compliance, UPM Supplier and Third Party Code, responsibility and safety.

Co-operation with government departments on High-Tech Enterprise Status of UPM Changshu. Participation

Engaging with key media, mill visits and social media development.

UPM SPECIALTY PAPERS

in government and industry associations programmes on

environmental protection and industry standards. Joining Cepi’s 4evergreen initiative to boost sustainable fibre- based packaging. Discussions on the operating environment and competitiveness of the Finnish forest industry. Contribution to industry and government expert groups on energy, RCP and wood sourcing in Central Europe. Joint Jury work on environmental award with environmental ministry in Germany. Collaboration with local authorities at mill sites. Promoting wood building and building code development. Discussions with EU and Finnish politicians and authorities on forest and biomass policies. Discussion with Finnish authorities on sustainable forestry and active forest ownership promotion. Discussions with Finnish and German politicians and authorities about investments. Discussion with EU authorities on bio-based materials and policies. Discussion with EU authorities and advisory groups on bio-based materials and medical device requirements. Active participation in national and Europe-wide wood plastic composite standardisation development.

Mill visits and background meetings, active dialogue around various topics. Promoting sustainable advantages of paper. Initiating a paper campaign launched by the German paper association.

Chairmanship of the board of Biodiversity in Good Company. Member of B.A.U.M. environmental initiative. Joint Jury work on environmental award with NABU.

Joint forest days for customers. Joint exhibitions on forestry topics. Safety training with contractors. Continuous dialogue and development of sustainability related co-operation.

UPM COMMUNICATION PAPERS

Briefings on supplier compliance.

Working with local media on locally relevant stories, press releases regarding products, events and investments.

UPM PLYWOOD

Joint projects with WWF Finland, Osprey Foundation and North Karelian Ornithological Association. Meetings and forest visits. Continuous dialogue. FSC ® standardisation work. A biodiversity target work started.

Supplier audits. Joint UPM Safety Team. Management training programme for contractors. Nature management training. Griffin e-learning environment.

Press conferences and background discussions on new products and services and the wood market. Working with local media on locally relevant stories.

UPM FOREST

Continuous dialogue and development of co- operation with key suppliers and service providers.

Interviews and presentations. Coverage on trade press, especially in Finland and Germany.

UPM BIOCHEMICALS

Interviews, coverage in trade press and scientific publications. Involvement and promotion of co- innovation projects supporting improvements in disease diagnosis and treatment. Promotion of new products and solutions such as UPM ProFi Piazza and UPM Formi EcoAce.

Continuous dialogue and development of co- operation with key suppliers and service providers. Supplier qualification and audits.

UPM BIOMEDICALS

Supplier mapping and categorisation. Supplier qualifications and audits. Continuous dialogue with main suppliers.

UPM BIOCOMPOSITES

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UPM ANNUAL REPORT 2019

UPM ANNUAL REPORT 2019

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