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Achievements in 2012

Our most important achievements in 2012 were that three new offices – JG Communication’s in Stockholm and Citat’s in Stockholm and Helsinki – were awarded the WWF’s Green Office certificate, and that we significantly improved energy efficiency at our production plants in Helsinki and Västerås.

Our environmental strategy

To reduce their environmental impact, companies must choose the right materials and production methods. We recommend the use of internationally recognized labels, as they send a visible message about environmental responsibility.

The Nordic Ecolabel

The environmental impact of printed products has been considered throughout the production chain, from paper manufacturing to the delivery of the finished product. The printed product fulfills the Nordic Ecolabel’s standards for forest management, pulp and paper manufacturing, printing and waste management.

Edita’s main production plants have been granted the right to use the Nordic Ecolabel. The Group’s net revenue from products carrying the Nordic Ecolabel was about EUR 2.1 million in 2012.

Guarantees of origin – paper

Forest certification ensures that forests are managed according to agreed criteria and that the wood fiber used is monitored from forest to finished product.

The forest management criteria apply to matters such as:

• compliance with national laws and international agreements
• respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and of workers
• maintaining the biodiversity of forests
• preserving forests with a significant environmental protection value.

The processes we engage in at Edita’s production plants to track down the source of paper are certified according to international reference standards. For this reason, our printing companies are entitled to use labels showing that our paper originates from a responsibly chosen source. The Group’s net revenue of printed products with Chain of Custody (CoC) labels was about EUR 1.7 million in 2012.

Ecological footprint

For several years, Edita has been surveying the environmental impact created by its printed products. This ecological footprint describes the environmental impact and carbon footprint of a printed product. We now have a software application with which we can calculate the carbon footprint of an individual printed product more accurately.

Supply chain

From the perspective of environmental responsibility, Edita’s most significant purchases are those related to the paper and electricity supply chains. Edita will not procure paper that originates from illegal felling or from forests with a significant environmental protection value.

Offices

In office work, most of our environmental impact comes from energy consumption, paper usage and carbon-dioxide emissions caused by traveling. In 2010, Edita began investing in determined efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the Group companies’ offices.

In 2012, JG Communication’s office in Stockholm and Citat’s offices in Helsinki and Stockholm were granted Green Office certificates. As a result, Edita now has five Green Office-certified offices. In 2013, the Green Office system will be expanded into new companies.

The environmental systems for our production activities ensure that our environmental work is systematic and is focused on continual improvement. The systems also ensure that we follow current environmental legislation at Edita’s main production plants in Helsinki and Västerås, which are certified in accordance with the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management.

Printing houses

In our production activities, the main sources of environmental impact are materials, energy, waste, and emissions. We began measuring our waste volumes regularly in the 1990s. In 2012, around 92 percent of the total waste volume was recyclable. Over the past decade, the volume of waste that has been sorted separately has increased, but at the same time it has become possible to recycle a larger range of materials.

We have good cash flow from our waste disposal activities: the amount of waste sold brings in more funds than the amount paid for waste disposal.

In 2011, both Edita Prima and Edita Västra Aros made significant investments that improved their energy efficiency. The lighting systems at both of these production plants were replaced. Thanks to these investments, energy efficiency at both plants improved significantly in 2012.

At Edita’s production sites, energy is used to operate machines and equipment, as well as for heating, lighting and ventilation of the premises. All Edita companies use district heating, and their only water source is the municipal water supply.

Climate neutrality

Combating climate change is an important part of our corporate responsibility program. In autumn 2008, Edita began measuring the Group’s total carbon-dioxide emissions.

Our goal is to increase environmental awareness among our stakeholders. As a company in the communications sector, we have a particular responsibility for promoting environmental awareness.

We aim to ensure that Edita employees make decisions that comply with the principles of sustainable development both at work and at home.

In the staff survey carried out in spring 2012, employees were asked for their opinions on Edita’s environmental program. No fewer than 50 percent of respondents considered it very important that Edita serves as a model in environmental work, while 77 percent felt that it was either important or very important.

We help our customers find solutions that are as sustainable as possible. Edita’s websites www.ekojulkaisu.fi and www.miljoanpassadtrycksak.se feature information on how environmental issues should be considered in the various phases of designing and producing printed material.

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