Sustainability data

As part of our sustainability work, Nordic Paper reports sustainability data every year.

The figures from 2022 also include the all of operations of Nordic Paper Québec. These were not included in the reporting of 2021 and 2020.

Sustainability data: Environment
Environmental statistics 
    2024 2023 2020*
PRODUCTION        
Paper 1,000 t 285 274 256
Paper pulp 1,000 t 216 219 237
         
RAW MATERIAL        
Wood raw material 1,000 m3 sub 928 913 1023
Externally purchased paper pulp t 83 74 42
         
WATER CONSUMPTION million m3 17 17 20
         
ENERGY CONSUMPTION        
Biofuels, including spent liquor GWh 1,495 1,463 1,530
Fossil fuels GWh 117 114 97
         
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION        
Own electricity production GWh 115 114 115
Purchased electricity GWh 413 369 375
         
PURCHASED STEAM GWh 167 149 102
         
GHG EMISSIONS**        
Biogenic emissions 1,000 t CO2 604 546 569
Total fossil emissions 1,000 t CO2 eq 188 177 167
 of which Scope 1   32 31 29
 of which Scope 2   81 84 79
 of which Scope 3   75 62 59
 – from purchased goods   46 40 36
 – from upstream transportation   6 6 6
 – from downstream transportation   17 16 17
         
INTENSITY FOSSIL GHG        
Total kg CO2 eq/t paper 651 676 652
         
INTENSITY FOSSIL GHG PER NET SALES        
Total t CO2 eq/MSEK 40 40 57
         
EMISSIONS TO AIR        
Sulphur t 90 74 116
Nitric oxides t 274 262 284
Dust t 101 151 122
         
EMISSIONS TO WATER        
COD t 1,529 1,564 2,596
TSS t 219 187 213
P t 1 1 3
N t 57 61 100
         
WASTE        
Process waste 1,000 t 32 42 52
Hazardous waste t 619 406 117
*2020 is the base year        
**GHG fossil emissions calculated using the market based method        
Sustainability data: Fossil GHG intensity
Fossil GHG intensity
    2024 2023
Total GHG emissions (marked-based method) per net revenue  tCO2eq/SEK m 40,3 41,8
Total GHG emissions (market-based method) per tonne paper* kgCO2eq/tonne paper 651 676
       
*Refers to tonnes of produced paper as well as pulp sold externally      

 

Sustainability data: Employees
Employee overview 2022-2024
  2024 2023 2022
Average number of employees 706 677 680
- of which women 22 % 23 % 21 %
- of which men 78 % 77 % 79 %
Temporary employment* 22 25 16
Number of new recruitments (permanent employment) 55 35 69
Employee turnover 7 % 6 % 10 %
Average age** 45 years 45 years 45 years
Up to 30 years 19 % 18 % 18 %
31–50 years 39 % 38 % 37 %
51 years and older 42 % 44 % 45 %

* Number of temporary employees at year-end (Sweden only, does not include holiday workers – only substitute and part-time jobs).

**Average age refers to Sweden.