UPM

"All of UPM’s wood, pulp and recovered paper suppliers are continuously evaluated for their performance in environmental issues, human rights and local community involvement. All raw materials sourced by UPM are either FSC- or PEFC-certified, or comply with the FSC Controlled Wood standard or Due Diligence requirements for PEFC."

"Our supplier requirements are incorporated into our contractual obligations. Breaching UPM’s requirements or repeated low performance can lead to termination of the supplier relationship."

The UPM Supplier and Third Party Code provides a mechanism for those in the supply chain to report conduct breaches. They also offer a public channel which any person can use to report issues relating to environment and responsibility. 

"We participate in The Forests Dialogue (TFD), which is a civil society-driven, multi-stakeholder dialogue platform that aims to forge relationships and spur collaborative action on the highest priority issues facing the world’s forests."

In 2017, UPM reported total pulp and paper production as 12790000 tonnes. 85% of wood used in paper production and 81% of wood used in pulp production was FSC- or PEFC-compliant.

"The UPM Supplier/Third Party shall:  Comply with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the 10 principles of United Nations Global Compact.  Respect universal human rights such as freedom of thought, opinion, expression, religion and right to assemble peacefully, as well as freedom from any discrimination based on e.g. race, age, nationality, gender or sexual orientation.  Respect the fundamental ILO conventions and local legislation regarding working time and compensation, to ensure no forms of forced or child labour is used at any of its operations or activities and not to employ workers under the age of 15."

UPM require suppliers to ensure that their workers are not discriminated against based on gender.

"All of UPM’s wood, pulp and recovered paper suppliers are continuously evaluated for their performance in environmental issues, human rights and local community involvement. All raw materials sourced by UPM are either FSC- or PEFC-certified, or comply with the FSC Controlled Wood standard or Due Diligence requirements for PEFC."

"Our supplier requirements are incorporated into our contractual obligations. Breaching UPM’s requirements or repeated low performance can lead to termination of the supplier relationship."

The UPM Supplier and Third Party Code provides a mechanism for those in the supply chain to report conduct breaches. They also offer a public channel which any person can use to report issues relating to environment and responsibility. 

"UPM collaborates with expert organizations in various development projects. Our research partners in Finland include the Natural Resources Institute Finland, the Finnish Environment Institute and the Universities of Helsinki and Eastern Finland. Partnering with external experts supports our target to be a forest bioeconomy frontrunner."

UPM reported that of 27.4 million cubic metres of timber sourced in 2017, 85% was FSC certified.

"The UPM Supplier/Third Party shall:  Comply with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the 10 principles of United Nations Global Compact.  Respect universal human rights such as freedom of thought, opinion, expression, religion and right to assemble peacefully, as well as freedom from any discrimination based on e.g. race, age, nationality, gender or sexual orientation.  Respect the fundamental ILO conventions and local legislation regarding working time and compensation, to ensure no forms of forced or child labour is used at any of its operations or activities and not to employ workers under the age of 15."

UPM require suppliers to ensure that their workers are not discriminated against based on gender.