Agriculture • Europe

Stora Enso

HEADQUARTERS: China Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1994

DESTRUCTION SCORE 87/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Stora Enso maintains a complex global operation spanning Europe. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 118 Mt 79 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 48573 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 905 Incidents $803.8M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $292.0M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 305 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Stora Enso contract supply boundary in India.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

USA consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 284 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Stora Enso's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Robert Rodriguez

Chief Executive

Michael Garcia

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Stora Enso Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics