Sustainability articles
Sustainability articles
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Taking the circular economy forward - Decreased need for non-renewables
The main idea of the circular economy is about taking into use as few new materials as possible, using existing material flows longer and minimizing waste.
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Taking the circular economy forward – Flexible energy production
Through its technology, automation and services offering, Valmet has a key role in enabling its customers to apply a circular economy in their operations within energy production.
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Taking the circular economy forward – Improved use of resources
Valmet has an important role in the circular economy by offering customers technology and services for converting renewable resources into sustainable products, such as pulp, paper, board and bioenergy.
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CRE8 4PEOPLE a contest with the target to make a difference
Can a company like Valmet contribute to social sustainability; care for employees and their wellbeing and also engage in the society they are living in? Something that really makes a difference? The answer is CRE8 4People a unique challenge in social sustainability.
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Inside EiPM – Valmet’s newest training program on project management
So, what makes Excellence in Project Management training program so unique? Like any of Valmet’s global training programs, the program is designed to strengthen our strategic capabilities, in this case, our project management capability, and to make a step change in our ways of working.
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Valmet receives Bronze Class distinction in SAM Sustainability Yearbook 2020
Valmet has received Bronze Class distinction in SAM Sustainability Yearbook 2020 for excellent sustainability performance. Sustainability Yearbook is a comprehensive publication providing in-depth analysis on corporate sustainability.
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Safety in shutdown management
Safety is essential in shutdown management. Valmet is committed to improving the health, safety and environmental performance of its operations and of the industries it serves.
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Valmet's seasonal donation to Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors Without Borders
Valmet continues its holiday season tradition to support selected global humanitarian organizations and projects. Every year Valmet's employees globally vote for the donation target, and this year the support goes to Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors Without Borders.
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What does a sustainable business mean?
Everyone is talking about sustainability - suppliers, producers, authorities, environmental agencies etc. But what does sustainability really mean? Does it mean the same to all of us? Often it is used synonymously with words like “green”. But “green” does not say anything about a product or process etc. being sustainable or not.
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Video: Valmet’s sustainability engagement program for selected key suppliers in China
Valmet is continuously supporting its suppliers’ sustainability operations. In 2018, Valmet launched a sustainability engagement program for selected key suppliers in China.
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Rethinking energy sustainability in tissue production
When it comes to sustainability in tissue production, simply presenting a “green corporate image” is no longer good enough to stay competitive. Authorities around the world have set greater environmental legislative requirements for tissue manufacturing, and consumers everywhere want certified environmentally-friendly products. That means tissue mills need to take concrete steps for more sustainable production processes.
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Valmet maintains its position as a constituent of the Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence Europe
Valmet has been reconfirmed as a constituent of the Ethibel Sustainability Index (ESI) Excellence Europe since October 18, 2019 for the fourth consecutive year. The composition of the indices is reviewed twice a year.
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Encouraging environmentally responsible behavior
Valmet is very proud of its employees who are constantly doing everyday actions for the wellbeing of the environment. Valmet’s office in Karlstad organized an Environmental hunt competition to promote environmentally conscious behavior.
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Valmet’s employee engagement continues to rise
Valmet’s trend in employee engagement is a success story. Since 2014, overall engagement has increased by 12 percentage points.
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Valmet’s seasonal donation enabled medical care to 3,000 people in Yemen
Valmet’s seasonal donation has helped Save the Children to pay for a mobile health clinic for a month, providing medical care to around 3,000 people.
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Increasing employees’ sustainability awareness by e-learning
Valmet’s sustainability e-learning aims at increasing knowledge of Valmet’s approach in sustainability and to familiarize all Valmeteers with the basics of sustainability.
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Sales Journey brings Valmet’s sales professionals together
Sales Journey is a competence development program for Valmet’s sales function and the biggest training investment Valmet has ever made.
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Valmet’s Janne Puustinen selected as the CIO of the Year
Janne Puustinen, Valmet’s VP, Information Technology, has been named as the CIO of the Year by Tivi, a Finnish magazine for information technology professionals.
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Video: Valmet enables circular economy
Circular economy responses to the need to efficiently utilize products and resources throughout their lifecycles. Valmet enables circular economy by offering its customers technology and services for converting renewable resources into sustainable products.
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Valmet maintains its position as a constituent of the Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence Europe
Valmet has been reconfirmed as a constituent of the Ethibel Sustainability Index (ESI) Excellence Europe since March 22, 2019. The composition of the indices is reviewed twice a year.