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UPM recognised for its responsible
procurement practices
UPM has received a Platinum rating
mitigation play a crucial role in the
from EcoVadis for its sustainability
transition to a net-zero, sustainable
performance, placing the company
economy.
in the top 1% globally.
Sami Lundgren, Vice President,
The EcoVadis assessment evaluates
Responsibility at UPM, said: “We
performance across four categories:
believe our customers value
Environment, Labor and Human
these recognitions. With a global
Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable
supplier base of approximately
Procurement. UPM’s overall score rose
23,000 partners, we are committed
by 昀椀ve points to an impressive 90 out
to building long-term business
of 100.
relationships based on shared
The EcoVadis methodology is
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principles and a strong commitment
grounded in international sustainability
to responsible practices. This feedback
standards, including the Global
Image: UPM has
received a Platinum
EcoVadis rating.
is a clear indicator of the value we
Reporting Initiative, United Nations
deliver to our customers through
Global Compact, and ISO 26000. It
the performance and quality of
covers over 250 spend categories
our products, the reliability of our
and assesses more than 130,000
services, and the sustainability of our
companies in over 185 countries.
operations and those of our suppliers.”
www.upm.com
The company also received an A score
in CDP’s 2024 Supplier Engagement
Assessment, which evaluates how
companies engage their supply chains
on climate-related issues. According to
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CDP, companies that actively involve
their suppliers in climate change
Guararapes achieves 87% of its
ESG goals in 2024
Guararapes has achieved 87% of the
such as the evaporation system that
Environmental, Social and Governance
promotes circularity as it receives and
(ESG) goals that it set in 2024,
separates the e昀툀uents from board
according to the company's fourth
manufacturing, generating steam that
ESG Report.
is reused in the manufacturing process
In a year when the Brazilian producer
of MDF and plywood also celebrated
itself. In 2024, that system led to a
42% reduction in generated e昀툀uents.
four decades of its operation, this
Also highlighted in the report were
percentage re昀氀ects a signi昀椀cant
enhanced corporate environmental
improvement in the performance of
controls, ESG goals linked to
the company’s socio-environmental
executives for the second year in a
and governance initiatives and
row, and achievement of the ISO
exceeds the minimum rate, which was
45001 certi昀椀cation that attests to
established at 80%.
excellence in occupational safety and
The main achievements in the
health management.
In the forestry 昀椀eld, the company
period include the consolidation of
Moreover, Guararapes obtained
Guararapes' new MDF production
validation for the lifecycle of its MDF
plant in the city of Caçador, which
and plywood products under an
was opened in 2023 and has nearly
Environmental Product Declaration
doubled the company’s production
(EPD) and made progress in adjusting
capacity.
its processes to the new European
The plant incorporates technologies
Union regulation on deforestationfree products (European Union
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Deforestation Regulation EUDR).
incorporated arti昀椀cial intelligence
tools into its forest inventory
taking, in-昀椀eld stock control and
measurement, and remote control of
harvesting equipment, to make its
processes more e昀케cient.
www.guararapes.com.br
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Image: Guararapes
has published its
fourth ESG report.
