Environmental

The Government of Canada is investing over $4.4 million in 10 projects in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, and Natural Resources Canada said the projects will advance manufacturing and processing, diversify forest products and export markets, and support First Nation and Métis groups and forestry businesses, Natural Resources Canada announced.

>Huhtamaki will arrange a combined audiocast and teleconference to present its sustainability performance in 2025.

Pregis®, a global supplier of protective packaging, mailing and bagging solutions and flexible packaging continues to progress toward its 2040 net-zero commitment by expanding the use of renewable wind energy across additional U.S. manufacturing locations.

During 2025, Södra stepped up its nature conservation efforts. The combination of active management measures in family forestry, voluntary set-asides and targeted initiatives for biodiversity has continued to strengthen the ecological values of the forest.

Starting on 1 October 2026, SCA will implement changes to its sea transport using RoRo vessels (Roll-on/Roll-off) by reducing speed, increasing vessel load factors, and adjusting how the ports in Umeå and Piteå are used. One effect of these changes is that emissions from the vessels will be reduced by approximately 40 percent.

The very rare shining beetle Glischrochilus tremulae has been found in SCA's biodiversity park Tjäderberget outside Lycksele, marking the first recorded discovery in Västerbotten.

The Annual Report includes the company's Financial Statements and the Report of the Board of Directors and the Sustainability Statement as well as the Corporate Governance Statement and the Remuneration Report.

Arctic Paper found an Excel-based error that understated wastewater discharges.

A significant portion of the Utsjoki jointly owned forest has been designated for protection and additional protected areas are being planned. In commercial forests, harvesting will continue in the winter of 2026.

SCA delivered a total of 93.2 million seedlings in 2025. Of these, 49.2 million went to private forest owners, while the remainder were planted in SCA's own forests. Roughly every fourth seedling planted in Swedish forests comes from SCA.

Will represent over 83% of Sonoco U.S. electricity needs.

The award highlights Borregaard's leading role in low-carbon innovation and sustainable solutions.

Michigan regulators say a proposed air permit for a Kalamazoo paper mill would reduce air pollution by permanently retiring two older boilers and an older production line while consolidating factory output on newer equipment.

MPCA investigators say West Fraser paid a fine of $15,250 for air permit violations.

Having partnered with Sc.wén̓wen Economic Development and Kruger Kamloops Pulp, ECF intends to install an electrolyser at the site of Kruger's Kamloops pulp mill.

As 2025 comes to an end, MM Group celebrates its ranking among CDP's "triple A" performers for mitigating Climate Change, responsible use of Forests and Water Security.

In a news release, N.B. Power announced that an agreement had been signed to purchase 200 megawatts of energy from the project.

After reviewing public comments, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has issued a modified Title V air quality permit to Domtar Paper Co. in Martin County.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has been recognized for its leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change, forests, and water security by the global environmental non-profit CDP.

Stora Enso's EUR 30 million investment to renew energy use and processes at the Heinola Fluting Mill was completed in the final quarter of 2025.

UPM, a global leader in sustainable material solutions, has achieved an important milestone in the startup of production of commercial, wood-based chemicals in its Leuna biorefinery in Germany. The refinery, which is the largest industrial-scale investment in biochemicals in Europe, has started the production and commercialization of industrial sugars.

This year, Metsä Group has burned 90 retention tree groups and carried out controlled burning on ten sites. New forest fire habitats were thus created for a total of 100 sites all over Finland. With these measures, Metsä Group promotes the living conditions of species dependent on forest fire sites with the aim of improving the state of forest nature in line with the principles of regenerative forestry.

Metsä Group has developed a new digital service for its owner-members, a nature value map, which makes it possible to consider biodiversity more accurately in forest management.

Multiple end-of-life scenarios were assessed, including regional recycling and full incineration.

This initiative brings together science and stakeholder collaboration to drive solutions to biodiversity challenges at scale.