For us at UPM Timber, not only is sustainability a core principle guiding our actions – it lies at the heart of our business model. We turn responsibly managed, climate-positive forests into carbon-storing timber and zero-waste side products with minimal emissions.
Sustainability
Climate-positivity starts at the source
UPM is committed to climate-positive forestry that increases carbon storage and sequestration. All of the wood we use is sourced from responsibly managed forests where forest growth exceeds felling rates. We have monitored the biodiversity of our forests since 1998 and are committed to leaving a positive impact on biodiversity.
We plant 100 trees per minute.
Low emissions from forest to package
UPM Timber’s production process runs entirely on renewable energy and that is why we have met our own emission reduction targets 10 years ahead of schedule. In addition, we are continuously reducing our carbon footprint in logistics and packaging and that is why we have met our emission reduction targets ten years ahead of schedule.
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Our production process uses zero fossil fuels.
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We have met our emission reduction targets ten years ahead of schedule.
Carbon storing timber and zero-waste side products for a fossil-free future
UPM’s wide product range allows us to use every part of the tree to the last straw: at UPM Timber, nothing goes to waste. Production side streams are used as raw material for numerous bio-based innovations, such as biofuels, biocomposites and even wood-based hydrogels for wound care and cell therapy.
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of UPM Timber’s side products are used as material for bio-based innovations.
Long-term value from collaboration on sustainability
UPM Timber is the partner of choice for sustainable joinery, packaging, furniture, construction, planing and distribution. All of our timber is sawn in Finland. We use certified chain of custody and controlled wood systems verified by independent external auditors to ensure that our wood is 100% sustainably sourced. Spanning five decades, our longest partnerships are built on shared progress: we help our partners understand, develop and promote the positive impact of their material choice.
FSC™ PEFC
We use certified chain of custody and controlled wood systems verified by independent external auditors to ensure that our wood is 100% sustainably sourced.