Agriculture • Europe

UPM-Kymmene

HEADQUARTERS: China Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 2011

DESTRUCTION SCORE 86/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, UPM-Kymmene 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) 106 Mt 73 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 98828 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 946 Incidents $3231.2M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $1033.1M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 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 308 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near UPM-Kymmene contract supply boundary in Australia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Indonesia 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 276 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to UPM-Kymmene'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

Patricia Jones

Chief Executive

John Martinez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

UPM-Kymmene Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics