Valmet, a a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the 10th consecutive year. The company was listed both in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe indices.ย
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index evaluates companiesโ ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) performance and the capability to continuously improve. Valmet scored high especially in innovation management as well as resource efficiency, circularity, emissions and water reporting, the company said.ย
โWe have consistently worked on all fronts of our Sustainability360ยบ Agenda, which has been the backbone for the companyโs sustainability work for the past decade. Since 2021, we have put even more emphasis on climate actions as we launched our climate program โ Forward to a carbon neutral future โ with ambitious emission reduction targets across our entire value chain by 2030. Already today, we have achieved one of the programโs targets meaning that we can enable fully carbon neutral production for all our pulp and paper industry customers. This milestone again clearly shows our employeesโ commitment to continuous innovation and improvement. I want to thank all Valmeteers for their persistent work in making our operations more sustainable and for moving the entire industry forward,โ says Anu Salonsaari-Posti, SVP, Marketing, communications, sustainability and corporate relations at Valmet.
The DJSI is a sustainability index family, which includes the global sustainability leaders across industries. The company inclusion is based on a best-in-class approach, which means that the indices only include the top-ranked companies within each industry. The index serves as a benchmark for investors, who are committed to ethical investing and review companies’ ESG performance as part of their analyses.
