Our sustainability work is driven by a number of tangible and ambitious targets that help us to steer our strategy and daily operations.
Targets that reflect our high aspirations
Focus areas
- vital to our future competitive strength
BEU = European operations and all sales offices
BNA = Operations in North America, acquired 31 of March 2022
Accidents resulting in absence per million hours worked (own employees and contractors), LTIFR
The lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) for Billerud’s employees and contractors during 2023 was 3.6 excluding incidents due to the blastomycosis outbreak at Escanaba. The target for the year of less than 3.9 was thus reached.
*2022 does not include contractors in North America.
Workplace safety
3.9
Target 2023 <3.9
2.5
Target 2024 <2.5
The climate targets set by Billerud are approved by the Science Based Targets initiative and is aligned to the Paris Agreement.
| Target Scope 1 and 2 | Outcome 2023 | Target 2030 |
| Reduction of direct and indirect GHG emissions (scope 1 and scope 2)*, % | -15% | -42% |
| Target Scope 3 | Outcome 2023 | Target 2030 |
| Reduction of indirect GHG emissions (scope 3), % | -13% | -25% |
*Revised calculations for scope 1-3 with new set baseline 2022, including Region Europe and Region North America. Results refer to market-based methodology for scope 2.
Proportion of outbound land transport by rail, %
The outcome and targets for outbound land transport by rail refer to our European operations.
75
Target 2030: 75%
Billerud’s paper and packaging materials are fully recyclable and produced with responsibly sourced cellulose fibers. In 2023, Billerud’s European material portfolio was the first in the industry to be third-party assessed as 100% recyclable according to proposed EU legislation.
Although the recyclability of our products has long been the case, it was a goal for the year to have this established in a third-party assessment. The recyclability analysis was done through proven methods and testing by the reputable Papiertechnische Stiftung.
The outcome and targets refer to our European operations.
Proportion of Billerud’s packaging paper that is certified recyclable, %
| Year | Percent |
|---|---|
| 2023: | 100 |
Proportion of production units certified according to food safety standards, %
| Year | Percent |
|---|---|
| 2023: | 100 |
Sustainability foundation
- the foundation of a sustainable and responsible value chain
*Domestic wood supply: Wood sourced from Europe to our European operations. Wood sourced from USA and Canada to our North American operations. Excluding market pulp.
Proportion of domestic wood supply to our European operations*, %
The outcome and targets refer to our European operations.
96
Target 2023
Proportion of domestic wood supply to our North American operations*, %
The outcome and targets refer to our North American operations.
96
Target 2023
Group-certified forest owners in Billeruds group certificates for FSC® and PEFC, no.
The outcome and targets refer to our European operations.
250
Target 2023
260
Target 2024
Proportion of purchase value covered by supplier assessment, %
The targets refers to our European operations only. Includes Group purchasing and logistics but excludes Wood supply.
81
Target 2023
83
Target 2024
Proportion of our supplier spend by signed Supplier Code of Conduct, %
This applies over applicable threshold values.
The outcome and targets refer to our entire operations.
75
Target 2023: 75%
85
Target 2024: 85%
The targets for 2024 are updated to be in line with the industry.
Proportion of female employees in European operations, %
For 2023, the outcome was 23.5% women in total. We did not reach the target of 27% this year.
The outcome and targets refer to our European operations.
27
Target 2023
Proportion of female people managers in European operations, %
In 2023, the outcome was 25.8% female managers.
This means that we did not manage to reach our target of 29%.
The outcome and targets refer to our European operations.
29
Target 2023
Proportion of female employees in North American operations, %
In 2023, the proportion of women in total for our North American operations was 17.2%. We are actively striving for better gender balance in our operations and have set a target of 22% women in total for the Billerud Group.
The outcome and targets refer to our North American operations.
20
Target 2023
Proportion of female people managers in North American operations, %
In 2023, Billerud North America achieved an outcome of 23.4%. Our target for 2023 was to have a proportion of 29% female managers in our North American operations. We means that we did not reach our goal for 2023.
The outcome and targets refer to our North American operations.
29
Target 2023
Emissions of fossil CO2 in the European manufacturing process, kg/ton product
The outcome and targets below to our European operations.
27
Target 2023
26
Target 2024
Energy consumption in European operations, MWh/ton product
The outcome and targets refer to our European operations.
5.1
Target 2023
5,0
Target 2024
Emissions of fossil CO2 in the North American manufacturing process, kg/ton product
The outcome and targets below to our North American operations.
410
Target 2023
422
Target 2024
Energy consumption in North American operations, MWh/ton product
The outcome and targets refer to our North American operations.
7.4
Target 2023
7.8
Target 2024
Number of weeks of work experience (internships, thesis and careers introduction)
The target for 2023 was 1300 weeks of work experience. The outcome for our European operations was 905, which means that we did not manage to reach our target in 2023.
The target and outcome refers to our European operations.
Work experience (BEU)
1300
Target 2024
Proportion of employees who had completed Code of Conduct training, %
The target is that 95% of our employees have completed the Code of Conduct training.
The outcome and targets refer to our entire operations.
95%
Target 2023
Our sustainability data
At Billerud, transparency and accessibility are fundamental to our sustainability commitment. Here's how we ensure easy access to our sustainability data:
Interactive data tools
Delve into our financial, social, and environmental metrics.
Downloadable reports
Access specific sections from our annual report.