Sustainability

With innovation and ingenuity, we're making our mills eco-effective—reducing waste, emissions and maximising material and resource use at every opportunity. This story brings you on a European tour of some of our eco-effective energy actions in 2021.
We act as responsible stewards of water resources, reducing our water consumption and improving the quality of water we return to the environment. Read about our progress in Europe in 2021.
Our certifications ensure that our performance is monitored and that our operations comply with global best practice across a range of environmental, safety and quality topics. This FAQ explains how.
We support the spirit of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) and commit Sappi to significant planned and enacted transformation. This FAQ explains how.
We practise and promote sustainable forestry to ensure that forestland stays forested for generations to come. This FAQ explains how.
By reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and scaling up nature-based solutions, we´re increasingly part of the solution to climate change. This FAQ explains how.
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Sappi recognises the role of women and girls in science and sees them as activists and as agents of change, playing an important role in accelerating progress towards a better future for all.
We're creating a thriving world by unlocking the power of renewable resources to benefit people, communities and the planet. This isn't a report, it's our story with an invitation to join us.
The over 16,000 suppliers that are part of Sappi’s global value chain are essential to our business. From providing woodfibre and other raw materials to energy and logistics, they support us in making the everyday products that our customers need worldwide.
Curious about how Sappi operates in Europe? About our impact on European forests and how we source the woodfibre in our products? We’re glad you’re here, and happy to explain.

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