Climate and nature

At Valmet, we recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and the fragility of natural ecosystems. Guided by our Climate and Nature Policy Statement and Climate Transition Plan, we reduce emissions, protect biodiversity, and strengthen the resilience of our operations and value chain. Through our technologies and services, we enable industrial transformation for our customers, while having a clear reduction path for our own emissions.

We are reducing climate impacts in our own operations and using our leverage across the value chain to drive broader change. We recognize that the long-term success of our business – and our customers – is dependent on the well-being of nature and the vital ecosystem services it provides.

According to an estimate, a four percent environmental impact arises from our supply chain when we purchase manufactured goods and services from our suppliers and transport them to Valmet's sites, while less than one percent arises from our own operations. It is also estimated that around 95% of the environmental impacts of Valmet's entire value chain are emitted when our solutions are being used for production.

To manage and improve environmental efficiency in our own operations, we are actively replacing fossil fuels with renewables, purchasing CO₂-free electricity and district heat, and implementing efficiency improvements in our facilities related to energy efficiency such as LED lighting upgrades, the installation of motion sensors, improving building insulation and new ventilation systems. 

Our commitments

• Our ambition is to achieve net-zero across our value chain by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement. We set scope 1, 2 and 3 targets across the value chain according to the latest science every five years until we reach net-zero.
• We reduce emissions in own operations by increasing energy efficiency and switching to fossil-free energy.
• We engage with our suppliers and customers to align our value chain with net-zero.
• Our target for own operations (scope 1 and 2) is net-zero by 2040. We are committed to purchasing only fossil-free electricity by 2030.
• We are dedicated to supporting the global goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to take urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
• We are committed to ensuring that our supply chain does not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation.
• We are committed to protecting ecosystems where our operational sites are owned, leased, or managed in or near biodiversity-sensitive areas.
• We engage with our stakeholders in the value chain to set environmental targets and reduce their impacts

Enabling environmental efficiency for our customers

Valmet works actively to develop new technologies and to improve the energy efficiency of its current offering. Our technologies and services are designed to improve raw material, energy, water and chemical efficiency. 

Valmet has a long track record in providing solutions that convert biomass into renewable energy and recyclable products such as pulp, paper, board and tissue. We have also developed and commercialized new biomass conversion technologies for producing new bio-based end products such as biogas, biofuels and biomaterials.

We have a wide range of solutions that require less energy, water and raw materials than conventional technologies and enable flexibility in fuel source and raw material selection. Our comprehensive services and automation offering help maximize the environmental efficiency of the technologies and ensure operational safety and reliability over the plant's entire lifetime.

Customer needs and global megatrends, such as pursuing a more resource-efficient and cleaner world, drive our ambitious research and development work. With our research and technology development work, we aim to ensure an advanced and competitive offering for our current and future customers, enhance the efficiency of raw materials, water and energy, promote the use of renewable raw materials and reduce emissions.

Climate and nature program for own operations