Sustainability is and has been high on our agenda for many years. Essity improves the well-being of people through its leading hygiene and health solutions. To us, the well-being of people also includes our own people, our suppliers and partners, and the communities in which we operate. We work to ensure that Essity is an inclusive and safe workplace and that operations are conducted in a responsible manner.
We are committed to reducing our environmental impact, reduce waste and providing circular solutions, and protecting and restoring biodiversity. Our business is dependent on healthy and functioning ecosystems for our long-term survival and future success.
"Our focus on sustainability builds a stronger business with our customers and consumers and improves the well-being of people and planet, creating value for both shareholders and society."
- Magnus Groth President and CEO, Essity
As a leading global hygiene and health company, Essity plays an important role in contributing to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We focus on goals 3, 5, 6, 12, 13 and 15, as this is where we have our expertise and can make the greatest contribution.
Essity supports the UN Global Compact and works to overcome global challenges through cooperation and partnerships.
Essity enables more people to enjoy a fuller life. Our contribution toward Goal 3 includes developing sustainable products and services for hygiene and health, educating children, consumers, patients and care professionals, and preventing the spread of diseases and other health risks. Business value is also created by meeting societal needs.
Essity works to break the silence around issues such as menstruation and incontinence. We want a society where everyone can fully participate. Essity’s contribution toward Goal 5 includes pursuing a global dialogue, making our knowledge about hygiene and health available to boys and girls and to customers and consumers, and ensuring access to affordable, sustainable hygiene and health solutions to contribute to a dignified life on equal terms.
Essity improves access to sustainable sanitation and hygiene solutions. Essity’s contribution toward Goal 6 includes our work to achieve efficient water usage throughout the entire lifecycle of our products and improve access to sustainable sanitation and hygiene solutions, with special focus on girls and women.
We contribute to a sustainable and circular society, mainly by offering solutions that meet consumer and customer needs and that enable sustainable consumption. Designing sustainable products and services is about resource efficiency across the entire lifecycle and improving circularity with a focus on re-use, recycling or composting as well as renewable materials. Essity’s contribution toward Goal 12 consists of establishing collaboration with customers and consumers within consumption and circularity.
We aim to reduce the carbon footprint of our products. This means focusing on forest management, energy efficiency at our production facilities and among our suppliers, as well as smarter product designs. Essity’s contribution toward Goal 13 involves improving resource efficiency in manufacturing, achieving Science-Based Targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supporting relevant external initiatives and agreements.
Essity enables more people every day to enjoy a fuller life by offering access to sustainable hygiene and health solutions and providing hygiene and health education. We work to promote responsible forest operations throughout our supply chain and require our suppliers to fulfill strict criteria stipulated in our Global Supplier Standard and our fiber policy. Essity’s contribution toward Goal 15 consists of the certification of suppliers and our own production, ensuring the use of certified fiber in Essity’s products and packaging, and the responsible use of other input goods.
