Advantages of Renewable Packaging, presentation of Päivi Harju-Eloranta, Director Sustainability, Stora Enso Renewable Packaging. Primeforma Seminar 28 March 2012, Cologne Germany.

1. Advantages of Renewable Packaging
Päivi Harju-Eloranta, Director Sustainability, Stora Enso Renewable Packaging

2. No economic leader
can afford to continue
the illusion that we
have infinite resources

3. The world needs
a new approach
to materials

4. What are current mega sustainability
trends?
• Climate change
• Energy & fuel
• Material resource
scarcity
• Water scarcity

5. What are current mega sustainability
trends?
• Population growth:
9 000 000 000 in 2030
• Wealth:
Middle class + 172 %
• Urbanization:
More people will live in
cities

6. How to ensure food production?
• Food security
• Ecosystem decline
• Deforestation
-13 % by 2030

7. The Role of Packaging
in the Changing Economy

8. Packaging is a part of sustainable
society
Environment
Save more resources than used
Is recyclable
Society
Meet consumers’
Economy
Save costs in
expectations in all
distribution and
aspects of
merchandising
• Product protection Packaging of goods
• Safety
• Handling
• Information

9. Packaging and environmental
sustainability in Stora Enso
Resource
efficiency
Based on Waste
renewable
materials prevention
Sustainable
packaging
Responsible
forest Recycling
management
Safe for food
Effective and other
transports sensitive
products

10. Trees provide multiple raw materials
• Wood for construction
• Bioenergy
• Chemicals
• Fibre for board and paper
• A long lasting carbon sink

11. What can I do
to save the globe?
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12. Origin of materials matters – which is
the most sustainable raw material?

13. We provide packaging solutions
based on renewable raw materials

14. Are we running
out of forests?

15. Thanks to responsible forest management –
the volume of the European forests has doubled
1950–2000

17. External recognition for Stora Enso
sustainability

18. Thank You!
www.storaenso.com
www.storaenso.com/globalresponsibility