UPM

The Forest Action Platform

Turning a corporate responsibility program 
to a platform for concrete action for forest ecosystems.
Turning a corporate responsibility program 
to a platform for concrete action for forest ecosystems.
Background

Responsibility requires action


All major corporations (paradoxically even the fossil energy giants) have their own responsibility programmes that all circle around nearly identical themes and terminology. UPM’s forest responsibility programme is defined by stand-out ambition, but how do you make the programme stand out?
Idea

From a report 
to a platform of action


We decided to turn UPM’s forest responsibility programme into something more urgent: A platform for concrete action for forest ecosystems for the coming eight years. 

UPM gave the on-going decade a name, a purpose and a deadline: the restoring twenties. The 2020s would be a time of sustainable growth, aimed not only at mitigating climate change, but going beyond, pushing for net positivity and restoration.
Implementation

Five-part Forest Action


From being the first signatories to the UN Global Compact’s Business Ambition for 1.5°C to commitment to net-positive impact on biodiversity, UPM’s sustainability agenda is ambitious.

Based on this ambition, we formed a responsibility program that, as an industry first, takes a holistic, global view on the impact of forestry, combining measures on five factors: climate, biodiversity, soil, water and social contribution.

Implementation

Join the Restoring Twenties

The Restoring twenties is a call to action to take part in sustainable action. Instead of a short-lived PR push or a one-off campaign, the concept 'The Restoring Twenties” gives us a platform to communicate these actions throughout the decade – and to challenge our stakeholders to chart their own course towards a net-positive world.

Impact

The report-turned-action-plan was adopted internally and set the blueprint for action, communication and campaigns for the coming eight years.

The first Forest Actions saw UPM double the amount of deadwood in its forests to increase biodiversity and establishing a protection program for large birds of prey, with many new restorative actions in the pipeline.
“The Forest Action Programme and The Restoring 20s have a strong commitment from our top management and they have gathered significant interest amongst investors. UPM has been at the forefront to adopt a holistic, global view on the impact of forestry, and now we have a clear action plan for the years to come.”
Sami Oksa, Director, Stakeholder Relations
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