Sustainability
Sustainability to us
There is an urgent need to change our society – and we have a clear picture of how to achieve this. We see a green transition, with an economy that works for both people and the environment. We see a transition to products that do not damage nature, but are instead part of the perpetual cycle. We see sustainable investments and innovations. The forest is showing the way to a fossil-free world in balance.
Our platform for sustainability
Using the forest as a base, sustainability is at the very core of SCA. We contribute climate benefit, create thousands of jobs, preserve biodiversity and nurture the forest’s other values. All of this is described in our sustainability platform.
More about our platform6strategic priorities
includes social, financial and environmental related goals 12.8million tonnes of CO₂e
SCA's climate benefit 100percent
of the wood raw material comes from responsibly managed forests
We are doing good for the climate
Limiting global warming is one of the greatest challenges of our time. As a forest company, we are one part of the solution. Our growing forests capture and store enormous volumes of CO2, several times more than the fossil CO2 emissions from our entire operations. But we provide an equal benefit by manufacturing bio-based products, which reduce society’s need for fossil-based alternatives and thereby prevent large volumes of greenhouse gas emissions.
We are a climate-positive company and in 2023 generated a climate benefit of 12.8 million tonnes of CO2e. The climate benefit is an important part of our contribution to the green transition and is described in more detail in the sustainability target: ‘A fossil-free world’.
Biodiversity
SCA’s forests provide a habitat for a wide variety of flora and fauna – and we want these species to continue to live there in the future. We constantly endeavor to make our nature conservation activities even more effective and in addition to the considerations we take in all of our measures, we use targeted initiatives to preserve and promote biodiversity.
This includes the identification of 203 red-listed species present in our operating areas and that are affected by forest operations. We have also identified a dozen habitats of special importance for these.
We are now working actively to preserve and recreate these prioritized habitats in our forests. In this way, we benefit not only species included under SCA’s Species Commitment, but also many other species.
Our biodiversity efforts are an important element in our ‘Valuable forests’ sustainability target.
Certificates and documents
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New electric timber truck in operation
SCA's new electric timber truck with a crane is finally rolling in the Östavall area. The truck, which is a collaborative project between SCA and Scania, is the first in the world to collect timber in the forest for further transport to a timber terminal. On October 21, the truck was showcased to the media.
New electric hybrid truck at Östrand pulp mill
At Östrand's mill area, there are large log trucks that run around the clock, all year round. Handling is now further developed through the environmentally friendly EdiLog truck.
Beautiful restorations of watercourses on SCA land
SCA is participating in several water projects in northern Sweden aimed at restoring watercourses and wetlands that run through SCA’s forest holdings. It is an important part of our nature conservation work to help preserve and develop habitats and benefit various species. This summer, the restoration of Per-Olamyren in the Graninge area was completed, and earlier this year, Björkån, a valuable watercourse near Sollefteå, was fully restored.