Sustainable paper production

Sustainability means taking responsibility for people and the environmental impact of our business, constantly finding new solutions. Read more about our processes and efforts to reduce our impact on the world around us.

Sustainability stories

Environmental impact from digital

If digital emissions were a country, it would be 5.5 times the size of France according to the Green IT reports.

3 April, 2025

Internal logistics

Step by step we work to reduce strain on the environment. Our recent improvements are contributions from many employees.

17 February, 2025

FisherSolve® database shows which paper mills have the lowest carbon emissions

Holmen's paper and containerboard component producing mills are best in class.

29 January, 2025

The role of forests

Thanks to a blend of forestry law and ambitious forest owners in Sweden, the standing volume of wood in Sweden has doubled ...

27 September, 2024

A sustainable actor

Holmen Board and Paper is part of the Holmen Group, a company that has its foundation in the forest’s ecocycle.

9 August, 2024

Three steps to lower emissions

Accelerate the change by lowering the GHG emissions from publishing and printing within these focus areas.

17 April, 2024

Energy use in paper mills affects carbon footprint

Compare the average European paper mill's CO2 emissions to Holmen Paper and see why we are lower.

18 March, 2024

What paper buyers need to know about forest management

Let's look at sustainable forestry and why it matters for the choice of paper.

15 March, 2024

Why can't the world use only recycled paper?

It may seem as if RCF, recycled fibre paper, is better than virgin fibre paper, but it’s incorrect. It depends on the specifics.

6 November, 2023

FSC® and PEFC certified paper

A chain-of-custody certificate is the only way to know for certain how your paper was sourced.

20 November, 2023

How to calculate GHG emissions in scopes

Want to calculate your carbon footprint with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and define your emissions? Here's how it works.

3 July, 2023

Compare carbon dioxide emissions from paper

Many buyers of graphical paper want to know its climate footprint before purchasing. We believe this is the right way to go!

24 April, 2023

Carbon footprint calculation tools overview

Here are some methods and calculation tools that facilitate calculating and comparing your products' carbon footprints.

24 January, 2023

How we contribute to your sustainability targets

Learn why sustainable processes matters so much for low carbon footprint.

24 January, 2023

The climate impact of one magazine

We wanted to know how large the carbon footprint per copy our customer magazine PAPER#5 is. We knew our paper ...

28 February, 2023

Climate impact from digital

The climate impact of a short email from one laptop to another is around 0.4g CO²e ...

28 March, 2023

Does buying paper with a lower basis weight lead to less climate impact?

There are lots of factors to take into consideration if you want to minimize the environmental impact of your printed matter.

22 November, 2022

Climate impact study puts Holmen BOOK in top

Which paper is actually best from a climate perspective? This was a question Penguin Random House asked.

23 June, 2020

Paper is a by-product

Through sustainable forestry, we at Holmen grow houses. We use the residue to produce sustainable paper solutions.

17 January, 2023

Taking care of the water

Access to clean water is a very important sustainability issue. Here’s how our paper mills collect and purify the water.

24 November, 2022

Making use of residue

At Holmen paper mills waste is truly minimized through processing and repurposing. Here are two examples.

18 August, 2021

Sustainable transports

Continuously working on improving our transports is one of the keys to growing a sustainable future.

23 June, 2020

How to use ClimateCalc for carbon neutral printing

ClimateCalc is based on Intergraf standard and GHG protocol. Use it for comparisons or to define carbon offset.

23 June, 2020

How to make printed products climate-neutral with ClimatePartner

ClimatePartner’s climate calculation tool makes it easy to work out a product’s greenhouse gas emissions – and to offset them.

18 October, 2022

How to use the Paper Profile

The Paper Profile is an environmental product declaration that makes it easy to compare paper from different manufacturers.

18 June, 2020

How to read paper Carbon Footprints

Carbon Footprint calculations based on CEPI's framework show emissions from different value chain steps for a specific paper.

18 June, 2020

Supporting the fossil-free transition

The Varsvik wind farm, inaugurated in 2014, lies some 100 km north of Stockholm on the edge of the small town of Hallstavik.

14 May, 2019

LCA study of fresh fibre vs recycled paper

A life cycle analysis creates an overall picture of the extent of the product's total environmental impact.

14 May, 2019

Agenda 2030

In 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted 17 global goals for sustainable development. Member states have committed ...

5 November, 2018